silvering

At this point, a first layer of polishing is applied with a particular clay, called Armenian bole, which constitutes the substrate for gilding or silvering.
A ce point se applique une première couche de polissage avec une argile particulière, appelée le bol d'Arménie, qui constitue le substrat pour le placage d'or ou d'argent-placage.
His silvering hair made him look very distinguished.
Ses cheveux grisonnants lui donnaient un air très distingué.
The rings looked brand new after silvering them.
Les anneaux semblaient comme neufs après les avoir argentés.
On the tour around the mirror workshop, we learned about the process of silvering glass to make it reflective.
Lors de la visite de l'atelier de miroirs, nous avons appris le procédé d'argenture du verre pour le rendre réfléchissant.
I like the silvering on the mirror.
J'aime l'argenture du miroir.
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