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n.) A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection.

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	n.) A thin ~~leaf~~ of ~~sheet copper silvered and burnished~~, ~~and afterwards coated~~ with ~~transparent colors mixed with isinglass;~~ -~~- employed by jewelers to give color or brilliancy~~ to ~~pastes and inferior stones~~.		n.) A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection.