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 Silver Lining.Silver Spoon. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Silver Pheasant (A).
 
A beautiful young lady of the high aristocracy.   1
        “One would think you were a silver pheasant, you give yourself such airs.”—Ouida: Under Two Flags.
 


 Silver Lining.Silver Spoon. 

 
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