Definition
The trait of being articulate and clever at speaking, often in a deceitful way.
Origins
From silver (adjective, noun) + tongue (noun). Sense 1 (“trait of being articulate and clever at speaking”) is probably from silver-tongued, which is attested earlier than the noun.
In Context
- "[H]e passed into the saloon, where Nina presided; and here his fair person and silver tongue […"
See Also
- silver-tongued