"cat's silver" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of German Katzensilber Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Katzensilber}} Calque of German Katzensilber Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cat's silver (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) mica Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cat's_silver-en-noun-KBl7W8dz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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