silver wedding

Definition

The silver anniversary of a wedding, the 25th anniversary of a marriage.

Etymology

A calque of German Silberhochzeit or silberne Hochzeit, first attested 1845.

Example Sentences

• "The Silver Wedding! on some pensive ear From towers remote as sound the silvery bells, To-day from one far unforgotten year A silvery faint memorial music swells."
• "‘Perhaps you have no golden or silver wedding in England?’ ‘I confess I never heard of any thing of the kind,’ said Hamilton..."