silver fox

英：[ˈsilvə fɔks]

美：[ˈsɪlvɚ fɑks]

noun

a genetically determined color phase of the common red fox in which the fur is black tipped with white

plural silver foxes an attractive middle-aged man having mostly gray or white hair

… George Clooney will perennially be the sexiest silver fox alive, despite distinguished competition from Steve Carrell, Dermot Mulroney, Richard Gere and John Slattery.—Alex Apatoff

The first known use of silver fox was circa 1758

hold onverb

to keep a hold

wait entry 1 sense 1a

silver platenoun

a plating of silver

tableware plated with silver

silver nitratenoun

a compound used especially in photography and as an antiseptic in medicine

hold1 of 3verb

to keep in one's possession : possess, have

hold this for me

to have by right hold a bachelor's degree hold elective office

hold property

to keep or restrict by force

the troops held the bridge

to restrain especially by keeping back

hold your temper

delay entry 2 sense 2

held the train

to keep back from use

will hold the seats for us

to make accept a legal or moral duty

I'll hold you to your word

to have or keep in the grasp

hold the pen upright

to cause to be or remain in a place, position, or situation

hold the ladder steady

to remain fastened

the anchor held

support entry 1 sense 4a, sustain

the floor will hold 10 metric tons

to keep as or as if a captive

held without bail

to bear or carry oneself

please hold still

to keep up without interruption

hold silence

to keep the interest or devotion of

the play held the audience

to receive and contain

the bottle holds two liters

to have in mind : entertain

hold a theory

consider sense 3, judge

was held to be the best

to carry on as a group

hold a meeting

to maintain position

the line held under attack

to continue unchanged : last hope the weather holds

their interest held up

to be true : apply

the rule holds in most cases

to refrain from an act : halt, pause

hold2 of 3noun

fortress, stronghold

the act or manner of holding : grip, grasp

have a hold on the rope

a manner of grasping the opponent in wrestling

full or immediate control

get hold of yourself

touch sense 4

trying to get a hold of you

a bond that affects or controls : power

the law has no hold over this person

something that may be grasped or held

a note or rest in music that is continued longer than usual

an order or indication that something is to be reserved or delayed

stoppage, halt

a hold in a rocket countdown

hold3 of 3noun

the interior of a ship below decksespecially: the cargo deck of a ship

the cargo compartment of an airplane

silver liningnoun

a consoling or hopeful prospect

looked for the silver lining in a bad situation

silver iodidenoun

a compound that darkens when exposed to light and is used in photography, rainmaking, and medicine

silver foxnoun

a color form of the common red fox in which the pelt is black tipped with white