#material metrics

• Tanned hide segment — A piece of hide subjected to the process of tanning or curing; the result of the dermo-textile processing of raw skins; it can also locally indicate a defective portion, spot, or structural imperfection appearing on the finished material surface due to non-uniform penetration of the tanning solution. In a technical crafting sense, the term evaluates the physical quality of the material intended for creating durable objects.
• Silvering solution — A regional or archaic term historically used to denote the action of silver-plating (coating with a layer of silver) and its result; it can also indicate the substance, chemical mixture, or liquid solution used by jewelers or silversmithing craftsmen to impart a silvery brilliance to base metals. In a popular figurative sense, the word describes a tinsel-like coating, the clean shimmer of snow, or the moon's reflection on a water surface.
• Silver coating — An archaic or regional term found in old craft notations to designate the result of silver-plating; the layer, film, or metallic tinsel deposited on an object's surface; it can also locally indicate the totality of objects, vessels, or ornaments made of silver or silver-plated (silverware). In a structural technical sense, it evaluates the condition, quality, and physical resistance of the protective layer against oxidation processes.