Definition of Argent

1. Noun. A metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance.

Generic synonyms: Tincture

2. Adjective. Of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver. "Silvery hair"
Exact synonyms: Silver, Silverish, Silvery
Similar to: Achromatic, Neutral
Derivative terms: Silver

Definition of Argent

1. n. Silver, or money.

2. a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.

Definition of Argent

1. Noun. The metal silver. ¹

2. Noun. (tincture) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms. ¹

3. Adjective. of silver or silver-coloured. ¹

4. Adjective. (tincture): of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Argent

1. silver [n -S] : ARGENTAL, ARGENTIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argent

arg
argal
argala
argalas
argali
argalis
argals
argan
argand
argands
argans
argasid
argasids
argemone
argemones
argent (current term)
argent-
argentaffin
argentaffin cell
argentaffin granules
argentaffinoma
argental
argentate
argentation
argentation chromatography
argentations
argenteus
argentian
argentic
argentiferous

Literary usage of Argent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"This she cannot do, hence the opposition she meets with. If this view is correct, neither argent, MR. UDAL, or Mit. ..."

2. Narratives of Early Virginia, 1606-1625 by Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1907)
"... at Kecoughtan as much more, and so returned for England.2 But riding at Kecoughtan, Master John argent, sonne to Doctor argent, a young Gentleman that ..."

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