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Definition of Argent

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

2. Adjective. Of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver. "Silvery hair"

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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