Meaning of ARGENT
Pronunciation: | | 'ârjunt
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- [n] a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
- [adj] lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair"
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| Synonyms: | | achromatic, silver, silverish, silvery |
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| See Also: | | tincture | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ar"gent\, n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin
to Gr. 'a`rgyros silver, 'argo`s, 'argh`s, white, bright,
Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk,
airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See
{Argue}.]
1. Silver, or money. [Archaic]
2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white.
The polished argent of her breast. --Tennyson.
3. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to
represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence,
beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a
plain white surface. --Weale.
\Ar"gent\, a.
Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.
Yonder argent fields above. --Pope.
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