Argent

[ɑ:dʒәnt]

Definition

(noun.) a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance.

(adj.) of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; 'silvery hair' .

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Definition

(n.) Silver, or money.

(n.) Whiteness; anything that is white.

(n.) 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.

(a.) Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.

Editor: Nolan

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Of silver.[2]. Silvery, bright, resplendent, shining, radiant, brilliant, beaming, effulgent, refulgent.

Editor: Megan

Definition

adj. and n. silver or like silver silvery-white: (her.) the silver or white colour in armorial bearings: (poet.) esp. in compounds like argent-clear argent-lidded.—adjs. Argent′al; Argentif′erous bearing or containing silver; Ar′gentine relating to or like silver: sounding like silver.—n. (nat. hist.) white metal coated with silver: a genus of small bony fishes with silvery sides fished for the nacre which they contain.

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