Argent

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Argent \Ar"gent\, a.
     Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.
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           Yonder argent fields above.              --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Argent \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]
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     2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white.
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              The polished argent of her breast.    --Tennyson.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  argent
       adj : lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of
             silver; "silvery hair" [syn: {silver}, {silvery}, {silverish}]
       n : a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery
           appearance