argent, silver, silvery, silverish
(adjective) of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; “silvery hair”
argent
(noun) a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
argent (countable and uncountable, plural argents)
(archaic) The metal silver.
(tincture) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
(obsolete, poetic) Whiteness; anything that is white.
argent (not comparable)
Of silver or silver-coloured.
(tincture): of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
• blanc, silver
• Gretna, Tanger, garnet, gerant
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"gent, n. Etym: [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr. 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.)
Definition: Whiteness; anything that is white. The polished argent of her breast. Tennyson.
3. (Her.)
Definition: 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.
Definition: Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining. Yonder argent fields above. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
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