About The Word Argent
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Argent
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What's The Definition Of Argent?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Argent: achromatic | silver | silverish | silvery Related Terms | Find terms related to Argent: See Also | tincture Argent In Webster's Dictionary \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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