Argent

  • 111argent — ar·gent || ɑːdÊ’É™nt n. (Ag) silver adj. silvery, resembling silver …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 112ARGENT — Argentariae, argentarii, argentariorum, argentea, argenti, argento …

    Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions

  • 113argent — [ α:dʒ(ə)nt] adjective &noun literary & Heraldry silver. Origin ME (denoting silver coins): via OFr. from L. argentum silver …

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  • 114argent — at, e (L). Silver; silvery …

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  • 115argent — I. a. 1. Of silver, silver. 2. Silvery, bright, resplendent, shining, radiant, brilliant, beaming, effulgent, refulgent, fair, white, snowy. II. n. Whiteness, fairness, snowiness, silveriness, brilliancy, resplendence, radiance, effulgence,… …

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  • 116Argent — ♦ White or silver (heraldic). (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 409) Heraldic for silver or white, a metal, along with gold (or) …

    Medieval glossary

  • 117argent — ar·gent …

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  • 118argent — ar•gent [[t]ˈɑr dʒənt[/t]] n. 1) her the heraldic color silver or white 2) archaic the metal silver 3) silvery; silvery white • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME argentum < L: silver, money …

    From formal English to slang

  • 119argent — /ˈadʒənt / (say ahjuhnt) –noun 1. Heraldry silver or white. 2. Obsolete money. –adjective 3. Archaic like silver; silvery white. 4. (placed after the noun) Heraldry silver or white. {French, from Latin argentum silver} …

  • 120argent —   n. silver; silver like.    ♦ argentate,    ♦ argenteous,    ♦ argentic,    ♦ argentine,    ♦ argentous, a.    ♦ argentiferous, a. yielding silver.    ♦ argentine, n. silvery metal.    ♦ argentometer, n. instrument measuring strength of silver… …

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