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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
argent
adj 1: of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color
of silver; "silvery hair" [syn: {argent}, {silver},
{silvery}, {silverish}]
n 1: a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery
appearance
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
argent /aʀʒɑ̃/
silver; money
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