ARGENT


Meaning of ARGENT in English

I. ˈärjənt, ˈȧj- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French argent, from Latin argentum; akin to Old Irish arggat silver, Latin arguere to make clear, Greek argyros silver, argos white, Sanskrit rajata silver, whitish

1. archaic

a. : the metal silver

b. : whiteness

the polished argent of her breast — Alfred Tennyson

2. obsolete : silver coin : money

3. : a metal tincture used in heraldry and conventionally supposed to be represented by silver but in practice represented by either silver or white

4. : silver 6b

II. adjective

1. : made of or resembling silver : silvery

2. : shining like silver : silvery white

the prophet was already erect with argent garments and uplifted hands — G.K.Chesterton

3. : of the heraldic metal argent — abbr. arg.

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.