I. ˈärjənt, ˈȧj- noun
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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.