argent
Origin of argent
1Other definitions for argent- (2 of 2)
variant of argento-, especially before a vowel.
- Also argenti-.
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How to use argent in a sentence
There are cotises either side of the chevron which are white (argent).
Que si la Royne vouloit qu'ils y allassent, on leur rendist leur argent, & qu'ils fissent ce que bon leur sembleroit.
She was silent now, pondering, and her dark eyes were fixed blankly on the distant argent glimmer of the lake.
The Rake's Progress | Marjorie Bowenargent′al; Argentif′erous, bearing or containing silver; Ar′gentine, relating to or like silver: sounding like silver.
Gules, a pair of scales or; on a chief azure (color on color) three cross-crosslets argent.
Parisians in the Country | Honore de Balzac
Fifty francs argent métallique would, Delessert knew, purchase her; but with assignats, it was quite another affair.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for argent
/ (ˈɑːdʒənt) /
an archaic or poetic word for silver
(as adjective; often postpositive, esp in heraldry): a bend argent
Origin of argent
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