argenteous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of argenteous
From the Latin word argenteus, dating back to 1880–85. See argent-, -eous
Example Sentences
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When the momentary flashes of light lit up the darkness of the woods, and revealed the naked stems, like argenteous columns supporting the black canopy of eternal shades, they displayed a scene calculated to create in an imaginative fancy the existence of a vast catacomb of departed dryads; while it inspired the mind with awe, at the presence of the dread power that moves the spirit of the storm.
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