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argent definition

ar·gent (ärjənt)

noun

  1. Archaic silver
  2. Obsolete silver coin; money
  3. Heraldry the representation of the metal silver: indicated in engravings by a plain white field

Etymology: OFr < L argentum < IE base *ar(e)g-, gleaming, whitish > Gr argos, white, argyros, silver

adjective

Old Poet. silvery

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