argentn.adj.
/ˈɑːdʒənt/ A. n.† 2. Silver coin; hence gen. money, cash. Obsolete.
1. The metal silver. archaic or poetic. spume of argent (Latin argenti spuma): litharge of silver.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > silver
silverc825
lunac1386
argenta1533
plate1559
Diana1706
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > other metallic materials > [noun] > litharge
litharge1322
litharge of goldc1400
litharge of silverc1400
spumec1400
spume of argenta1533
foam of lead1538
silver-foam1565
plumbago1617
silver-glet1668
c1485 Early Eng. Misc. (1855) 3 The flore schold be of argentum, Clene sylver alle and sume.]
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) lxiiii. sig. Ov It semed wel to be of argent that is to say, syluer.
1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks iii. 51 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks They doo mingle therwithall The spume of argent.
1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. ii. 55 His argent-studded sword.
1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend i. 38 Clouds of gold and argent.
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society > trade and finance > money > [noun]
silverc825
feec870
pennieseOE
wortheOE
mintOE
scata1122
spense?c1225
spendinga1290
sumc1300
gooda1325
moneya1325
cattlec1330
muckc1330
reasona1382
pecunyc1400
gilt1497
argentc1500
gelta1529
Mammon1539
ale silver1541
scruff1559
the sinews of war1560
sterling1565
lour1567
will-do-all1583
shell1591
trasha1592
quinyie1596
brass1597
pecuniary1604
dust1607
nomisma1614
countera1616
cross and pilea1625
gingerbreada1625
rhinoa1628
cash1646
grig1657
spanker1663
cole1673
goree1699
mopus1699
quid1699
ribbin1699
bustle1763
necessary1772
stuff1775
needfula1777
iron1785
(the) Spanish1788
pecuniar1793
kelter1807
dibs1812
steven1812
pewter1814
brad1819
pogue1819
rent1823
stumpy1828
posh1830
L. S. D.1835
rivetc1835
tin1836
mint sauce1839
nobbins1846
ochre1846
dingbat1848
dough1848
cheese1850
California1851
mali1851
ducat1853
pay dirt1853
boodle?1856
dinero1856
scad1856
the shiny1856
spondulicks1857
rust1858
soap1860
sugar1862
coin1874
filthy1876
wampum1876
ooftish1877
shekel1883
oil1885
oof1885
mon1888
Jack1890
sploshc1890
bees and honey1892
spending-brass1896
stiff1897
mazuma1900
mazoom1901
cabbage1903
lettuce1903
Oscar Asche1905
jingle1906
doubloons1908
kale1912
scratch1914
green1917
oscar1917
snow1925
poke1926
oodle1930
potatos1931
bread1935
moolah1936
acker1939
moo1941
lolly1943
loot1943
poppy1943
mazoola1944
dosh1953
bickies1966
lovely jubbly1990
scrilla1994
society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > (a) silver coin
silverc825
platea1275
whitea1393
white money1423
argentc1500
pringle1683
c1500 Partenay 1119 Euery day had ther money and argent.
1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Dviiiv Whether they haue Argente to mayntaine this geare.
1630 J. Taylor Great O'Toole in Wks. ii. 18/2 Some hound-like senting sergeant..tires him out for argeant.
1742 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Argent, Silver or Coin.
3. Heraldry. The silver of a coat of arms; the silver or white colour in armorial bearings.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic tincture > [noun] > metal > silver or white
silver1478
argent1562
moon1572
pearl1572
seraphim1586
luna1709
crystal1830
1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 4 Called Siluer, and blased by the name of Argent.
1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. li. sig. I8v Whole fields of Gold and Siluer, Or & Argent.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Argent is expressed in Engraving, by the Parts being left plain, without any Strokes from the Graver.
B. adj.
a. Of, or resembling, silver; silvery white.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > silvery
whiteOE
silverc1405
silverish1530
argentine1578
argenta1593
silver-coloured1594
silver-white1598
silver-like1611
silvery1611
argenteous1881
silvern1885
a1593 C. Marlowe Massacre at Paris (c1600) sig. A8v The argent crosses in your burgonets.
1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xiv. xx. 254 The Azure skie With Argent beames of siluer morning spred.
1850 H. Coleridge Poems II. 161 In the full brightness of the argent moon.
b. esp. in Heraldry. Cf. A. 3.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic tincture > [adjective] > (silvery) white
argent1591
blanch1697
1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxxvi. xxviii. 300 The argent Æagle that he bare.
1681 T. Jordan London's Joy 9 He bears a Target Azure with a Saltier argent.
1814 R. Southey Roderick xviii Within that argent field Thou saw'st the rampant Lion.
Compounds
C1. General attributive.
argent-clear adj.
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1843 H. W. Longfellow Spanish Student ii. x. 110 Thou moon that shinest Argent-clear above!
argent-horned adj.
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1649 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs 151 The Argent-horned Moone.
argent-lidded adj.
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1830 Ld. Tennyson Recoll. Arab. Nights xiii, in Poems 56 Serene with argentlidded eyes.
C2. † argent-content n. [French argent comptant] Obsolete ready money; argent-vive n.
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society > trade and finance > money > [noun] > ready money or cash
ready money1429
argent-contentc1540
bitec1555
present money1572
chink1580
cash1600
bit1607
real money1675
fob?c1680
Darby1682
ready1684
blunt1819
makeready1830
hardshells1840
ante1843
spot cash1855
call money1856
necessary1897
c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. xiii. v. f. 190v/2 Ane hundredth thousand poundis..the tane half to be payit with argent content.
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