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ar·gent I. \ˈärjənt, ˈȧj-\ noun (-s) 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. |