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单词 argent
释义 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.
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