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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver;
- Example: "silvery hair"
[syn: argent, silver, silvery, silverish]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Argent \Ar"gent\, a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining. [1913 Webster] Yonder argent fields above. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Argent \Ar"gent\, n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr. 'a`rgyros silver, 'argo`s, 'argh`s, white, bright, Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk, airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See Argue.] 1. Silver, or money. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white. [1913 Webster] The polished argent of her breast. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 3. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a plain white surface. --Weale. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

argent adj 1: of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" [syn: argent, silver, silvery, silverish] n 1: a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance