English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Argent (n.)

Silver, or money.

Argent (n.)

Whiteness; anything that is white.

Argent (n.)

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.

Argent (a.)

Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.

Argental (a.)

Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or combined with, silver.

Argentan (n.)

An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.

Argentate (a.)

Silvery white.

Argentation (n.)

A coating or overlaying with silver.

Argentic (a.)

Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.

Argentiferous (a.)

Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins.

Argentine (a.)

Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.

Argentine (n.)

A citizen of the Argentine Republic.

Argentine (n.)

A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.

Argentine (n.)

White metal coated with silver.

Argentine (n.)

A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.

Argentine (a.)

Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.

Argentite (n.)

Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.

Argentous (a.)

Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.

Argentry (n.)

Silver plate or vessels.

Argil (n.)

Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.