Argent

Quick meaning: Argent is a noun meaning (heraldry) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

Meaning

(heraldry) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

More Meanings

1. A moth of the genus Argyresthia.
2. Of silver or silver-coloured.
3. (heraldry) Of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
4. (archaic) The metal silver.
5. (archaic or poetic) Whiteness; anything that is white.

Example Sentences

The polish'd argent of her breast.

The metals are gold and silver, these being termed "or" and "argent".

... when the shield is argent, it is shown in an engraving by being left plain.

Or ask of yonder argent fields above, / Why Jove's Satellites are leſs than Jove?

Word Forms

• argents

Synonyms for argent

Depending on context, synonyms include blanc, silver, achromatic, colorless, silverish, silvery.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include silvery, silverish, silver, colorless, achromatic, saltier.

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