ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Argenteous

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Argenteous is an adjective meaning (formal) Silvery.

Meaning

(formal) Silvery.

Example Sentences

4th, A portion properly evaporated furnished small crystals of acetite of zinc in argenteous leaves, which affected no regular form.
Occiput reddish, rather shining above, with an elongate argenteous spot in the middle, extended from the neck to the postvertical […]
[…] the sub-orbital bone occupies nearly the anterior inferior half of the orbit, and is of a beautiful argenteous lustre, like the operculum.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include argent, argentous, argentine, argentic, argentiferous, silverish.

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