Argent
Pronunciation : Ar"gent
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk, airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See Argue.]
Definition : 1. Silver, or money. [Archaic]
2. (Fig. & Poet.)
Defn: Whiteness; anything that is white. The polished argent of her breast. Tennyson.
3. (Her.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ar"gent
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining. Yonder argent fields above. Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913