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argent
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
Silver, or money. [Archaic]
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(Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white.
The polished argent of her breast.
--Tennyson. (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.
Argent \Ar"gent\, a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.
Yonder argent fields above.
--Pope.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1300, "quicksilver, the metal mercury," from Old French argent (11c.), from Latin argentum "silver, silver work, white money," from PIE *arg-ent- (cognates: Avestan erezata-, Old Persian ardata-, Armenian arcat, Old Irish argat, Breton arc'hant "silver"), from root *arg- "to shine; white," thus "the shining or white metal, silver" (cognates: Greek argos "white," arguron "silver;" Sanskrit arjuna- "white, shining," rajata- "silver," Hittite harki- "white"). Meaning "silver, silver coin" is early 15c. in English; the adjective sense "silver-colored," late 15c.
Wiktionary
a. 1 of silver or silver-coloured. 2 (context tincture English): of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms. n. 1 The metal silver. 2 (context tincture English) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms. 3 (context obsolete poetic English) Whiteness; anything that is white.
WordNet
n. a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
Wikipedia
In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to be tinctured argent are either left blank or indicated with the abbreviation ar. in them.
The name derives from Latin argentum, translated as " silver" or "white metal." The word argent had the same meaning in Old French blazon, from which it passed into the English language.
In some historical depictions of coats of arms, a kind of silver leaf was applied to those parts of the device that were argent. Over time, the silver content of these depictions has tarnished and darkened. As a result, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish regions that were intended as argent from those that were sable. This leaves a false impression that the rule of tincture has been violated in cases where, when applied next to a dark colour, argent now appears to be sable due to tarnish.
Argent were an English rock band founded in 1969 by keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies. They were best known for their songs " Hold Your Head Up" and " God Gave Rock and Roll to You".
Argent (Money) was a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel. The channel was devoted to business news and financial information. The channel was owned and operated by TVA Group, a division of Quebecor Media. It was the francophone counterpart of Business News Network.
Argent is a DC Comics fictional superhero. She first appeared in the second series of the Teen Titans comics in issue #1. She remained a regular member of that team for a long time, until the events of Graduation Day when the Titans were disbanded by Nightwing.
Argent is the heraldic tincture of silver.
Argent may also refer to:
Argent (first name and dates unknown) was an English cricketer associated with Middlesex who made his first-class debut in 1830. Argent made a single first-class appearance for Middlesex, during the 1830 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club. He scored 4 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second.
Argent is a surname of unclear origin. It may be from the Old French word for silver, a nickname surname for a metalworker or a person with grey hair, or a topographical surname for someone living near a silver mine. Several French towns are called 'Argent', towns which are near silver mines
Argent is the first album by British rock band Argent. Released in 1970 on CBS Records, S 63781; (USA: Epic Records, BN 26525), the album did not chart in either the U.S. or the U.K. and did not produce any hit singles, although the song " Liar" would become a top-10 Billboard hit the following year through a cover version by Three Dog Night. (" Liar" b/w "Schoolgirl" was issued in the US as a 45 on Date, before CBS moved the band to their Epic label.)
Usage examples of "argent".
Every runner I know would give their right nut to work with Argent, and half the cred involved.
Victor Merlini had barely made it through the telecom interview Argent had insisted on.
To his left, one of the other men broke into a reflexive offensive move that was so smooth it told Argent immediately the man was equipped with a move-by-wire cybernetic system.
No matter what kind of cybered eyes any of the kidnappers had, Argent knew the Flash-pak was going to have an effect.
As Argent moved into the cramped cab area, the kidnapper riding shotgun fired his Manhunter from point-blank range.
One of the execs at the media studios had been trying to contract Argent for a shadowrun over the last three weeks.
Where Argent had expected Telma to stick out, though, he was only slightly surprised to see that she had set herself up as a street hustler.
Prejudice, Argent had found in his dealing around the world, was established and enforced by wealth.
The signal to the trids was pirated, Argent knew, because WSB was a premium pay-channel.
Seoulpa soldiers stared at Argent, his obsidian gaze totally unreadable.
Coronas, Argent watched as some of the attack team infiltrated the building.
Before Argent could move, he felt a chill wind ghost across the back of his neck.
The wing dipped uncertainly beneath his weight, pulling toward the building Argent had leaped from.
Laveau stepped back into the well-furnished apartment, waving Argent and Archangel in behind her.
I just received word from an employee in Quebec City that Argent is there now.