argent
ar·gent
argent · argents
The white or silver tincture on a coat of armsThe white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
UK/ˈɑːdʒənt/US/ˈɑɹd͡ʒənt/
» Tom's coat of arms is gules, a tierce argent.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
(countable, uncountable)A moth of the genus Argyresthia.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The metal silver.
Silber
серебро́serebró, арге́нтумargéntum
сріблоsriblo
(archaic, countable, poetic, uncountable)Whiteness; anything that is white.
More definitions
- a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
Examples
1 sentencesTom's coat of arms is gules, a tierce argent.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
silver or metal tincture:
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silver or metal tincture:
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silver or metal tincture:
Origin
From Middle English argent, from Old French argent m (“silver”), from Latin argentum n (“wFrom Middle English argent, from Old French argent m (“silver”), from Latin argentum n (“white money, silver”).
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Forms
plural: argentsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable