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ARGENT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("argent" is a kind of...):

tincture (a substance that colors or dyes)

Derivation:

argent (of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

Example:

silvery hair

Synonyms:

argent; silver; silverish; silvery

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

achromatic; neutral (having no hue)

Derivation:

argent (a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance)

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