Dictionary
ar•gent
Pronunciation: (är'junt), [key]—
n.
1. Heraldry.the tincture or metal silver.
2. Archaic.
a. silver.
b. something silvery or white.
3. Obs.money.
—
adj.
1. like silver; silvery white.
2. Heraldry.of the tincture or metal silver:
a lion argent. argent-
var. of
argento-, esp. before a vowel.
Also,argenti-.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.