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DictionaryargentSilver-white color
adjective / noun

argent

AR-junt/ˈɑːrdʒənt/

Silver or silvery-white coloring, especially in heraldry.

A blue chevron crosses the shield's broad argent field.

A heraldic shield with a broad silvery-white field and a single deep-blue chevron, making the white heraldic tincture the dominant visible feature.
Etymology
argentLatinsilver

Latin argentum named silver, and English argent likewise served as a name for the metal. Its adjective use transfers the metal's appearance to the silvery-white color, including in heraldry.

In context

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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
Argent

More examples

  • The herald describes the field as argent.
  • An argent star appears above the blue band.
  • The design alternates blue with argent.

Similar words

silver
The everyday name for the metal and its color.
white
Represents argent in heraldry but lacks its silver association.