adj
Meaning 1
Of silver or silver-coloured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of silver or silver-coloured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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name
A surname.
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noun
The metal silver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
Whiteness; anything that is white.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, poetic, uncountable
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noun
A moth of the genus Argyresthia.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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adjective satellite
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: silver, silvery, silverish
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noun
a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tincture
History
From Middle English argent, from Old French argent m (“silver”), from Latin argentum n (“white money, silver”).
Across languages
115 source translations are retained for this English entry.