argent UK /ˈɑːdʒənt/US /ˈɑɹd͡ʒənt/noun 4adjective 2forms 1 noun4 •The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.The metals are gold and silver, these being termed "or" and "argent". — 1909 •A moth of the genus Argyresthia. •(literary, no longer used) Whiteness; anything that is white.The polish'd argent of her breast. — 1842 •(no longer used) The metal silver. adjective2 •Of silver or silver-coloured.Or ask of yonder argent fields above, / Why Jove's Satellites are less than Jove? — 1733 •Of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.... when the shield is argent, it is shown in an engraving by being left plain. — 1889 formsargents
