Argean
Ar‐ge″an (�), a. Pertaining to the ship Argo. See Argo.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Argent
Ar″gent (�), n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr. ἄργυροσ silver, αργὄσ, αργἤσ, white, bright, Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk, airgi...
Argent (2)
Ar″gent, a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.Yonder argent fields above.Pope.
Argental
Ar‐gen″tal (�), a. Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or combined with, silver.
Argentalium
Ar′gen‐ta″li‐um (?), n. [NL.; L. argentum silver + E. aluminium.] A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of about 2.9.
Argentamine
{ Ar‐gen″ta‐mine (?), n. Also –min }. [L. argentum silver + E. amine.] (Med.) A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic as...
Argentan
Ar″gen‐tan, n. An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.
Argentate
Ar″gen‐tate, a. [L. argentatus silvered.] (Bot.) Silvery white. Gray.
Argentation
Ar′gen‐ta″tion, n. [L. argentare to silver, fr. argentum silver. See Argent.] A coating or overlaying with silver. Johnson.
Argentic
Ar‐gen″tic (�), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; — said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; as, argentic c...
Argentiferous
Ar′gen‐tif″er‐ous (�), a. [L. argentum silver + -ferous: cf. F. argentifère.] Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins.
Argentine
Ar″gen‐tine (?; in the 2d sense, commonly?), a. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.Celestial Dian, goddess argentine.Shak.2. Of ...
Argentine (2)
Ar″gen‐tine, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.] 1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or...
Argentite
Ar″gen‐tite (�), n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.) Sulphide of silver; — also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile...
Argentous
Ar‐gen″tous (�), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; — said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; as, a...
Argentry
Ar″gent‐ry (�), n. [F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L. argentum.] Silver plate or vessels.Bowls of frosted argentry.Howell.
Argil
Ar″gil (�), n. [F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. � or � argil, � white. See Argent.] (Min.) Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.
Argillaceous
Ar′gil‐la″ceous (�), a. [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.Argillaceous sandstone(Geol.), a sandstone cont...
Argilliferous
Ar′gil‐lif″er‐ous (�), a. [L. argilla white clay + -ferous.] Producing clay; — applied to such earths as abound with argil. Kirwan.
Argillite
Ar″gil‐lite (�), n. [Gr. � clay + -lite.] (Min.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. — A...
Argillo-areenaceous
Ar‐gil′lo–are′e‐na″ceous (�), a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.
Argillo-calcareous
Ar‐gil′lo–cal‐ca″re‐ous (�), a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
Argillo-ferruginous
Ar‐gil′lo–fer‐ru″gi‐nous (�), a. Containing clay and iron.
Argillous
Ar‐gil″lous (�), a. [L. argillosus, fr. argilla. See Argil.] Argillaceous; clayey. Sir T. Browne.
Argive
Ar″give (�), a. [L. Argivus, fr. Argos, Argi.] Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece. — n. A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to ...
Argo
‖Ar″go (�), n. [L. Argo, Gr. �.] 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.2. (Astron.) A large...
Argoan
Ar‐go″an (�), a. Pertaining to the ship Argo.