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Look up: argent

  1. argent
    [adj] - lustrous gray 2. [n] - a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Argent
    Ar'gent noun [ French argent , from Latin argentum , silver; akin to Greek 'a`rgyros silver, 'argo`s , 'argh`s , white, bright, Sanskrit rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg w...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/118

  3. Argent
    Ar'gent adjective Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining. « Yonder argent fields above. Pope. »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/118

  4. argent
    silver adjective of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; `silvery hair`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. argent
    noun a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Argent
    • (a.) Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining. • (n.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a plain white surface. • (n.) Silver, or money. • (n.) Whit...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. argent
    (from the article `heraldry`) In a blazon (verbal description) of the arms, their field, or background layer, appears first. It may be one of the metals or (gold) or argent ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/98

  8. Argent
    In heraldry, argent is the white colour in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness. It is represented in engraving by a plain white surface.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  9. Argent
    In heraldry, `argent` is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to be tinctured argent are either left blank, or m...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argent

  10. Argent
    (band) `Argent` are an English rock band founded in 1968 by keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies. Career: The first three demos from Argent, recorded in the autumn of 1968 featured Mac MacLeod on bass guitar though he was not meant to become a member of the group. Original members ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argent

  11. Argent
    (TV channel) `Argent` (stylized `ARGENT`) is a Canadian French language category 1 digital cable specialty channel. The channel is devoted to business news and financial information. The channel is owned and operated by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. Journalists: History: On Novemb...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argent

  12. Argent
    (comics) `Argent` is a DC Comics fictional superhero. She first appeared in the second series of the Teen Titans comics in issue #1. She remained a regular member of that team for a long time, up until the events of Graduation Day when the Titans were disbanded by publisher = Dorling K...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argent

  13. Argent
    (album) `Argent` is the first album by British rock band Argent. Released in 1970 on CBS Records (USA: Epic Records), the album did not chart in either the U.S. or the U.K. and did not produce any hit singles, although the song "Liar" would become a top-10 Billboard hi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argent

  14. Argent
    (cricketer) `Argent` (first name and details unknown) was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex. He made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1830 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club. He scored 4 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second. External links: -->
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argent



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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