1) Architectural element 
Margent is a vertical arrangement of flowers, leaves or hanging vines used as a decorative ornament in architecture and furniture design in the 17th and 18th century. This motif was developed as a complement to other decorative ornaments, hanging as `drops` at the ends of a festoon or swag. Also used to accentuate the vertical lines of window fr.....
• (v. t.) To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin. • (n.) A margin; border; brink; edge.
Mar'gent noun [ Middle English See Margin .] A margin; border; brink; edge. [ Obsolete] « The beached margent of the sea.» Shak. Mar'gent transitive verb To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin. [ Obsolete] Mir. for Mag.