Ar"gent (&?;), n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr. 'a`rgyros silver, 'argo`s, 'argh`s, white, bright, Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk, airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See Argue.] 1. Silver, or money. [Archaic]

2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white.

The polished argent of her breast.
Tennyson.

3. (Her.) 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. Weale.

Ar"gent, a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.

Yonder argent fields above.
Pope.

• the metal silver.
  
• (tincture): the white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
       argent colour:   
       * 1909: The metals are gold and silver, these being termed "or" and "argent". — Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, A Complete Guide to Heraldry
  
• of silver or silver-coloured.
  
• (tincture): of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
       * 1889: ...when the shield is argent, it is shown in an engraving by being left plain. — Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry
  
  French
• money
  
• silver
  
• argent (white in heraldry)