argentine.
Containing or resembling silver.
Meaning & usage
Containing or resembling silver.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”), equivalent to argent + -ine.
Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
White metal coated with silver.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”), equivalent to argent + -ine.
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