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argentry

/ˈɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒəntɹi/

argentry noun: silver material, or silverness in color.

Noun

argentry (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Silver material, or silverness in color.
    • bowls of frosted argentry1655, James Howell, “The Vote”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC

Origin of argentry

From French argenterie, from argent (“silver”), from Latin argentum.

Questions about argentry

What does argentry mean?
Argentry means silver material, or silverness in color.
What part of speech is argentry?
Argentry is a noun.
How do you pronounce argentry?
Argentry is pronounced /ˈɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒəntɹi/.

Words near argentry in the dictionary

  1. argentopyrite
  2. argentoromeite
  3. argentoroméite
  4. argentotennantite
  5. argentous
  6. argentry
  7. argents
  8. Argenté
  9. Argentés
  10. Argestes
  11. Argetoaia

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