argent
Blazon's pale metal
Argent means silver or silvery white.
The word is rare in everyday speech but appears in heraldry, where it denotes silver or white coloring on a coat of arms: a shield argent with three lions.
In poetry and literary contexts, argent describes a lustrous silver quality: the argent moon.
Lustrous white precious metal
- sterlingPure silver alloy
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- chromeReflective metal coating
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
nickel · aluminum · tin · pewter · zinc · alloy · bullion · ingot
Heraldic shield notation
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- crestHighest point or tuft
tincture · field · charge · or · azure · sable · vert · rampant
Invented term or currency
- currencyMedium of exchange
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- specieMoney in metal form
tender · mint · franc · denier · peso · wealth · affluence · prosperity
Reflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- shiningGiving off light
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- burnishedPolished by rubbing
reflective · mirrorlike · glinting · radiant · bright · glossy · sleek · satiny
silver
Lustrous white precious metal
steel · nickel · aluminum · tin · pewter · zinc · alloy · bullion · ingot · ore
blazon
Heraldic shield notation
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
crest · tincture · field · charge · or · azure · sable · vert · rampant · quarterly
coinage
Invented term or currency
specie · tender · mint · franc · denier · peso · wealth · affluence · prosperity · capital
gleaming
Reflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- shiningGiving off light
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
burnished · reflective · mirrorlike · glinting · radiant · bright · glossy · sleek · satiny · luminous
flatware
Eating utensils collectively
- cutleryEating implements collectively
- tablewareDining implements collectively
- candelabraMulti-branched candle stand
chalice · teapot · trophy · medallion · pendant · filigree · jewelry · silverware · platter · goblet
pale
Lacking color intensity
hoary · frosted · moonlit · pearlescent · opalescent · ghostly · blanched · whitish · pallid · lustrous
- metauxor, aluminium, nickel, chrome, cobalt
- couleursblanc, bleu, noir, orange, rouge
- early heraldry historycoat of arms, coats of arms, royal crests, shields, banners
- heraldrycoat of arms, coats of arms, crest, crests, arms
- color prefixescyan, cyano, chlor, chloro, rub
- Heraldic Tincturesazure, or, sable, vert, ermine