argentry

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/ˈɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒəntɹi/

noun

Silver material, or silverness in color.

OriginFrench argenterie ← Latin argentum →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounargentry (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableSilver material, or silverness in color.

    bowls of frosted argentry

    1655, 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

  1. Latinargentum
  2. Frenchargenterie
  3. Englishargentry

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

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APA

argentry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argentry

MLA

“argentry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argentry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argentry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argentry.

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