argental

[ ahr-jen-tl ]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling silver.

Word History and Origins

Origin of argental¹

First recorded in 1810–20; argent- + -al ¹

Example Sentences

There is a cheese my friend Georgia brings to my house sometimes called Brebirousse d’argental.

From The Guardian

The author would have again tasted the discomforts of that abode if he had not had timely warning from his friend D’Argental, and taken refuge in Lorraine, and afterwards on the Rhine, while his book was torn to pieces and burned in Paris by the public executioner, as offensive to religion, good morals, and respect for authority.

From Project Gutenberg

“I have a mortal aversion to prison,” he wrote to D’Argental.

From Project Gutenberg

D'Argental, like La Chalotais, made the law his profession, and, in due time, became one of the councillors of the Parliament of Paris.

From Project Gutenberg

Adrienne did not speak of this letter to her adorer, neither did Madame de Ferriol deem it advisable to communicate it to him; and its existence, in consequence, remained unknown to d'Argental until sixty-three years later, when he discovered it by accident among some old papers which had belonged to his mother.

From Project Gutenberg