argentry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒəntɹi/
Etymology
From French argenterie, from argent (“silver”), from Latin argentum.
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable) Silver 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: