2019-6-11 · (archaic) The metal silver.· (heraldry) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms. argent colour: 1909, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, A Complete Guide to Heraldry The metals are gold and silver, these being termed "or" and "argent".· (obsolete, poetic) Whiteness; anything that is white. Tennyson The polished argent of her breast.·of silver or ...