argenteous

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Definition of argenteous

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adj

(formal, not-comparable)Silvery.

“4th, A portion properly evaporated furnished small crystals of acetite of zinc in argenteous leaves, which affected no regular form.”
“[…] the sub-orbital bone occupies nearly the anterior inferior half of the orbit, and is of a beautiful argenteous lustre, like the operculum.”
“Occiput reddish, rather shining above, with an elongate argenteous spot in the middle, extended from the neck to the postvertical […]”

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Borrowed from Latin argenteus or formed from Latin argentum, suffixed with -ous.

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