argentine

argentine
I. adjective Date: 15th century silver, silvery II. noun Date: 1577 silver; also any of various similar materials

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  • Argentine — Ar gen*tine (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery. [1913 Webster] Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Argentine — Argentine, MI U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan Population (2000): 2285 Housing Units (2000): 964 Land area (2000): 2.481905 sq. miles (6.428105 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.794978 sq. miles (2.058984 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.276883 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Argentine — Ar gen*tine, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.] 1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure. [1913 Webster] 2. White metal coated with …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Argentine — [ar΄gentin′ē ənär′jən tēn΄, är′jən′tīn΄; ] Brit [, är′jən′tīn΄] adj. of Argentina or its people or culture n. a person born or living in Argentina: Also Argentinian [ar΄gentin′ē ən] the Argentine Now Chiefly Brit. Argentina …   English World dictionary

  • Argentine — (spr. Arschantihn), 1) Flecken rechts am Arc in der sardinischen Provinz Maurienne, Blei u. Silberminen; 1100 Ew.; 2) so v.w. Argentina, bes. 2) u. 3) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Argentine — (spr. ārdschentain), Stadt im nordamerikan. Staat Kansas, Grafschaft Wyandotte, westlich von Kansas City, mit Schmelzwerk und (1900) 5878 Einw …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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