Argent

n. [Fr. & Pr. argent, silver money, Lat. argentum, silver, Gr. ἄργυρος, from ἀργός, ἀργής, white, bright, Ir. arg, white, milk, airgiod, silver, money.]

1Sense 1. Silver, or money. [Obs.] Taylor.

2Sense 2. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness:—represented in engraving by a plain white surface. Weale.