argentry

noun

argentry

noun

/ˈɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒəntɹi/

Etymology From French argenterie, from argent (“silver”), from Latin argentum.

1

Obsolete Silver material, or silverness in color.

  • bowls of frosted argentry1655, 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:

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