Ar"gen*tite (&?;), n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.) Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.
Ar*gen"tous (&?;), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.
Ar"gent*ry (&?;), n. [F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L. argentum.] Silver plate or vessels. [Obs.]
Bowls of frosted argentry.
Howell.
Ar"gil (&?;), n. [F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. &?; or &?; argil, &?; white. See Argent.] (Min.) Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay.
Ar`gil*la"ceous (&?;), a. [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.
Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. -- Argillaceous iron ore, the clay ironstone. -- Argillaceous schist or state. See Argillite.
Ar`gil*lif"er*ous (&?;), a. [L. argilla white clay + -ferous.] Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil. Kirwan.
Ar"gil*lite (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; clay + - lite.] (Min.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. -- Ar`gil*lit"ic, a.
Ar*gil`lo-are`e*na"ceous (&?;), a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.
Ar*gil`lo-cal*ca"re*ous (&?;), a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
Ar*gil`lo-fer*ru"gi*nous (&?;), a. Containing clay and iron.
Ar*gil"lous (&?;), a. [L. argillosus, fr. argilla. See Argil.] Argillaceous; clayey. Sir T. Browne.
Ar"give (&?;), a. [L. Argivus, fr. Argos, Argi.] Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece. -- n. A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek.
||Ar"go (&?;), n. [L. Argo, Gr. &?;.] 1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
Ar*go"an (&?;), a. Pertaining to the ship Argo.
Ar"goile (&?;), n. Potter's clay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ar"gol (&?;), n. [Cf. Argal, Orgal. Of unknown origin.] Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks. Ure.
Ar*gol"ic (&?;), a. [L. Argolicus, Gr. &?;.] Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
Ar"gon (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; inactive.] (Chem.) A substance regarded as an element, contained in the atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness. Rayleigh and Ramsay.
Ar"go*naut (&?;), n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. &?;; &?; + &?; sailor, &?; ship. See Argo.] 1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.