GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   Argentine , a.
   Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.
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   Celestial Dian, goddess argentine.
   Shak.
   
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   Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.
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2.       
   Argentine, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.]
   (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
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   White metal coated with silver.
   Simmonds.
   
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   (Zool.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
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   A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.
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   Argentina; in this sense, usually preceded by the.
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