English

Adjective

argenteous ‎(not comparable)

1. (formal) Silvery.
   • 1803, Taylor & Francis, Limited, The Philosophical Magazine: A Journal of Theoretical, Experimental and Applied Physics, Volume 15

     4th, A portion properly evaporated furnished small crystals of acetite of zinc in argenteous leaves, which affected no regular form.

   • 1841, William Yarrell, A history of British fishes - Volume 2

     […] the sub-orbital bone occupies nearly the anterior inferior half of the orbit, and is of a beautiful argenteous lustre, like the operculum.

   • 1922, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, The Australian Zoologist - Volume 3

     Occiput reddish, rather shining above, with an elongate argenteous spot in the middle, extended from the neck to the postvertical […]