argenture
French, noun/aʁ.ʒɑ̃.tyʁ/
argenture is a French feminine noun meaning “silver plate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Argent appliqué en couches très minces sur la superficie de quelque ouvrage”.
What does argenture mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesilver plate
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Argent appliqué en couches très minces sur la superficie de quelque ouvrage. 2. Action d’argenter un métal. 3. Dépôt blanc-argenté de guanine sur le tégument de poissons qui permet d'agir comme un miroir les rendant quasiment invisible en vue latérale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of argenture
- argentures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce argenture?
- /aʁ.ʒɑ̃.tyʁ/
- \aʁ.ʒɑ̃.tyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is argenture in French?
argenture appears about once in every 34 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).