Argot

1. n. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

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Argillo-calcareous

1. a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.

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Argillo-ferruginous

1. a. Containing clay and iron.

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Argillous

1. a. Argillaceous; clayey.

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Argive

1. n. A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek.
2. a. Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece.

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Argo

1. n. 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.
2. n. The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.

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Argoan

1. a. Pertaining to the ship Argo.

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Argoile

1. n. Potter’s clay.

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Argentine

1. n. A citizen of the Argentine Republic.
2. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.
3. a. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.
4. n. A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
5. n. White metal coated with silver.
6. n. 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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Argol

1. n. 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.

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