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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ar·gen·tine, n.
 1. Min. A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
 2. White metal coated with silver.
 3. Zool. A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
 4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.
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