† ˌargent-ˈvive Obs.
[a. F. argent vif:—L. argentum vivum (Pliny).]
Quicksilver, mercury.
| 1453 in Heath Grocers' Comp. (1869) 422 Argent Vyff, ye bolyon..iiijd. 1610 B. Jonson Alch. ii. i, The Bulls our fornace..our argent-viue, the Dragon. 1662 Chandler Van Helmont's Oriatr. 84 Argent-vive or Quick-silver. |