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Definition of Argentan

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Nickel Nick"el, n. [G., fr. Sw. nickel, abbrev. from Sw. kopparnickel copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it was thought to be a base ore of copper. The origin of the second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. Kupfer-nickel, Copper-nickel.] 1. (Chem.) A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6. Note: On account of its permanence in air and inertness to oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating iron, brass, etc., for chemical apparatus, and in certain alloys, as german silver. It is magnetic, and is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, both being found in meteoric iron. 2. A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.] Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; -- usually called german silver; called also argentan.
Argentan
Argentan Ar"gen*tan, n. An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.

Meaning of Argentan from wikipedia

- Argentan (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃tɑ̃] ) is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondis****t in the Orne department in northwestern France...
- proposal for a shorter envelopment at Argentan. Montgomery and Patton had misgivings; if the Allies did not take Argentan, Alençon and Falaise quickly, many...
- Football Club Argentan is a french football club based in Argentan. The club was formed in 1991 as a merger between Olympique Argentan and Union Sportive...
- Argentan lace or Point d'Argentan is an 18th century needle lace from Argentan, Normandy, France. Argentella is derived from Argentan. Argentan lace exhibits...
- surrounding lands of Argentan, one of the most important towns in Normandy, for 6,000 livres in gold. Pierre later moved his court to Argentan, as it was a fortified...
- The arrondis****t of Argentan (French: arrondis****t d'Argentan) is an arrondis****t of France, located in the Orne department, region of Normandy....
- (1407, Argentan – 1408) Jean d'Alençon, Duke of Alençon (1409–1476) Marie d'Alençon (1410, Argentan, – 1412, Argentan) Jeanne d'Alençon (1412, Argentan – 1420)...
- town Argentan, Orne department, northwestern France. Gare d'Argentan, TER Normandie Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare d'Argentan. Argentan station...
- The canton of Argentan-1 is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation...
- Argentan Abbey otherwise Notre-Dame de la Place (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan;Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Place) is an 11th-century Benedictine abbey...