See Also: argyro-(dictionary)
brawl(1)(dictionary)
brawl(2)(dictionary)
brawl(3)(dictionary)
brawl 1, noun(dictionary)
brawl 2, verb(dictionary)

brawl 1, noun (oh) and argyro- (iou)


brawl 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of fighting]
a noisy quarrel or fight among a group of people, especially in a public place
::a drunken brawl in the street

argyro- (iou)



argyro- combining form repr. Greek arguro-, from arguros silver: see -O-. Before a vowel also argyr-.
ar'gyria noun (Medicine) silver poisoning, esp. as causing a greyish-blue discoloration of the skin L19.
ar'gyrodite noun [Greek argurodes rich in silver] Mineralogy a sulphide of silver and germanium crystallizing in the cubic system and occurring as black crystals with a metallic lustre L19.
'argyrophil(e) adjective = argyrophilic E20.
argyro'philia noun the property of being argyrophilic M20.
argyro'philic adjective readily stained black by silver salts M20.