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agate

noun
/ˈæɡ.ɪt//əˈɡeɪt/US

Etymology

From Middle French agathe, from Latin achatēs, from Ancient Greek ἀχάτης (akhátēs, “agate”).

  1. derived from ἀχάτης
  2. derived from achatēs
  3. derived from agathe

Definitions

  1. A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting…

    A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.

    • Yes: living among the cohabations^([sic]) of Faust himself, among the litharge and agate and hyacinth and pearls.

  2. The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point.

  3. One fourteenth of an inch.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A diminutive person

      A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.

    2. A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.

      A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.;—so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.

    3. A marble made from agate.

    4. A testicle.

    5. On the way

      On the way; agoing.

      • Go to it then hardily, and let us be agate.
      • I'm fear'd you have some ill plans agate.

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Derived

agate glass, agatelike, agate line, agate ruler, agate snail, agateware, agatiferous, agatiform, agatine, agatization, agatize, agaty, connie agate, eye agate, lace agate, moss agate

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