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Definition of AGATE

Agate
Agate A*gate", adv. [Pref. a- on + gate way.] On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
Agate
Agate Ag"ate, n. [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. ?.] 1. (Min.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds. Note: The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties. 2. (Print.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby. Note: This line is printed in the type called agate. 3. A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals. [Obs.] --Shak. 4. A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.

Meaning of AGATE from wikipedia

- Agate (/ˈæɡɪt/ AG-it) is a variety of chalcedony, which comes in a wide variety of colors. Agates are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic...
- Look up agate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Agate is a semi-precious stone. Agate may also refer to: Agate, Colorado Agate, Nebraska Agate, North...
- Moss agate is a semi-precious gemstone formed from silicon dioxide. It is a form of chalcedony which includes minerals of a green color embedded in the...
- Grape Agate is a market name for purple aggregates of tiny quartz crystals with botryoidal (spherical) habit. Mineralogically speaking, grape agate is not...
- laboratories). "Fire Agate". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11. Page, Geology (2020-01-13). "Fire Agate : What is fire agate? How fire agate is formed?". Geology...
- Agate is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Agate Post Office is 80101. The...
- Agate is a given name or surname shared by several notable people, including: Alfred Thomas Agate (1812–1846), American painter and miniaturist Frederick...
- Agate P**** or Agate P****age is a high-current tidal strait in Puget Sound connecting Port Madison and mainland Kitsap County in the US state of Washington...
- The Agate Desert is a prairie located near White City, Oregon, 53 acres (21 ha) of which is protected as the Agate Desert Preserve. The area is not in...
- Enhydro agates are nodules, agates, or geodes with water trapped inside its cavity. Enhydros are closely related to fluid inclusions, but are composed...