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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
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Agate (/ˈæɡɪt/ AG-it) is the
banded variety of chalcedony,
which comes in a wide
variety of colors.
Agates are
primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic...
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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...
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Grape Agate is a
market name for
purple aggregates of tiny
quartz crystals with
botryoidal (spherical) habit.
Mineralogically speaking,
grape agate is not...
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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...
- center,
working mostly on
agates. Most of
these agates were from
Latin America, in
particular Brazil.
Originally the
agate carving industry around Idar...
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Agate is in
Sioux County, Nebraska,
United States.
Agate is
located on
Nebraska Highway 29, 19
miles (31 km) south-southeast of Harrison. It is home to...
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Enhydro agates are nodules,
agates, or
geodes with
water trapped inside its cavity.
Enhydros are
closely related to
fluid inclusions, but are composed...
- The
Fairburn Agate is a type of
gemstone found in the
agate beds of
Southwestern South Dakota and
Northwestern Nebraska. It is also the
state gemstone...
- 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...
