Definition of Agate
Ag´ate
adv.
1.
On
the
way
;
agoing
;
as
,
to
be
agate
;
to
set
the
bells
agate
.
n.
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
.
2.
(Print.)
A
kind
of
type
,
larger
than
pearl
and
smaller
than
nonpareil
;
in
England
called
ruby
.
3.
A
diminutive
person
;
so
called
in
allusion
to
the
small
figures
cut
in
agate
for
rings
and
seals
.
4.
A
tool
used
by
gold-wire
drawers
,
bookbinders
,
etc
.; -
so
called
from
the
agate
fixed
in
it
for
burnishing
.
Related Words
calcedony
,
chalcedony
,
moss
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