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Definitions for Agate

[1] a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
[2] a playing marble made of this substance, or of glass in imitation of it.
[3] Printing . a 5½-point type of a size between pearl and nonpareil. Compare ruby(def 6) .
[4] an impure microcrystalline form of quartz consisting of a variegated, usually banded chalcedony, used as a gemstone and in making pestles and mortars, burnishers, and polishers. Formula: SiO 2
[5] a playing marble of this quartz or resembling it
[6] Also called: ruby printing , US and Canadian (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 5 1 /2 point
[7] Northern English dialect on the way
[8] James (Evershed ). 1877–1947, British theatre critic; drama critic for The Sunday Times (1923–47) and author of a nine-volume diary Ego (1935–49)

Words related to Agate

font, case, boldface, roman, italic, pica

Words nearby Agate

agassiz, agastric, agastrophus, agastya, agata, agate, agate line, agateware, agatha, agatho, agathocles

Origin of Agate

1150–1200; Middle English ac(c)ate, achate, agaten (compare Dutch agaat, Old Saxon agāt, Old High German agat ), apparently < Old French agathe or Italian agata (initial stress) ≪ Medieval Latin achātēs < Greek achā́tēs

Other words from Agate

ag·ate·like , ag·a·toid , adjective

Word origin for Agate

C16: a-² + gate³

Synonyms for Agate

font, boldface, case, italic, pica, roman