† phassachaten.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French phassachate; Latin phassachates.

Etymology: < Middle French phassachate (1562 in Du Pinet, Holland's probable immediate source in quot. 1634) or its etymon post-classical Latin phassachates (in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny; the established text has iaspachātēs jaspagate n.) < ancient Greek ϕάσσα wood pigeon (of unknown origin) + ἀχάτης agate n.

Obsolete. rare.

A lead-coloured variety of agate.

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1634 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (new ed.) I. xxxvii. x. 623 The Agat..is full of varietie in colours, whereby it hath gotten many names, for called it is Phassachates, Cerachates, Sardachates, Hæmachates, Leucachates, and Dendrachates.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Phassachate, the lead colored agate [hence in later dicts.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	phassachate
释义	† phassachaten. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French phassachate; Latin phassachates. Etymology: < Middle French phassachate (1562 in Du Pinet, Holland's probable immediate source in quot. 1634) or its etymon post-classical Latin phassachates (in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny; the established text has iaspachātēs jaspagate n.) < ancient Greek ϕάσσα wood pigeon (of unknown origin) + ἀχάτης agate n. Obsolete. rare. A lead-coloured variety of agate. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > chalcedony > agate > varieties of sea-agatea1593 phassachate1634 sardachate1706 jaspagate1748 peacock stone1753 moss agate1798 fortification-agate1882 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > cryptocrystalline quartz > chalcedony > agate > varieties sea-agatea1593 phassachate1634 sardachate1706 jaspagate1748 peacock stone1753 moss agate1798 ruin agate1798 1634 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (new ed.) I. xxxvii. x. 623 The Agat..is full of varietie in colours, whereby it hath gotten many names, for called it is Phassachates, Cerachates, Sardachates, Hæmachates, Leucachates, and Dendrachates. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Phassachate, the lead colored agate [hence in later dicts.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1634
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