单词 | agate |
释义 | agate —agatelike, agatoid, adj. /ag"it/, n. 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. Print. a 51/2-point type of a size between pearl and nonpareil. Cf. ruby (def. 5). [1150-1200; ME ac(c)ate, achate, agaten (cf. D agaat, OS agat, OHG agat), appar. < OF agathe or It agata (initial stress) << ML achates < Gk achátes] |
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