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Definition of agates in English English dictionary
- plural of agate
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- A semi-pellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds
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- A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.;—so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing
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- {n} a class of gems, of many varieties
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- A type size of 5 1/2 points Reference, agate line
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- Agate is a variety of chalcedony (a family of microcrystalline quartz) Agate is a very common stone that is often used in jewelry It is found in a wide range of colors, including black, gray, brown, reddish, green, pink, blue, and yellow Agate can be flecked with color and is often banded, exhibiting layers of quartz Agate is porous and takes dye easily; it is frequently dyed to enhance the coloration and the banding White agate was used often in Victorian jewelry, mostly as a background Moss agate has green, red or black dendritic inclusions Onyx is agate whose bands are parallel Eye agate has banding arranged in concentric circles Agate has a hardness of 6 5 to 7 and a specific gravity of 2 6 The agate pin above is from Miracle
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- A unit of measure used in calculating columns of advertising space, primarily in newspapers Fourteen agate lines equal one column inch
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- A type of chalcedony quartz found in a variety of colors and patterns, frequently with varying color layers
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- Striped semiprecious stone used in jewelry Stripes may be wide or narrow, straight or curved, but are generally concentric Colors may vary within one stone, but are usually pale shades of bone, yellow, red and brown
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- an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
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- A kind of silica consisting mainly of chalcedony in variegated bands or other patterns
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- is an extremely fine-grained variety of Chalcedony-a type of Quartz-formed by the slow depositing of silica into the cavities of older rocks It displays banding of two or more colors It is valued as semiprecious gem and also used in the manufacturing of grinding equipment
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- A semi-precious chalcedony formed as quartz fossils of a previous geological age The colors of agate can be clouded, clear or banded
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- Small type often used for statistical data on sports and stock pages It is a type size of approximately 5 1/2 points tall, a point being 1/72nd of an inch
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- unit of measurement used to calculate column space; 14 agate lines equals one inch (2 54 cm)
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- (2 syl ) So called, says Pliny (xxxvii 10), from Achates or Gagates, a river in Sicily, near which it is found in abundance "These, these are they, if we consider well, That saphirs and the diamonds doe excell, The pearle, the emerauld, and the turkesse bleu, The sanguine corrall, amber's golden hiew, The christall, jacinth, achate, ruby red " Taylor: The Waterspout (1630) Agate is supposed to render a person invisible, and to turn the sword of foes against themselves
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- This stone is grouped under the quartz variety known as chalcedony It is easily recognised by the successive layers that differ in colour and translucency Its strengthening properties are ideal to balance the yin-yang energies It balances the "physical, emotional and intellectual bodies with the etheric energies" (Love Is In The Earth - A Kaleidoscope of Crystals"- Melody) Placed around the body to stabilises and strengthens the aura by transforming and eliminating negativity Used to enhance analytical capabilities, to assist in the communication with the spiritual world and in distant healing
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- Silica in which variegated bands are presented in various colors
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- Unit of measurement used in newspapers to calculate column space 14 agate lines equals one inch
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- type term
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- Text measuring five and one half points, usually used in newspaper advertising Fourteen Agate lines equal one inch to top
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- A natural mineral, a stone marble desired by mibsters, as in bulls-eye agate Name adopted by early American marble manufacturers to describe any and all classes, types and styles of marbles; ceramic, as in trademarks Dyke's American Agates, registered Samuel C Dyke; glass, Akro Agate, registered The Akro Agate Company
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- Small type used for sports, statistics, stock tables, classified ads
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- Copper Kunzite Onyx Sugilite
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- A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby
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- A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen
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- {i} hard semiprecious stone often having variegated colorful stripes; standard font size equal to 5 1/2 points
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- On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate
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- Agate is a very hard stone which is used to make jewellery. Common, semiprecious silica mineral, a variety of chalcedony that occurs in bands of varying colour and transparency. Varieties are characterized by peculiarities in the shape and colour of the bands, which are seen in sections cut at right angles to the layers. Agate is found throughout the world, commonly in cavities in eruptive rocks and in geodes. Brazil and Uruguay are major producers of agates; they are also found in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and other western U.S. states. Agate is essentially quartz. Much commercial agate is artificially dyed to make the naturally dull-gray stones more colourful
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- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing
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- A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc
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- Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds
- agate
- 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
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- A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals
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- A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.;-so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing
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Turkish pronunciation
ägıtsPronunciation
/ˈagəts/ /ˈæɡəts/
Etymology
[ 'a-g&t ] (noun.) 1570. Middle French, from Latin achates, from Greek achatEs.Resimler
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