agate
/ˈæ.ɡət/noun
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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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The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5 1/2-point.
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One fourteenth of an inch
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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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A marble made from agate.
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(usually in the plural) A testicle.
Synonyms:
aggie, ruby
adverb
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On the way; agoing.
"to be agate; to set the bells agate"