01 adv. On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate.
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On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate.[Obs.]
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5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Agate
02 n. A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stri…
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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.(Min.)
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A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby.(Print.)
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A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.[Obs.]
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A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.