agate

ag·ate

noun, often attributive \ˈa-gət\

Definition of AGATE

1

: a fine-grained variegated chalcedony having its colors arranged in stripes, blended in clouds, or showing mosslike forms

2

: something made of or fitted with agate: as a : a drawplate used by gold-wire drawers b : a playing marble of agate

3

a : a size of type approximately 5¹⁄₂ point b : condensed information (as advertisements or box scores) set especially in agate type

Origin of AGATE

Middle French, from Latin achates, from Greek achatēs

First Known Use: 1570

Other Mineralogy Terms

host, inclusion, matrix, streak

Rhymes with AGATE

faggot, fagot, maggot