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A*gate" (&unr_;), adv. [Pref. a- on + gate way.] On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
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Ag"ate (&unr_;), n. [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. &unr_;.] 1. (Min.) 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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&hand_; The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties.
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2. (Print.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby.
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&hand_; This line is printed in the type called agate.
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3. A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals. [Obs.] Shak.
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4. A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
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