AGATE


Meaning of AGATE in English

/ ˈægət; NAmE / noun

[ U , C ] a hard stone with bands or areas of colour, used in jewellery

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from French , via Latin from Greek akhatēs .

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