agates Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: AE1 G AH0 T S
What Does Agates Mean?
Agates is a noun that means plural of agate.
Agates Definition (Noun)
- plural of agate
Noun
- 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.
- The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5 1/2-point.
- One fourteenth of an inch
- A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
- A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.;—so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
- A marble made from agate.
- (usually in the plural) A testicle.
Synonyms of Agates
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