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US
/ˈæɡət/
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[ UK /ˈæɡeɪt/ ]
[ UK /ˈæɡeɪt/ ]
NOUN
- an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
How To Use agate In A Sentence
- In 1936 a Polish Anthropologist named Sula Benet discovered that in the original Hebrew text of the Old Testament the word "kaneh bosm" had been translated as calamus by the Greeks when they first rendered the Books in the 3rd century B.C., and then propagated as such in all future translations from the Greek as Hebrew ceased to be a spoken language, not again revived until the 1800's. Phelps and Obama-- leading the way Towards legalizing Marijuana.
- They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.
- These were monitoring variables like humidity and temperature, information that is invaluable to the horticulturalists attempting to propagate the trees.
- Both major political parties propagate myths about young people.
- Agates were apparently highly valued by the ancient Egyptians for their lapidary use and were mounted into gold with other precious stones such as lapis and emeralds.
- The gambier plant is propagated either by seeds or cuttings, but the latter are preferred. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, o
- Scientists were hoping to propagate the best qualities of both types of sheep.
- Thus in the case of any electrified body, acting on an unelectrified body at a distance, it has to be definitely understood that _the action at a distance_ is alone communicated and propagated by the dielectric or medium which exists between the two bodies. Aether and Gravitation
- Plants are propagated from cuttings fastened to the ground.
- These factors allow the organism to propagate and acclimate to the host's internal environment.