HyperDic: agate

English > 1 sense of the word *agate*:
NOUN	substance	agate	an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony

agate > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'gaht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...

English > *agate*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	An impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles.
Narrower	moss agate	An agate resembling moss with brown, black, or green markings
Broader	chalcedony, calcedony	A milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
Spanish	ágata
Catalan	àgata