agate
-1 n. மணிவகை, இரத்தினங்களில் ஒன்று, பொற்கம்பிக்கு மெருகேற்றும் கருவி, அச்செழுத்து வகை.-2 00*நடந்துகொண்டு, எழுந்து, வழிதவறி.
A*gate", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- on + gate way.] Defn: On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs.] Cotgrave. Ag"ate, n. Etym: [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. 1. (Min.) Defn: 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. Note: The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties. 2. (Print.) Defn: A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby. Note: This line is printed in the type called agate. 3. A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals. [Obs.] Shak. 4. A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing. A*gate", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- on + gate way.] Defn: On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs.] Cotgrave. Ag"ate, n. Etym: [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. 1. (Min.) Defn: 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. Note: The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties. 2. (Print.) Defn: A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby. Note: This line is printed in the type called agate. 3. A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals. [Obs.] Shak. 4. A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.