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agate

Agate is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter A and ends with the letter E for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(adv.) On the way; agoing; as to be agate; to set the bells agate.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A kind of type larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby.
(n.) A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
(n.) A tool used by gold-wire drawers bookbinders etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.

Syllable Information

The word agate is a 5 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for agate is: ag-ate


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