agate
noun
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
agates
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pluralof agate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Glossy agates and tiny-dice surprises interrupt the labyrinth’s blue, gray, white and orange river stone path.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
Experts from the University of Leeds and a specialist spectroscopy company were also involved, and they found she had carnelians and agates which she collected in Scarborough, where she worked as a governess.
From BBC ● May 21, 2022
I won more agates and marbles than anyone in school, and gradually amassed hundreds of soldiers; finally leaving them to clutter up unreachable shelves.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 13, 2017
As I dug up the rocks to cover her, I found shells and agates and chunks of perfectly weathered beach glass.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 11, 2016
All I saw at first was a silver frame studded with emeralds and agates and pearls.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
