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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Some 75% of sales of pieces including amethyst, sea glass and agates from her business, CindyLouWho2, based in Calgary, Alberta, come from Americans.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Another tour de force is “Rock Shop,” which centers on a display of sliced agates and geodes in colors that verge on the artificial — each stone is a little painting edged in glitter.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
But beaches here mostly held smooth cobbles and agates, along with logs of fallen old-growth trees, some with two-story-high root balls resembling Medusa’s hair, tossed high onto the beach by storm waves.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
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
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
