fortification agate
noun
an agate, used as a gem, having polygonal banding such that it suggests the plan of a bastion.
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Origin of fortification agate
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby fortification agate
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Example sentences from the Web for fortification agate
Sometimes they are arranged in angles, presenting the fortification-agate.