fortification agate
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noun
an agate, used as a gem, having polygonal banding such that it suggests the plan of a bastion.
Nearby words
- forthright,
- forthwith,
- forties,
- fortieth,
- fortification,
- fortified pa,
- fortified wine,
- fortify,
- fortin barometer,
- fortis
Origin of fortification agate
First recorded in 1880–85
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Examples from the Web for fortification agate
Sometimes they are arranged in angles, presenting the fortification-agate.