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noun

Agate

A semi-pellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.

"My grandmother's favorite necklace has a beautiful agate pendant, its swirling brown and white bands creating a unique pattern in the stone. "

Le collier préféré de ma grand-mère a un magnifique pendentif en agate, dont les bandes brunes et blanches tourbillonnantes créent un motif unique dans la pierre.

geology mineral material substance nature

noun

Agate

The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5 1/2-point.

"The footnotes in the old book were printed in agate, making them very small and hard to read without a magnifying glass. "

Les notes de bas de page de l'ancien livre étaient imprimées en agate, ce qui les rendait très petites et difficiles à lire sans loupe.

type writing language

noun

Un quatorzième de pouce

One fourteenth of an inch

"The printer needs to shift the image just one agate to the right to center it on the page. "

L'imprimante doit décaler l'image d'un quatorzième de pouce vers la droite pour la centrer sur la page.

unit amount number

noun

Nain, petit être

A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.

"Though a respected professor, Dr. Evans was such an agate that he was often mistaken for a student. "

Bien qu'il fût un professeur respecté, le Dr. Evans était un tel nain qu'on le prenait souvent pour un étudiant.

person appearance character

noun

Brunissoir

A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.;—so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.

"The bookbinder used an agate to smooth the gold leaf on the cover, giving it a polished shine. "

Le relieur utilisait un brunissoir pour lisser la feuille d'or sur la couverture, lui donnant un éclat poli.

material utensil job

noun

Bille en agate

A marble made from agate.

"My grandmother's antique jewelry box contained a beautiful agate, a small, intricately patterned marble. "

Le coffret à bijoux antique de ma grand-mère contenait une belle bille en agate, un petit marbre aux motifs complexes.

material geology

noun

Testicules

(usually in the plural) A testicle.

anatomy body organ sex

adverb

En route, en train de

On the way; agoing.

"to be agate; to set the bells agate"

être en route; faire sonner les cloches en route

way time