Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The lead-colored agate.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Min.) The lead-colored agate; -- so called in reference to its color.

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  • noun mineralogy The lead-coloured agate.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek, meaning "wood-pigeon agate", referring to its colour.

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