Meanings
plural achates
- obsoleteAn agate.
Two vasas of berill , 2 of achate , whereof one is esteemed for its bignesse , colour , and carving imboss'd
1643 November 21 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for November 12 1643]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC1 more example
These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC
Origin
- Old Frenchacate
- Middle Englishachate
- Englishachate
From Middle English achate, agaten, from Old French acate, agate.
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achate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achate
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