| 单词 | agate |
| 例句 | Her jewelry hangs there—slices of agate on long chains of raw crystal beads, collars set with moonstones, deep green bloodstones strung together, and an opal pendant, bright as fire in the sunlight. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Only her eyes, a dark, agate blue, remain whole. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The guide shows them agate from Brazil and violet amethysts and a meteorite on a pedestal that he claims is as ancient as the solar system itself. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They pointed to the swans, which had been identical before but now were strange—one fanged and made of agates and moss, another seeming dipped in gold. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Like me, many of them wore family jewelry made of silver, inset with turquoise and agate and jet. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaori opened her empty hand as if the agate would magically appear there. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z All I saw at first was a silver frame studded with emeralds and agates and pearls. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not you. I’m fear’d you have some ill plans agate, that bring you about folk’s houses at this time o’ night. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He took his time about choosing three brown agates to take with him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Because snakeskin agates are usually found in dry riverbeds or along beaches—places where there’s water.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z At thirty her hot brown eyes had turned to agate, and her skin had taken on the sheen of maple struck down, split and sanded at the height of its green. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Head bent downward, I scanned for agates — and found some. Worth the Trip: Soul-nourishing vistas at Ebey’s Landing 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z But it is Schepps who specializes in circles, arraying them colorfully in rows whose stated inspirations include the sun and agate, the translucent stone that often contains eye-like patterns. In the galleries: Artwork that’s designed to fail 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z On a wall, an installation of agates is set in her signature prong setting; on another, tribal pieces are arrayed on shelves. Browsing: Shopping for New Pants That Act Like Jeans, a Longchamp ‘Year of the Horse’ Bag and More 2014-01-15T23:10:33Z The most purely decorative — and rapturously beautiful — are those created from kaleidoscopic arrangements of thinly sliced agate stones in vivid combinations of color. Zurich, for a Song 2010-09-24T18:42:00Z Then we chose a bead, a fire agate left over from a long-ago project. Motherlode Blog: Letting a Child Walk Alone 2013-09-09T16:49:16Z “We are herein presented to some five hundred thousand characters, each one deftly drawn in a line or two of agate type, each one standing out from the rest in bold relief,” Benchley writes. Robert Benchley’s Legacy in a Era of Fraught Comedy 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Instead, she mixes diamonds, sapphires and amethysts with moodier materials like jasper “zebra” agate, purple turquoise, Nubian opals and moonstones. T Magazine: Rock Star 2011-02-17T09:00:37Z Other materials in his collection include pewter, copper, turquoise, agate and lapis lazuli. When Form Meets Function: Cuff Links Throughout the Centuries 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z On this day she was wearing a tracksuit and hefty chain from which dangled a slab of agate bordered in gems. Ashley Longshore Is Fashion’s Latest Art Darling 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z An agate pomegranate bursting with seeds promised the birth of sons. Art in Review: ‘Colors of the Universe’: ‘Chinese Hardstone Carvings’ 2012-12-27T22:03:38Z Maybe pop a few agate body brushes into the care package, too. Protest all you like, Susan Sarandon. In effect you work for Trump 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z There are objects in the show made from materials such as gold, agate, jasper, coral and ivory, many of which are almost impossibly detailed and intricate. Hapsburg exhibition reveals Holy Roman emperors' taste in bling 2011-08-15T17:55:55Z Her resulting collection of third-eye jewelry is made with recycled precious metals inlaid with agate and quartz. Browsing: Trench Coats for Spring; New Jewelry; Bonobos Introduces AYR label and More Shopping News 2014-04-23T21:49:59Z “Red agate and White Opal with Botryodial Chalcedony,” to be exact, according to tweet. Twitter salivates over 'cheesecake' rock: 'Why does it look so tasty?' 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z In my experience, these numbers are usually hard to find, tucked away near the agate listing of ingredients, wedged in near the really boring ones like “disodium guanylate.” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: The solution to our political problems is on a can of sardines 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Ashtrays, in jade, agate, gold rubies, sapphires and enamels that were made in 1930 by Cartier, accompanied by a specially made cigarette box and tobacco jar. Hillwood Estate exhibit showcases Marjorie Merriweather Post’s jewelry by Cartier We don't expect to see Psyche at this point but there she is, in a silhouette as clear-cut as her "agate lamp". Poem of the week: To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe 2010-04-26T09:17:00Z Amid all the pyrotechnics, don’t miss his special genius for agate stones. Art Review: Johann Christian Neuber’s Gold-and-Stone Bonbons at the Frick 2012-07-12T21:49:03Z Some people might find pandemic comfort in turning to swirling agate for rebalancing, for example. ‘Healing’ crystals are having a pandemic moment. But science says they’re just pretty stones. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z He wrote a news story on “the Zimkowitz annual baseball game” in the form of a box score: 19 Zimkowitzes in two columns of agate type. Seussapalooza! The Magical Creations of the Man Behind The Lorax 2012-03-02T16:12:29Z A writer's block crystals gift set available through Etsy offers agate, carnelian, tiger eye, citrine, amethyst and clear quartz crystals to help those struggling to formulate sentences. The 5,000-year history of writer’s block 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z “Here was an elegy in agate type, a coded obituary for an era of dreams now dimmed,” he writes. Books of The Times: ?The Great Oom,? by Robert Love, on Yoga?s Pierre Bernard 2010-04-14T22:33:00Z But beaches here mostly held smooth cobbles and agates, along with logs of fallen old-growth trees, some with two-story-high root balls resembling Medusa’s hair, tossed high onto the beach by storm waves. At La Push, walk wild Washington beaches and commune with native culture 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z I haven’t developed a meaningful critical aesthetic that would allow me to review such a book — the agate type is impressively readable, I guess? Perspective | Facts, just the facts: My 10-year-old has reminded me of the allure of the almanac 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z For the first time, notes of panic register in those agate eyes. 'Wolf Hall' Recap: Cromwell the Serpent Makes an Appearance 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z Another tour de force is “Rock Shop,” which centers on a display of sliced agates and geodes in colors that verge on the artificial — each stone is a little painting edged in glitter. A New Level of Ambition in Art by 3 Women 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Each Rock Box includes a curated selection of high-quality crystals, rough rock, agates, geodes, gem collectibles and more. Experience gifts 2023: Top picks for places to go and things to do | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Every time TRT took the agate, she had a Bears media guide in her lap. Terry Taylor Appreciation: Former AP Sports Writer remembers ‘she was the most everything’ 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z They came up with a wallcovering collection full of leopard prints, swirling sea agate patterns, and golden Victorian keys and dressmaking scissors. Travel, nature, history, imagination infuse new wallpapers that help rooms tell stories 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z It’s a desolate alluvial fan on the southern flanks of the Cady Mountains, where sparkling calcite crystals and pieces of quartz, jasper and agate are continually carried down the slopes by thunderstorms and flash floods. Rockhounds fight for access to their jewel in the desert: Mojave Trails National Monument 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Glossy agates and tiny-dice surprises interrupt the labyrinth’s blue, gray, white and orange river stone path. Bainbridge Island: A spring driving tour of the island’s parks | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Among his tasks in Metro was putting together the weather page, assembling all that agate type that listed highs and lows across the country. Perspective | As the sun goes down on the Skywatch column, meet the author behind it 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z When I first worked with her at the AP bureau in her hometown of Philadelphia in 1981, our office handled the agate — the goal scorers, penalties, shots — for the Hershey Bears minor league hockey team. Terry Taylor Appreciation: Former AP Sports Writer remembers ‘she was the most everything’ 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z If you live inland and you can’t afford jade, you’re more likely to utilize other materials like obsidian or agate or whatever other natural gemstone that they had access to. The jeweler behind 'Black Panther 2' reveals one last Easter egg you might've missed 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “Now I have it. It’s a piece of agate from the Cady Mountains.” Rockhounds fight for access to their jewel in the desert: Mojave Trails National Monument 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Moss agate, which is slightly harder than opal, has also risen in demand. For queer couples, engagement rings with subversive stones 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Experts from the University of Leeds and a specialist spectroscopy company were also involved, and they found she had carnelians and agates which she collected in Scarborough, where she worked as a governess. Author Anne Bronte a skilled geologist, research shows 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The only thing he loved more was his wife, Pat, whom he met when she worked at the News Tribune as an agate clerk. Known for outworking everyone, John Clayton loved every aspect of his job covering Seahawks and NFL 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Boma Jewelry Treasured Agate Pendant Necklace: Designed in Seattle, this agate disc stands for courage and new beginnings. Teen gifts 2021: 20 finds that won’t make them say, ‘eww’ | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Price: $14 Anthropologie Composite Agate Coaster These stunning, handmade coasters are made from shards of natural agate, a rock formation that boasts a variety of colors, including pink, blue, white, and brown. The Verge’s favorite holiday gifts under $50 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Rukan added that Ms. Feigenbaum volunteered for assignments that others shunned, including local election agate — journalism jargon for news listings, sports scores or election returns presented in smaller type. Pamela Feigenbaum, Washington Post copy editor, dies at 59 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z As a symbol of his devotion to the revolution, he wore a silver ring with a large, oval red agate, the same type worn by Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and by General Suleimani. The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Larimer was still working as an agate clerk when he began taking editing assignments from sports copy chief Tony Reid, who later recruited him to the foreign desk. David Larimer, versatile Washington Post editor, dies at 47 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z “I’ve been a clerk late at night putting some agate together,” he said, his use of industry jargon drawing laughs from reporters on the call. Hernández: Chargers bolting into the unknown quite a bit with Brandon Staley 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z I was reading the old Herald Examiner, checking out the agate section. Book excerpt: The day Tiger Woods announced himself as a future Masters champ 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z “The local election agate — with ballots right down to the board of education — is always rife with errors because of the way it’s reported to The Post — that is, not well,” Rukan said. Pamela Feigenbaum, Washington Post copy editor, dies at 59 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z “It had fondant and looked like it had blue agate crystals. … She made the best chocolate chip cookies. … She loved watching cooking shows and “Cupcake Wars” with me. Column: Vanessa Bryant's honest words and emotions connected the world to Kobe and Gianna Bryant 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z “It’s such an iconic place of beauty, from the large panoramic vistas down to finding tiny agates in the surf,” Knack said. Porcupine Mountains park wants artists for cabin residencies 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z The tomb included armour, weapons, gold jewellery and an agate sealstone depicting two warriors fighting. Bronze Age royal tombs unearthed in Greece 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z I cut the agate box out and placed it carefully on the desk in my office. Book excerpt: The day Tiger Woods announced himself as a future Masters champ 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z “But Pam would cross-check names, party affiliations and districts, and the agate always was perfect. She was determined that every last piece of type be perfect because everything meant something to some reader somewhere.” Pamela Feigenbaum, Washington Post copy editor, dies at 59 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The eRosary consists of ten black agate and hematite rosary beads and a “smart cross” that stores the device’s data. Vatican unveils 'smart rosary' activated by making the sign of the cross 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The rosaries are made up of 10 black agate and hematite beads, plus a metal cross that detects movement. Vatican launches new 'eRosary' bracelet 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Rodriguez: As some of our readers have surely noticed by now, we have also eliminated the majority of what we call agate — the scoreboards and standings that would appear in most newspapers. What happened to the horse racing results and entries? 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Rodriguez: As some of our readers have surely noticed by now, we have also eliminated the majority of what we call agate -- the scoreboards and standings that would appear in most newspapers. Racing! What’s missing from the L.A. Times? 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z In the newspaper agate results, I went by my given name, Carlton White. PGA Tour rules guru Slugger White on never being late for work, knowing when to say, ‘I'm sorry,’ and the pain of discovering a 15th club - Golf Digest 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z A 1 cm stamp-seal made of bluish agate stone was also found in the ruins. Rare ancient treasures bearing Biblical names discovered in Jerusalem’s City of David 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z When an NFL team acquires a troubled wide receiver who's played 11 games the past five years, it's usually not worth more than a few lines of agate type. Annoying NFL Texts: Do the Pats know something about Josh Gordon the rest of us don't? - Golf Digest 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z The agate type painted a delightful picture of a different time. Perspective | Lose your lorgnette, watch fob or gold sleeve button? The Post had you covered. 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z It’s part of a bigger initiative to eliminate as much of the small type, which is called agate, as seems appropriate. Racing! What’s missing from the L.A. Times? 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z “It could be a rare material,” he explains, “like the tiger agate used in a Fabergé tray, or the unusual combination of amethyst and jade in a pair of earrings.” Too many fairs, not enough art 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Citrine, aventurine and moss agate are said to attract abundance. How prayer beads can enhance your meditative lifestyle 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z A basement gallery contains the Bergstrom Rock and Gem Collection, an extensive display of rocks, gems and fossils, including agates and mastodon teeth. Nebraska library includes extensive collection of fine art 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z People can handle geological items like a large chunk of bubble agate formed millions of years ago, she said. Museum run entirely by volunteers to keep moving forward 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The gold horns were also common in west Asia, while the agate was quarried in western India. The history of India in one exhibition 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z A necklace of red agate beads and white jade pendants was a type of jewelry favored by Qin nobility. Exhibit explores the history of China’s first emperor 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Turn to agate, goldstone and hematite stones for strength and courage, she said. How prayer beads can enhance your meditative lifestyle 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Colleagues called him a “facts machine,” and he still does his show with several newspapers in front of him, opened to the agate page of statistics and standings. Mike Francesa Won’t Be ‘Back After This’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z One fan posted instructions for combining quartz, rose water, and agate stones to rejuvenate the skin and appear as magical as Lana herself. How witches took over Tumblr in 2017 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z I also love how the figures fit into the lozenge shape of the agate; great use of the bottom curve to serve as the ground line. A Grecian Artifact Evokes Tales From the ‘Iliad’ and ‘Odyssey’ 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Brett Miller, the Times agate page guru and self-proclaimed baseball nerd, examined the remaining schedules of the wild card teams, looking at strengths and weaknesses. Mariners mailbag: A look at postseason chances, starting rotation issues and an extension for James Paxton 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Inside was a dried sage bundle and my “crystal prescription”: The blue kyanite, desert diamond, amethyst, pink Botswana agate and crystal quartz — which is apparently the black skinny jean of the crystal community. Inside Gwyneth Paltrow's first wellness summit, In Goop Health 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Other gems among the gems: a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite and roughly 50 agates from across the globe. Detroit gems: Mineral museum opens at Wayne State University 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z For those with less to spend, paintings were also available on leather wallets, tote bags or slices of agate. Lights, cameras, lint brushes: On the red carpet at the Beverly Hills Dog Show, the stars shed 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The seal, carved on a hard stone known as agate, shows a victorious hero slaying an adversary while a third warrior lies dead in the foreground. A Grecian Artifact Evokes Tales From the ‘Iliad’ and ‘Odyssey’ 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z It was standing room only when Zentner discussed Ellensburg blue agates — rare gems forged by chemical reactions in some of those basalts and scattered across the valley by ancient rivers. The Pacific Northwest is a Disneyland for geology lovers, and this CWU prof wants to be your guide 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z I won more agates and marbles than anyone in school, and gradually amassed hundreds of soldiers; finally leaving them to clutter up unreachable shelves. The Illness and Insight of Robert Lowell 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z It flickers into place like the wings of a moth and he presses it down with an agate stone, which is like “crushing the light”. Midas touch: the artist using gold to turn films into flickering frescos 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Only Tom Brady has had it better on the agate page. N.F.L. Schedule: Who We Think Will Win in Week 11 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z How does one polish a carved piece of agate without damaging/wearing down the work? A Grecian Artifact Evokes Tales From the ‘Iliad’ and ‘Odyssey’ 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z It’s as if you’re stepping on soft stones, as the same geodes and agates that are prevalent in McDonald’s jewelry are reinvented into a plush floor covering. These gorgeous rugs looks like jewelry — naturally 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z It is hard not to be charmed by Lowell’s hyperventilating report on his agates and turtles and toy soldiers, but the word “mania” suggests that he suspected the darker fortunes to come. The Illness and Insight of Robert Lowell 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z In a March 13-19 agate list of Stephen F. Austin’s men’s basketball roster, The Associated Press reported erroneously the school’s mascot. Correction: Stephen F Austin Roster story 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z As I dug up the rocks to cover her, I found shells and agates and chunks of perfectly weathered beach glass. Outdoors-loving mom learns much from 5-year-old daughter 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z They include close-up looks at live hawks and owls, a visit to a bear den and a hunt for Lake Superior agates. Porcupine Mountains plans extensive holiday activities 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z An agate and gold bracelet from 1975 was converted into gold and rosewood. An Unlikely Union: Tiffany and Dover Street Market 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The beads were made of carnelian, amethyst, jasper, agate and gold, researchers say. Here's what archaeologists found in a warrior's grave that's been untouched for 3,500 years 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z But for now, just keep in mind that the agate page in the sports section may show the Mets with a six-game lead, but the more accurate number might be three. Mets Math: The Six-Game Lead That Really Isn’t 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Egge believes the hobby of collecting agates is disappearing; it’s become more of a commodity these days. Winona man spends half-century collecting agates 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z But it has some interesting decorations that include gilt bows and swags with three agate cabochons embedded in the base, topped with an amethyst. Faux Fabergé Egg Contains Bible Fragment That Landed On The Moon 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Tests by Archaeological Investigations Northwest Inc. of Portland on blood residue on the agate scraper were consistent with the bovid family of animals, Thomas said. Eastern Oregon Dig Uncovers Ancient Stone Tool 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z On this particular evening, while Fleser was dictating his ballot he heard a loud noise overhead every minute or so that made it difficult to hear the agate clerk on the other end. Top 25 celebrates 20th anniversary as writers poll 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z So George Wilson, our Pentagon correspondent, started stirring through a transcript of hearings — not classified hearings — and in the agate print he found a reference to “Operation Marigold.” In his own words: Ben Bradlee on liars Other pieces incorporate ivory, agate, shell, and rock crystal. Silver haul donated to Ashmolean 2013-01-31T10:50:28Z The signing of 30-year-old offensive tackle Frank Omiyale was the kind of story that was buried with all of the other transactions that are reported daily in the agate section of the sports pages. Seahawks' offensive line keeps rolling 2012-09-21T02:16:04Z We managed, however, to pick up some interesting Chinese snuff bottles of carved agate, some with pictures painted inside. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Burnishers are made of agate or of bloodstone; the latter is said to produce a higher polish, but this may be due to our being more accustomed to its use. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Thick set with agate, and the azurn sheen Of turkis blue, and emerald green. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z His mouth is loose and weak, and his eyes are as opaque as agates. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z He had some very fine teacups of agate and hornblende schist with finely chased silver covers, which I admired very much. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z A person using the noctograph wrote with a sort of stylus of ivory, agate, or some other hard substance upon the blackened paper, which conveyed the impression to the white paper underneath. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Syria is thy merchant, because of the number of the wares of thy skill; they make thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Here and there, the water rippled into circles the colour of agate; groups of duck were bathing in the moonlight. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Here we were given Tibetan tea, made with salt and butter, and served up in agate cups with beautifully chased silver covers. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z At a later period, a beautiful manufacture was carried on in various parts of Italy; a sort of mosaic in very hard stone, such as agate, lapis lazuli, and other precious materials. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds. µ The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z I sharpened the centres with much care, and examined the agate caps, without improving the results. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z He shot again and grazed an agate, shouting "Dubs!" to the derision of us all. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Other precious stones found are chalcedony, garnet, jacinth, amethyst, carnelian, agate, rock-crystals, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The surface is sometimes inlaid with ivory, metal, mother-of-pearl, slices of agate and other substances, as in the Boulle or marquetry work already alluded to. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby. µ This line is printed in the type called agate. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z As in Japan, every adult male has his seal, of agate or cornelian among the rich, and of brass or silver among the poor. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z "Dubs all, and bull's-eyes up is what I play, unless you want to put in agates?" Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z An axe poised upon a stake, or an agate on a red-hot axe, was supposed by its movement to indicate the offender. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z When it comes out of the kiln, the gold is dull, and requires to be burnished with agate and bloodstone tools, to be in possession of all its brightness. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z To convert into agate; to make resemble agate. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z In the uninteresting gravel lie pebbles of jasper and agate, emerald green, red, yellow, and purple. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Iron, copper, alum, saltpetre, jasper and agates are found, but in 1903 all the workings had been abandoned except three salt mines; and there are few manufactures except the weaving of coarse cloth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Scotch kale, a variety of kale; Scotch mist, a mist like fine rain; Scotch pebbles, varieties of agate and jasper; Scotch thistle, the national emblem of Scotland. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Florentine mosaic-work, in which the inlaid materials are hard stones—jasper, agate, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Of the nature of agate, or containing agate. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Hear!” interrupted Agnes, banging on the table with an agate mixing spoon, and thereby bringing from a deep pantry the form and face of Mrs. MacCall, the sturdy Scotch housekeeper. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z The colour is brought up by means of rubbing with agate burnishers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The stone is a white agate, shaped like a cone, and the cutting is on its lower face. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z On the other hand, all the diamonds, emeralds, carnelians, agates, opals, and turquoises, which the natives offer for sale, are imported from India. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Piece of agate or blood-stone set in handles and used to produce a gloss on the edges of books. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z His little eyes, lurking beneath folds of fat, peeled like round agate marbles. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z The gold-leaf is then laid on, and rubbed in with agate burnishers, when it adheres by catching into the prepared scratched surface. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The page laments over his dead friend to whom he had given "a little bag full of perfumes and a ring of agate that he wore always on his hand." Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z At last he found work on a 32mo New Testament, set in agate, double columns, with a middle column of notes in pearl. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Occasionally the top of the book is burnished with an agate or blood stone. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The Grand Altar, brilliant with agate, jasper and all manner of precious stones and slabs of what is almost priceless, the lapis lazuli, which is on all sides lavishly laid as if of no value. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z This was wilfully streaked, mottled and quasi-accidentally varied; some of it was opalescent; much of it was more like agate or onyx than jewels. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The pulpit is adorned with shining brass and stones, principally cornelians and agates. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Some of the slabs are richly veined with agate, and the hand of nature has traced some semblances of human and animal forms. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z He read his testimony as if working his way through the agate in a bond offering, his voice a dead-on-arrival monotone. Gotham: City Wants to Pressure Homeless Adults to Find Their Own Places to Sleep 2011-11-10T02:49:39Z Neither is it fair to him to destroy the beauty of an agate for him—the charm of its shape, or the marvel of its construction. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z The hall was an octagonal, faced half its height, or to the floor of its galleries, in banded agate from the Indies; from that point upward the lining was marble panels and frescoes, alternating. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Miniature busts in agate and jasper, small columns of the same materials,—these are some of the features which my treacherous memory records. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z They had pearls, bits made of ivory, bracelets, vessels of amber and glass, agates, and, what surpasses all, great abundance of tin. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Woodwork from these abnormal growths shows exquisitely waved lines when polished, as delicate as those in a banded agate. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z It is not fair to a child to let him spend his time playing with an agate in school. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Within was a tremendous inclosure, floored with agate, galleried with immense chambers which were screened with grills of beaten brass. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Chalced′onyx, an agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a grayish translucent chalcedony. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z We are herein presented to some five hundred thousand characters, each one deftly drawn in a line or two of agate type, each one standing out from the rest in bold relief. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z At the lower end of the body of the church stands a large font of agate stone. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Garnets are plentiful in the Lindi district, and agates, topaz, moonstone and other precious stones are found in the colony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Then, as if he had sufficiently tested my belief in myself, that smile broke over his agate of a face again. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z The agate basin exhales the perfumes of spikenard and ambergris. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The Oriental sardonyx was not available for the purposes of the Renaissance artists, who were consequently obliged to content themselves with the colder German agate onyx. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z They accordingly hunted at the place indicated and found the Regent and a valuable agate vase. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z I apologized to Joe for seeming to have aided and abetted "Lefty" in trying to get away with the moss agate, and Joe apologized to me for that warning about the Yellowstone. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z A third boy, three years old, dark as an agate ball, hung to her skirt. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Jared proudly points to his necklace laying nearby, which he made of silver and Botswana agate. Santa Fe's Native American art market is cultural feast 2011-08-21T20:07:57Z A Cretan fresco shows a figure wearing an agate lenticular stone suspended from the left wrist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Calm is it yonder, very calm; the air For mortals' breath is too refined and rare; Hard by a green lagoon our palace rears Its dome of agate through a myriad years. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Then, one day, "Lefty" came in and sold him back the agates. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Her ladyship was wearing the famous Sheepshanks agates. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z And next to these things was a temple devoted to Venus, containing three couches, with a floor of agate and other most beautiful stones, of every sort which the island afforded. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z In these, and in almost all Greek gems belonging to this period of excellence, the material is of indifferent quality, consisting of agate, chalcedony or cornelian, just as in the older specimens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z For I had some recollection of having been with our brake-beam-riding right fielder the evening "Lefty" Clancy tried to palm a moss agate out of one of Joe's trays—and got caught. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z I specialized on three lines, blue clays, real agates, the handsomest of all marbles, and big glass center-pieces. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Then he looked up at the boy, and his large bovine eyes turned hard as moss agates. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z Among this transported material I observed numerous small fragments of those agates, and other silicious minerals of the quartz family, which characterize the broad diluvial tracts about its sources and upper portions. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Then there were horns of ivory and ebony; emeralds, purple and broidered work, fine linen, coral and agate. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z He had hunted, trapped, prospected and searched for agates for fifty years, and it was well into the night before he had told me all about it. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Every where the most precious marbles, agates, and lapis-lazuli, oriental jasper, porphyry of every variety, dazzled the eye. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z I was the most exuberant agate clerk ever. My latest 'graduation' (aka the Grand Re-brand) 2011-06-23T15:00:09Z These crystals are superimposed on a basis consisting of thin lines, or tabular layers, of agate. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z It is harder to explain the tradition that the possession of an agate made a man able and eloquent. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z After they had conversed for a short time there entered twelve pages bearing vases of agate and rock crystal, enriched with precious stones, and full of the most exquisite beverages. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z I have often seen the microscopic cells of fossil wood not only filled in this way, but presenting under a high power successive coats of deposit, like the banded structure of an agate. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z The most costly kinds of material, precious stones, such as lapis lazuli, agate, rare marbles, etc., have been employed on furniture surfaces. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z It curdled the will to kill that had blazed from the beast's agate eyes. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The most wonderful stone, however, was the agate; taken in liquid it was good for any disease. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z No gleam of jewels marred the white perfection of face and figure, but her dilated eyes burned like brown agates when the light smites them. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z A tracing can be made in either of two ways: with a lead-pencil, or with a stylus of glass or agate. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z "What's agate of the young mastha?" the men muttered one to another; and with eyes of fear they stood stock-still on the deck and saw themselves driven on toward the shoals of the little sound. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z A young eagle—aggressively bold in his youth—sallied forth into the mystic dawn, setting himself high on Eagle Crown rock, and surveyed the dim world with a challenge in his blinkless agate eye. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Subsequent treatment is preferably preceded by a breaking-up of the larger fat-globules by the projection of a jet of the milk under high pressures against a steel or agate plate, a process known as homogenizing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z I reserved nothing but the diamond hoop guarding my wedding ring, and those Scotch agate bracelets, which I considered valueless and threw into a corner of my trunk. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Their gamut of color embraces all the hues of the rainbow, and many others; and there are specimens of wood-mosaics that are inferior in beauty only to agate and marble. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Quartz takes many forms, including sand grains and semiprecious gems such as agate and amethyst. Quartz Fingers Weak Spots in Earth's Crust 2011-03-16T19:00:00Z The commonest material for these gems is red carnelian, and agate frequently occurs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Hast thou indeed an abject agate plot To show that what exists is really not? The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z I went into a jeweler’s on Buchanan Street, and turned over a lot of those queer ornaments made of various colored agates set in silver. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Specimens from Willamette River, Oregon, of these beautiful productions; jasper, moss agate, obsidian, etc., rare. American Antiquities Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898 2011-02-23T03:00:33.300Z The blue eyes of Mrs. Crump hardened like agates. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z When the oil has dried up, the friction of a steel pivot in brass is actually less than in agate. Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology 2011-01-20T03:00:07.073Z I haven’t wasted an atom of my gray matter on ‘lowering lunacy’ or ‘agate plot’ or ‘mizzling mystery.’ The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z He did not wear spectacles, because his eyes, of a pale agate colour, were neither shortsighted nor longsighted, but were worn out and almost dead. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z I grew up in Minnesota on the north shore of Lake Superior and spent countless hours wandering the lake’s gravel beaches looking for agates and other interesting rocks. Scientist at Work: On Last Field Day, a South Pole Detour 2011-01-12T17:17:10Z These spoons were made of Wedgwood ware, china, glass, agate, or tortoise-shell, as well as of silver. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z "When the oil is perfectly fresh, agate and steel have a very low coefficient of friction." Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology 2011-01-20T03:00:07.073Z Then they dropped off and went agate o’ the flitters.’ The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z There was, as it were, an expression of passionate languor in the ringlets of her hair, and her forehead, which was like agate, seemed to cover a great deal, and indicated a masterful intelligence. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Unlike most merchants, he was very careful in the arrangement of his necklaces; in one tray were agates, in another blue sapphires; thus with all his beads. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z I obeyed, and greased the axles with the contents of an agate box Lilith held in her hand. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Because you see, mum, the sucker being wore, our poomp’s not agate just now.” The Parson O' Dumford Blocks and logs of agate, chalcedony, jasper, opal and other silicate deposits lie in hundreds over an area of 60 sq. m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Among mineral products are saltpetre, mineral pitch, petroleum, salt, sulphur, and several precious stones, as the carnelian, agate, and onyx. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The gems of onyx, carnelian and agate are later and bear various figures, and in some cases Arabic inscriptions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Rolled Oats, double column agate every other week, and a lot more things, till we're stone-blind and black in the face. The Bread Line A Story of a Paper Some are agates, bright purple and orange in colour, some clear translucent chaldedony. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight Keep a sharp eye out for anything in the flint line–quartz or agate. Into the Primitive They are represented seated on thrones under canopies, so artistically worked that they look like agates. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. Do not stew fruit in tin receptacles; use enamel or agate. Campward Ho! A Manual for Girl Scout Camps The Renaissance artists chiefly employed wood in making furniture, ornamenting it with gilding and painting, and inlaying it with agate, cornelian, lapis-lazuli, marble of various tints, ivory, tortoise-shell, mother-of-pearl and various woods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Pebbles which the waves have worn in the direction of the plate are very pretty when polished, and go by the name of sand agates. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight The bed posts were inlaid with mother-of-pearl, agate, lapis lazuli, and other rare stones. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I AN agate black thy roguish eyes Claim no proud lineage of skies, No velvet blue, but of sweet Earth, Rude, reckless witchery and mirth. Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems Basins Every child should be provided with a small agate or enamel hand basin in which she can keep her toilet articles when not in use. Campward Ho! A Manual for Girl Scout Camps Down in his pocket went his hand, and before Frieda's and Jack's amazed eyes were displayed a handful of bright jewels, topaz and jasper, agate and garnets. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold Instead of black or dull grey flint it has become translucent agate, of splendid orange and purple colours, or has been changed into clear translucent chalcedony. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight She remained a while absorbed in thought; and then at last, taking an agate snuffbox from her pocket, she strengthened herself with a pinch, before she answered. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales Like the eternal fire of distant stars— Blue, green and white, Gleam diamond, emerald, sapphire, Jacinth and beryl, Onyx and green-banded agate, And amethyst purple as wild iris-flowers. Acanthus and Wild Grape Miss Jones turned upon me her agate eyes—the eyelashes curled up at the corners, and it was difficult not to believe the eyes, too, roguish. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece Antlers there were and lion-skins, gleaming prisms of quartz, flint arrowheads and agates brought in by the shepherds, the costly Navajo blanket won by the fleet-limbed dun at Cañada races. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus In the agate the forms of fossil sponges can often be beautifully seen. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight You saw an agate, and a sunbeam penetrated the house and shone upon it. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes Our chalcedony was probably included by the ancients among the various kinds of jasper and agate, especially the varieties termed “leucachates” and “cerachates.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Santa Catalina, a grey green agate in the sunlight, a purple amethyst at twilight, ringed by lovely seas, is well worth a visit. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway The work-bench, equipped with its files, its hammers, its chip-axes, its burins, its bloodstone and agate polishing stones is no less pleasing to the eye. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess The flints in Sandown Bay have in the main travelled round from here; and towards the Culvers small handy specimens of agates and chalcedonies rounded by the waves may be collected. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight On taking leave, the royal visitor drew from a purse elegantly embroidered, a small agate snuff-box, and graciously offered to each of us a pinch. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 One of the forms of the Trap-rocks, in which agates and simple minerals appear to be scattered like almonds in a cake. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology A good deal of the carnelian now sold, however, is Brazilian agate, artificially stained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The agate tea-kettle was gone, its place taken by one of shining aluminum. The Shadow Among the manufactures are pressed bricks, tile, beer, ploughs, flour, agate and tin-ware. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The cathedral of the Assumption is perhaps the most noteworthy, teeming as it does with historic interest, and being filled with tombs and pictures from its dark agate floor to the vast cupola. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The buttons are cornelian, agate, turquoise, or merely gold, bell-shaped. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Matt-work is protected with one or two coats of finish-size; but burnished gold is finished only by polishing with an agate burnisher—no size or water being allowed to touch such surfaces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" She sent me fifty yards down the hill to pick up a piece of broken bottle which she insisted was moss agate! From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The town is celebrated for its manufacture of agate and carnelian ornaments, of reputation principally in China. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Apparatus.—A small agate mortar, 4-5 cm. in diameter, should be provided in which to grind the samples to be examined. The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis It was riven obliquely from top to bottom as if split by a wedge; a curious boulder, banded with strata of quartz like the stripes of an agate. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt What will she wear?—A black satin, cut in a V, with a pendant of agate, and a cap with an aigrette. Lady Cassandra Crystal, Hanaps. agate and other hard stones, ivory, Chinese porcelain, as well as more ordinary wares, were all in use, as well as the precious metals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The shore is literally packed with agates and crystals. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. And the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst. The Bible Story The Nubian children offered us some pretty baskets for sale, and some Egyptian agates. What We Saw in Egypt Dice-boxes have been made in many shapes and of various materials, such as wood, leather, agate, crystal, metal or paper. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Z is a bell-shaped piece of agate marked with Z-shaped stripes. Just So Stories Repeat until pork is used, then sew up the ends of the cloth compactly, place between agate platters and subject to considerable pressure over night. Home Pork Making The eyes were bright and clear, and, when he looked at you they seemed to glint like moss agates, as some of his friends used to say. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Rings, set with carnelian, agate, sardonyx, amethyst, and other gems, and brooches of every variety, completed the ornaments in the jewel cases of the Athenian women. Greek Women She pressed a knob of agate on the wall, which set in motion a hammer outside the room. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 When it is time to boil the bottles they should be placed in an agate or other suitable kettle, covered with water, and boiled vigorously for three minutes. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick The lustre of white vellum or of calf, when they have not been badly rubbed by use, may be restored by rubbing with an agate burnisher, a polished bone or a curved iron slightly warmed. Book Repair and Restoration My adversary reproached and scolded me, but I, having once begun the work of destruction, stooped down to pick up some of the agate balls, which were rolling about the golden spears. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors The glaziers might have said with Isaiah, "And I will make thy windows of agates and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones." Cathedrals of Spain Glittering brilliancy, dazzling gold, silver, or gilt, polished marble, agate, and jasper, and a luxuriance of vivid colours meet the visitor's eyes when standing there. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain Boiling 2½ quarts of water in a large agate saucepan; or better 2. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick At my right was a regally gowned woman whose delicate features were now as hard as agate and whose eyes were avid. The Portal of Dreams Besides the soldiers, we had found artillery in our chests—namely, boxes filled with little balls of polished agate. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Scenes from the great poems were reproduced almost microscopically in carnelian cameos, onyx, and agate, and the emeralds, topazes, and amethysts were decorated with profiles of goddesses and heroes. Sónnica PP are the agates upon which the knife edges CC rest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Enameled or agate ware which has begun to chip should be discarded. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick Volcanic ash, or bole, is frequently found separating the different lava-flows; and in the upper amygdaloidal sheets numerous secondary minerals are found, such as quartz, agate and jasper, stilbite and chlorite. Volcanoes: Past and Present Place in an agate stew pan, add one-half cup cold water, cover and let simmer until shells open. Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes But look what it happens to be set in—the mixture of agate, silver, greenish and black quarries. Stained Glass Work A text-book for students and workers in glass Timar sat in silent stupefaction on the edge of the bed, and held in his trembling hands the agate box, whose diamonds sparkled in the moonlight. Timar's Two Worlds Dear B. L. T., pray take this hint: I shrink to see my name in print, The agate line—O please!—for me. The So-called Human Race Mix all together and boil for one hour in a porcelain or agate kettle, stirring often to prevent scorching; about ten minutes before it is done, add salt to taste. Stevenson Memorial Cook Book One man is made of agate, another of oak; one of slate, another of clay. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) There are a few medium sized beads of agate and one pendant of dark greenish stone rudely shaped to resemble a human head. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Her small, pure, grey-eyed face above her ruff Was chiselled like an agate; and he knew It was the Queen. Collected Poems Volume One "Because there is nought agate that fits women to be consarned in." Shirley The brown in her hair was richer than the clear agate of her eyes; it rippled across her ear like the scroll of water upon the sand. The Rustler of Wind River It is of no use to season the agate; it is vain to try to polish the slate; but both are fitted, by the qualities they possess, for services in which they may be honored. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) He locked a capacious reel into place, and, drawing a thin line through agate guides, attached a glistening steel leader and chained hook. Wild Oranges There did she give Open defiance with her agate smile To Spain. Collected Poems Volume One There is prayer and preaching agate in that church. Shirley In the marble season he was a plutocrat in taws and agates. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards She's as straight as a Ute, and her eyes are clear as agates. Money Magic A Novel If this is not at hand, some clean sand may be ground in an agate mortar, and if possible sieved. Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing Our dreams like clouds disperse: She dwells In agate, marble, verse. Collected Poems Volume One Her hand which turns the leaves of her book is worthy of such an arm; the nails, very long and of the transparency of agate. A Romance of the West Indies The eyelids remained opened, disclosing two great, dull eyes like poorly polished agates, which stared expressionlessly at him. The Planetoid of Peril Mexico also produces many other precious stones, among which are the ruby, amethyst, topaz, garnet, pearl, agate, turquoise, and chalcedony, besides onyx and many sorts of choice marbles. Aztec Land Take either a porcelain-lined saucepan, an agate kettle, a new tin kettle or pan or a stone saucepan. Desserts and Salads Our dreams like clouds disperse: She dwells In agate, marble, verse. Collected Poems Volume One His child-like face, with the soft, agate eyes, expressed only bewilderment. The Martian Cabal He faced us, his lips smiling and his eyes as blank as polished agate. The Floating Island of Madness Shippō, or "the seven jewels," namely gold and silver, branch of red coral, agate, emerald, crystal and pearl. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan It is a species of agate or chalcedony. Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Still with her agate smile, still she delayed, Holding her pirate admiral in the leash Till Walsingham, nay, even the hunchback Burleigh, That crafty king of statesmen, seeing at last The inevitable thunder-crash at hand. Collected Poems Volume One She leaves it to fancy to describe Queen Mab as coming: 'In shape no bigger than an agate stone On the forefinger of an alderman.' English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions To be sure, the next shop displayed sparkling heaps of crystal, veined agate, and onyx, yet he found himself better than all. Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He even sent down to Canton a quantity of pearls, agates, serpentines, and other stones of little value, in the hope of raising a temporary supply from the sale of them to foreign merchants. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton He could not embark on a mission that might permit of no returning without bidding Dorothy good-bye—and as he thought of that farewell his face twitched and the agate hardness wavered. The Roof Tree The white violet is scented on its stalk, the sea-violet fragile as agate, lies fronting all the wind among the torn shells on the sand-bank. Sea Garden The upper part of its head was as translucent as agate, through which could be seen opaque spots imbedded in the head where the base of the eye-sockets should have been. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Rainey saw his face, one red mask of blood and hair, with his agate eyes flaring up with the glory of the fight. A Man to His Mate Gold leaf is then laid upon them and they are burnished with tools headed with agate and bloodstone or instruments of various sorts until they are bright. Makers of Many Things She has a sort of lapis-lazuli eye with paler streaks in the iris, like banded agate. The Prairie Child The Corsican mountains present a variety of other fine granites, with porphyry and serpentine, in some of which agates and jaspers are incorporated. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Put in earthen or agate ware, with sugar, spices and a little water, cover close and cook half to three quarters of an hour, according to bulk. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South Out of the bloody mask of his face his agate eyes twinkled at Rainey with a sort of good-natured malice. A Man to His Mate Eight agate plates, or aluminum if possible; eight agate cups, or aluminum if possible; eight knives, forks and spoons; one large, long-handled cooking spoon. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Now Elisaru the messenger to the presence of the King my Lord has hasted, and I have made bold to present five precious things of copper, this agate, one throne of gold. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings Among the chalcedonies are the sardonyx, agates, and cornelian. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Peach Liqueur: Peel a peck of very ripe, very juicy peaches, cut from the seed, weigh, and pack down in earthen or agate ware with their own weight in granulated sugar. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South She was handling her woman's weapons admirably, yet when he sometimes, at night, under the cabin lamp, saw the smoldering light glowing in Lund's agate eyes, he knew that she was playing a dangerous game. A Man to His Mate Indeed, larger, or finer agates cannot be found in Europe than those which ornament the Cartuja. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months For example, large quantities of somewhat porous chalcedony from Brazil are stained and sold in imitation of natural agate or sard or other stones. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public But still she thought either I or Lazarus was excited, and sent only an agate stew-pan, which I also filled. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Take out, set on a rack in an agate pan, pour the liquor underneath, and bake slowly one to two hours, according to size. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South There is generally an expression of perfect satisfaction with life as he finds it, on his lineless biscuit-coloured face and in his brown agate eyes—a content seldom expressed under the top-hats in the Park. In the Tail of the Peacock She meant her words only when they were sword and agate. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Wet a piece of white wool cloth or yarn thoroughly with water and place it with the paste in an agate saucepan. The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) I don't think we saw one natural looking stone upon that beach; everything seemed vaguely, precious and outlandish, basalt, porphyry, agate, Rossoantique, and serpentine still bearing its original polish; also fine white marble, Mme. The Spirit of Rome Saw off shank and hip bones neatly, and cut the meat smooth, removing any tags and jags, then pack down in an agate or clean wooden vessel that has been scalded, then chilled. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South Over the even smoothness of her half-uncovered shoulders played a floating gloss as of agate, and a river of large pearls, not greatly different in hue from her neck, descended towards her breast. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century It could be sweet as honey and sharp as a two-edged sword; soft as dove’s down, and hard as an agate stone. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Silica, the substance of common quartz, also constitutes gem quartz, amethyst, opal, agate, onyx, etc. The Economic Aspect of Geology If you want a jewel, you give the workman an ingot of pure gold, cornelians, lapis-lazuli, agates, and hematite, and he carries out the wished-for design. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt Line an agate or earthen pie dish two to three inches deep, with very good crust, rolled thin, but not stretched nor dragged. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South He held out a broad gold cup, the rim whereof glinted with agate and sardonyx. A Victor of Salamis The diamonds of this district are noted for their purity and lustre, and are generally associated with other crystals—garnets, agates, quartz and chalcedonies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" For this purpose Koch ground up tubercle bacilli in an agate mortar and treated them with distilled water until practically no deposit remained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Their high withers, their broad dewlaps, their clean limbs, their small hoofs, shining like agate, their tails with the tuft carefully combed, showed that they were thorough-bred and that hard field-work had never deformed them. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt And that piece of agate, and the Rockingham lambs! Love of Brothers But, because Edward Hall informed Throckmorton of what was agate, a posse was sent into that country, and most of the men were hanged and their lands all taken from them. The Fifth Queen Crowned Everything he had, books, clothes, pocket‑money—even agate marbles, those priceless possessions to a French school‑boy—seemed to be also everybody else's who chose. The Martian If the materials had been agate or cornelian, or the most infusible substances known on the earth, they would have been fused and driven into vapour by the intensity of the sun's rays. The Story of the Heavens Sometimes there was a glint of topaz, or cornflower sapphire, gray agate; they were the most tantalizing eyes he had ever gazed into. The Pagan Madonna His unabashed eyes were as bright and hard as agates. Free Air At the first glance, you see it is made of very fine red striped agates, which have been broken into small pieces, and fastened together again by paste, also of agate. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing For the King's Highness' daughter had a great learning and was agate of writing a commentary of Plautus his plays. Privy Seal His Last Venture She wore sparkling jewels at her throat and waist, buckles of burnished gold on her shoes; her teeth flashed like polished ivory, and her nails like agates. Werwolves This instrument is a special scale of extreme accuracy, fitted with agate bearings with screw adjustment for balancing. Seasoning of Wood We found many water and moss agates of various sizes. The Sheep Eaters The stone set in both rings is a cut agate. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture Another present was a miniature sword of agate, ornamented with gold and rubies. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It was my Mother's best little gold pencil with the agate stone in the end. Fairy Prince and Other Stories In vases of agate were heaped diamonds beyond numeration, the smallest of which was larger than a pigeon's egg. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers "And he not back yet, whatever mischief's agate wi' him, though he kens yo like your meat at one." The Light of Scarthey Then the palm passed downward, and her face was left again stiff and masklike, the lips twisted a little into a cruel thinness, her eyes hard as agates on my own. Valley of the Croen All the different kinds of lava found in volcanoes are to be met with here, such as agate, pumice stone, and both black and green lapis obsidian. A Girl's Ride in Iceland The cup in which it spins is made of agate flint, or other hard substance. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Perhaps an all-day sucker lodged inside—a glassy or an agate—marbles best for pugging—or a brass ring with a ruby. Chimney-Pot Papers The men looked at each other in blank surprise, and began to mutter among themselves, "What game is he agate of now?" Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon When he reached the first court of the castle he saw before him a flight of agate steps, and went up them and passed through several splendidly furnished rooms. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Mr. Daggett told him their names and sizes—nonpareil, brevier, agate, pica, minion and a dozen others which Bobby could not remember but which he found exotic and attractive. The Adventures of Bobby Orde On the pin cushion lay the agate cuff buttons and the silver-rimmed fountain pen. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World He played at ossicles with Sporus, leaning with his left arm on a table of agate. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul On the shore hereabouts, all sorts of marine curiosities can be picked up, such as petrified wood, madrepores, jaspers, agates, and a variety of shells. A Yacht Voyage Round England “Believe me,” I told him, “a real agate is an imitation compared to us.” Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike Why, there's agates,—why, they are perfect beauties! Margaret Montfort Here are collected in abundance, rubies, sapphires, topaz, amethysts, and other precious stones, such as garnets, opals, agates, and sardonyx. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World It is made of agate and adorned with gold and gems, and was believed to have been used by Christ at his Last Supper with his disciples. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture In His great palace He makes her 'windows of agates' and all her 'borders of pleasant stones.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Their beads, rings, bracelets, and collars were of precious stones, such as carbuncles, rubies, diamonds, sapphires, emerald, turquoises, garnets, agates, beryls, and pearls. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I “I dare say there are some good agates here too, if we searched for them.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps Jewellers' shops contain very little interesting to a foreigner—most of the rings and brooches are trashy articles of jade-stone, a greenish stone which resembles agate or cornelian in opaqueness. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The most expensive materials were employed in the manufacture of snuff-boxes, such as agate, mosaics, and all kinds of rare wood, while many were of gold, studded with diamonds. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce The eyes are a deep, soft brown, with curious lights rippling through them like the tints of an agate. Floyd Grandon's Honor That was a sow's-ear, that an egg of skate, And this an agate rounded by the wave. Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II Stones like the agate are generally classed apart as semi-precious stones, and their interest depends upon beauty of structure or color, or possibly to a large extent upon their rarity. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 He looked intently at Sprudell’s small round eyes—hard as agate—at his selfish, Cupid’s mouth. The Man from the Bitter Roots The French also make pipes of agate, amber, crystal, carnelian and ivory, as well as the various kinds of pure or mixed metals. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce And have we not, nay, choose we not, to have variety of gems, agates, rubies, and diamonds shining about us, some squared, some angled, each having their own excellency, because so formed? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The white swans gently drag their boats Of ivory; bright beams Glimmer as through a veil of agate; And coral-wrought, the crowns Shine on fair locks like amber gleaming. Life Immovable First Part "What about the precious jewel in the saint's ear—the oriental amethyst, the ninth jewel in the high priest's breast-plate, as mentioned in Exodus, 'and the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst'?" There was a King in Egypt Then he placed the open letter on top of the one beneath the agate paper weight, tore up the envelope, and threw the two fragments into the waste paper basket behind him. The Man Who Lost Himself Her eyes were round and very prominent, suggestive of highly-polished, brown agates. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance How could it, with one looking like a fixed stone of agate and the other like a rolling ball of fire? The Forsaken Inn A Novel In this group may be mentioned the opal, amethyst, agate, rock-crystal, and the like, as the best known examples, whilst oxygen appears also mostly in the form of oxides, in chrysoberyl, spinel, and the like. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones "Behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and thy foundations with sapphires; and I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones." Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 The forest was a storehouse for ages, whence primitive men obtained material from which to make agate hammers, arrow-heads, and knives, as is shown by implements found hundreds of miles distant from these quarries. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania "Among the pebbles which it washes up, cornelians, agates, and mountain crystals, are sometimes found," said another. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands At fifty cents per agate line Kind editors will buy your verse; They'll make you swear that you resign All claims, for better or for worse. Songs for a Little House We threw off our clothes, and plunged into the lake; the water was too cold; the agates at the bottom cut our feet severely, and thus were we phlebotomised from head to foot. Diary in America, Series One Burnishers of steel, agate, or bloodstone can be bought at the shops where scratch brushes are sold, and are used to produce the same brightening effect as can be got by scratch-brushing. On Laboratory Arts On the ledges, tier above tier and story above story, are seen the opal and agate stumps and trunks of twenty ancient forests, some of the trunks being ten feet in diameter. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Its banks you know are celebrated for agates—but we have not time to stop a moment.—The settlements above P. du Chien are very few—now and then a solitary dwelling & a wood yard. Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 When the sizing is dry, the gold is burnished with a tool, tipped with an agate or blood-stone, drawn forcibly over the edge until it assumes a glistening appearance. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries In changing the house he took care that there should be a choice place to keep and display his already fine collection of pictures, statues, cameos, agates and jewels. Great Artists, Vol 1. Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer A bit of flint or agate is then held firmly against the edge of the wheel and the latter is rotated two or three times by hand. On Laboratory Arts Fragments, branches, and trunks of all sorts and sizes are found lying around, many of them richly colored, forming chalcedony, opal, and agate; some approach the condition of jasper and onyx. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania In the vicinity of the bluff are found the most beautiful agates in the world. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings Blanche, with the agate eyes and the cloud of chestnut hair, is a picture of autumn in the brown and red of her frock, with its bands of sable. The Choice of Life But flint is the staple of the broad Culm Valley, under good, well-pastured loam; and here are chalcedonies and agate stones. Crocker's Hole From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore Some operators prefer to hammer the diamond dust into the wheel with a lump of flint, or agate, but there is a risk of deforming the wheel in the process. On Laboratory Arts In time the woody structure disappeared, and was replaced by beautifully stained opal and agate. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Thus, a wrought iron disc rotating rapidly, will cut such hard substances as agate or quartz. Practical Mechanics for Boys Here was found a piece of agate in the shape of a nut, so beautifully carved that it was mistaken for a real nutshell. Pagan and Christian Rome Some of the bracelets are furnished with studs set with agate or coral. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 I imagine one would use a soft steel or ivory slip rubbed over with fine diamond dust and oil by means of an agate. On Laboratory Arts There were rich red garnets, variegated jaspers, chalcedonies and agates of many hues mingled with rock-crystals. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania He did not talk to the young girl but often his dark, velvety eyes met Jeanne's, which were like blue agate. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories At the right of the body was placed a casket of solid silver, full of goblets and smelling-bottles, cut in rock crystal, agate, and other precious stones. Pagan and Christian Rome Pliny mentions an agate, in which appeared, formed by the hand of nature, Apollo amidst the Nine Muses holding a harp. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Every Bedou, male or female, has a ring or charm of cornelian set in base silver, and agates and small tusks also set in silver. Southern Arabia On the marble floor were designs of graceful bouquets in onyx, lapis-lazuli, and agate. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories Remember how the doctor switched Bob Robinson for saying he’d been agate early.” Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp It seems that parts of this rich piece of furniture must have been inlaid with agate incrustations, of which one hundred and sixty-eight pieces were discovered in the same room. Pagan and Christian Rome As to the coming of the agate and the pouncet box, the minds of the boys were very hazy. The Armourer's Prentices Suddenly all is light and life and flight, Upon the sandy bottom, agate strewn. Silverpoints Diamonds, cornelians, jaspers, some very fine agates, and other precious stones, are found; but the natives seem not well to understand polishing them. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 How can I grind and polish quartz and agate rock, and what kind of grinding and polishing material should I use? Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. That hand shone like agate in the dark. Little Novels of Italy Other varieties of silicon dioxide, some of which also contain water, are chalcedony, onyx, jasper, opal, agate, and flint. An Elementary Study of Chemistry Two level tablespoons of cane sugar are placed in the agate cup and dissolved in a small amount of boiling water. The Mother and Her Child The walls and pillars are inlaid with costly stones of various shapes: lapis-lazuli and malachite, nephrite and agate. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People This mirror was of rock crystal combined with cut and polished agates, and around it was a network of enameled gold. The Story of Glass Maryan answered, with his hand on the lock: "It is polished with agate." The Argonauts There are fourteen agate lines in an inch. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) These agates, when found on bluffs or dry places, are coated over with a white covering of lime or alkali. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 What picture did agate call back to my mind? Lords of the North All things considered, there is nothing better for polishing than a slip or file made of agate, say one inch long, one-quarter inch wide and one-eighth inch thick. A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material Below, on the piazza, the obelisk of Pius vi. looked like a pillar of agate. The Child of Pleasure He twirled a cane of agate, round which was twined a serpent of precious stones, the gift of Juno, and he rode in a chariot drawn by horses of the Sun. The Infernal Marriage They are called the "Cheyenne brown agate," "Granger water agate," "Church Buttes light-blue agate," and the "Sweet-water agate." Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 A big squaw, with malicious eyes and gaping upper lip and girdle of agates, watching Louis Laplante and myself at the encampment in the gorge. Lords of the North The agate slip should be ground to about the shape of B, Fig. A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material The agate was called sacred, as it was regarded as a preservative against the poison of reptiles. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales It contained a vast number of nightingales, goldfinches, canary birds, larks, and other rare singing birds, and the vessels that held their seed were of the most sparkling jasper or agate. The Arabian Nights Entertainments First, I should say that most suppose they contain real moss, or fern-leaves, so distinct are they seen in a clear agate to resemble them. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 She had a double necklace of polished bear's claws and around her waist was a girdle of agates, which to me proclaimed that she was of a far-western tribe. Lords of the North Thick set, etc., i.e. thickly inlaid with agate and beautified with the azure sheen of turquoise, etc. Milton's Comus Pliny has written a whole chapter on the virtues of agates. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The rest contained amethysts, chrysolites, topazes, opals, turquoises, agate, jasper, cornelian, and coral, of which there was a storehouse filled, not only with branches, but whole trees. The Arabian Nights Entertainments If you take a pen and drop some ink into a tumbler of water, it will scatter and form for the moment an appearance like a moss agate. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 In the streets the sparkling trottoir, which appears literally paved with diamonds, is as hard as the agate floor of the Cathedral of the Annunciation in the Kremlin. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Within easy reach are the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forests—thousands of acres of trees turned to solid agate. Roughing it De Luxe The shell contained a piece of clear quartz crystal, and the bowl a moss agate. The North American Indian It is the brilliant and never-dying light that shines within and through the symbolic pedestal of alabaster, on which reposes the perfect cube of agate, symbol of duty, inscribed with the divine name of God. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry A friend here has about sixty pounds of agates, for which he was offered by a lapidary in New York five dollars a pound. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 It is of alabaster, inlaid with agate, carnelian, and jasper. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See The spores of Club Moss constitute a fine pale-yellow, dusty powder which is unctuous, tasteless, inodorous, and only medicinal when pounded in all agate mortar until the individual spores, or nuts, are fractured. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure His loin-cloth is decorated with a beautiful quatrefoil pattern; he wears a silver ear-ornament, silver rings on the neck and the upper arm, and on the wrist a bracelet with an agate gem. The Sea-Kings of Crete The shore was covered with agates and looked gray and instead of mud sucks, there were pebbly beaches for some distance. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Here also are pigs of tin from regions famous for it twenty centuries ago, blocks of native building stones, minerals, ores and agates. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. The worn agate coffee-pot seemed transformed to classic outline, and the nectar it contained to ambrosia. Flood Tide It is thus examined:—The sample after bruising on an iron plate, is reduced to a very fine powder by grinding in an agate mortar. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. The Cup-Bearer wears a couple of thick bracelets on his upper arm, and another, which bears an agate signet, on his wrist; and such decorations seem to have been in common use. The Sea-Kings of Crete The channel runs in every direction and is at times diverted by great sandbars strewn with the most beautiful agates, on which no human foot had ever trod before Paul touched them. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World No worse To be taken here than elsewhere: and I’m dead beat: I’m all to rovers, my wit’s all gone agate: And how can I travel in these boots? Krindlesyke Eighty chip flints and flakes of agate, quartz, chalcedony, &c. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 Corundum cannot be powdered in Wedgwood, or even agate, mortars; since it rapidly wears these away and becomes contaminated with their powder. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Small stones, chiefly quartz, basalt, and agate, used for smoothing and polishing pottery. 65-68. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466 Scattered over the surface of the sand are innumerable pebbles of all sizes and colours—onyx, cornelian, agate, and many more, as well as sea fossils and other petrifactions which boys would love to collect. Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt There was that, too, in the other's look which appalled the Tartar soul of Storri—something in the drawn brow, the eye like agate, the jaw as iron as the hand! The President A novel There is a curious commerce of yămăneé, or agate stones, in Soudan. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government When cold, scoop out the centers and fill the open spaces with sliced bananas, turn from the cups onto a buttered agate pan, fruit downward, and set into a hot oven to become very hot. Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc. Bottles containing chips and flakes of obsidian and agate, from ancient pueblo on mesa. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466 Not at all like the loud, hearty tones Charlie used when he called to Bunny, "first shot agates!" Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store Efter a while shoo lowered t' wand a bit an' pointed to t' moors, an' then, by t' Mess! curlews gat agate o' singin.' More Tales of the Ridings The stones of turquoise and green were agates from Lake Superior, explain the English; the stones were labradorites from the east coast of the Bay, maintain the French. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark Other stones described as being on this shrine were sumptuous, the whole being damascened with gold wire, and "in the midst of the gold, rings; or cameos of sculptured agates, carnelians, and onyx stones." Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Bladud, unable longer to restrain the emotions under which he labored, now softly stole from behind the pillar, and, unperceived, dropped the agate ring into his mother's goblet. The Children's Portion In digging for a foundation they discovered an ancient edifice, among which they found a considerable quantity of treasure, such as vases of gold and silver, urns, marble, jasper, and agate columns, and precious stones. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge In the middle of the room there was a round table, the top inlaid with agate. Visionaries Arabia, from which they brought gold, agate, and onyx, incense and myrrh, and the perfumes of Arabia; pearls, spices, ivory, ebony, ostrich plumes and apes from India. History Of Ancient Civilization On it one sees bas-relief carving, intaglios, statuettes, mosaic, the lapidary's art in agate; enamels, and gilded glass, and yet all in good taste and harmony. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance To-day sitting on a low ottoman, with her arm thrown across her mother's knee, while the white hand wearing the black agate wandered now and then over her drooping head, Regina read the "Madonna Mia." Infelice A. He rewarded the merits of all the workmen, and showed to the Chief Master the cubic stone of agate, on which was engraved, on a gold plate, the sacred name of God. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge This lady had a large agate bead with a wire through it, which had been taken out of a barrow, and lay always in her work-box. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals A voice I knew said their watchword, "Snuff and enough," loudly, and then, "What's agate?" Romance There are also two beautiful cruets of agate, elaborately ornamented, but carved in curious curving forms requiring skill of a superior order. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Very soon the white hand that wore the black agate, wandered across the daughter's silky hair. Infelice One day I found him making scarabæi out of bits of agate and lapis lazuli. My Life as an Author THE next cabinet was a large collection of agates, some of them extremely beautiful, and of an uncommon size, and several vases of Lapis Lazuli. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe The throne itself is exceedingly rich, ornamented with agate pillars with embossed capitals of gold. The Madonna in Art This is to be painted on to the gesso ground just mentioned, and when quite dry, burnished with an agate. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance She laughed derisively, and held up her fair slender hand, exhibiting the black agate with its grinning skull lighted by the glow of the large radiant diamonds. Infelice The brilliantly colored, striped and mottled agates, and the bright, delicate tints of the quartz crystal, are particularly attractive to the majority of visitors. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills Amongst that collection, none pleased so well, as the apotheosis of Germanicus, on a large agate, which is one of the most delicate pieces of the kind that I remember to have seen. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Dear Mr. Calabressa, I do not want agates and pebbles, and he is more importunate than all the others put together; and the servants of the hotel can do nothing with him.' Sunrise We would frequently pick up agates, sapphires, and turquoise matrix. "Over There" with the Australians The operation of the agate is not known by the strakes, nor the diamond prized by his brightness, but by his hardness. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy Miss Melliss had eyes of a brown softness, but just now they flashed hard as agate and her voice rose to a scornful indignation. Destiny The Mexican's glistening, sinister eyes, on the other hand, continued as rigid as orbs of polished agate, and his face as expressionless. The Iron Furrow But when I went out I encountered the gentleman with the agates and pebbles. Sunrise On the floor, near where Kirby had been lying, lay a heavy piece of agate evidently used for a paperweight. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story Their emotions are the agate upon which the scales must swing. Sally Bishop A Romance One was a rich brown like illuminated agate with a fleck or two of jet across the iris, while its twin was of a colorful violet and deeply vivid. Destiny Only the largest and heaviest belemnites are known as thunder stones; the smaller ones are more commonly described as agate pencils. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science The lion, which is of bronze with white agates for his eyes, has known many vicissitudes. A Wanderer in Venice On each side of the front was a square place painted green, with words in Chinese inviting worshippers to bring gold and agate stones as offerings. Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War With passion to lift the scale on to the agate, there would have been a deed worthy of eulogy then! Sally Bishop A Romance Well, I believe it was so, sir; there was a chair there, set with agates and pearl, that I think I heard Mr. Ralph say had come from there. The King's Achievement She then introduces the ends of the filaments from several cocoons into small dies of agate or porcelain, which are held over the basin by a support. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 Glass marbles are called crystals and those made of agate are called reals. Outdoor Sports and Games They bring some food, which they exchange for jars, gems, agate, and silver, which they know thoroughly, and whose value they esteem. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55 1625-29 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Most of them have either bone or ivory handles, although 3 have embossed brass handles; and 1, found in a late 17th-century well, has an exquisite handle of banded agate. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America I doubt whether we shall add much to it here, though there is a relic-case that would look well on Master Cromwell's table; it is all set with agates. The King's Achievement The men seem to have carried generally an engraved cylinder in agate or other hard stone, which was used as a seal or signet, and was probably worn round the wrist. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. |
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