Meaning
1 senses(not comparable, obsolete)On the way; agoing.
Examples
3 sentencesI find agates really pretty.
I often see cheap accessories made of agate sold in street stalls and such but are they the real thing?
The wearing of agate ornaments was even believed to be a cure for insomnia and was thought to insure pleasant dreams.
Origin
From Late Middle English agate, a gate. Equivalent to a- (“on”) + gate (“way, path”).From Late Middle English agate, a gate. Equivalent to a- (“on”) + gate (“way, path”).
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