achate

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈæk.ət/

Definition of achate

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(obsolete)An agate.

“Two vasas of berill , 2 of achate , whereof one is esteemed for its bignesse , colour , and carving imboss'd”
“These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]”

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From Middle English achate, agaten, from Old French acate, agate.

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