agate
/ˈæɡət/
noun
- A hard, semiprecious stone with bands of different colors, often used in jewelry or decoration.
- Agate is often used to make small decorative objects like paperweights.
- The geologist showed the class a slice of agate with beautiful red and white bands.
- She wore a necklace with a polished blue agate pendant.
- A small playing marble made of agate or similar material.
- The children traded their agates in the schoolyard.
- He won the game by shooting his agate perfectly into the circle.
- That old agate is my favorite marble because it has a swirl inside.