- moss agate
- noun Date: 1798 an agate mineral containing brown, black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings
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moss agate
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Moss agate — Moss Moss (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[ o]s, D. mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh , L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.] 1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moss agate — n. a kind of agate containing dark colored, branchlike markings of manganese or iron oxides … English World dictionary
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Moss agate glass — Detail from a Moss Agate vase by John Northwood, c.1888 Moss Agate glass is a type of art glass developed in 1888 at the noted glasshouse Stevens Williams by glassmaker John Northwood, with the assistance of Will Bridges, then manager of the firm … Wikipedia
moss agate — a kind of agate or chalcedony containing brown or black mosslike dendritic markings from various impurities. [1790 1800] * * * ▪ mineral also called mocha stone grayish to milky white agate (q.v.), a variety of the silica mineral quartz… … Universalium
moss agate — noun an agate resembling moss with brown, black, or green markings • Hypernyms: ↑agate … Useful english dictionary
moss agate — noun agate with moss like dendritic markings … English new terms dictionary
moss agate — /ˈmɒs ægət/ (say mos aguht) noun a kind of agate or chalcedony containing brown or black moss like dendritic markings from various impurities …
moss-agate — n. Mocha stone … New dictionary of synonyms
