agatineadj.

Brit.

/ˈaɡətʌɪn/,

/ˈaɡətɪn/, U.S.

/ˈæɡəˌtaɪn/,

/ˈæɡəˌtin/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agate n., -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < agate n. + -ine suffix¹.The form agatine is attested earlier as the name of a tulip (perhaps ultimately after French †agatine, in same sense (1658 or earlier)):1703 tr. H. van Oosten Dutch Gardener iii. ii. 155 The third sort of striped ones [sc. tulips] are called Agats; and there are also two sorts, the first whereof has but two colours, and the second, call'd Agatine, has three, and sometimes more.

rare.

Resembling agate; of the nature of agate.In quot. 1973 figurative.

ΚΠ

1804 J. Parkinson Org. Remains Former World I. xxxii. 326 Siliceous and agatine nodules have, either their whole substance formed by a solid siliceous mass, or the siliceous matter is confined to a crust, varying in its thickness.

1871 W. J. Henwood Observ. Metallif. Deposits 714 Small cavities, studded with minute botryoidal concretions of agatine structure,..occur in all parts of these remarkable deposits.

1973 Hudson Rev. 26 56 When these two butterflies flutter upward toward the blue-white agatine sky.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agatine
释义	agatineadj. Brit. /ˈaɡətʌɪn/, /ˈaɡətɪn/, U.S. /ˈæɡəˌtaɪn/, /ˈæɡəˌtin/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agate n., -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < agate n. + -ine suffix¹.The form agatine is attested earlier as the name of a tulip (perhaps ultimately after French †agatine, in same sense (1658 or earlier)):1703 tr. H. van Oosten Dutch Gardener iii. ii. 155 The third sort of striped ones [sc. tulips] are called Agats; and there are also two sorts, the first whereof has but two colours, and the second, call'd Agatine, has three, and sometimes more. rare. Resembling agate; of the nature of agate.In quot. 1973 figurative. ΚΠ 1804 J. Parkinson Org. Remains Former World I. xxxii. 326 Siliceous and agatine nodules have, either their whole substance formed by a solid siliceous mass, or the siliceous matter is confined to a crust, varying in its thickness. 1871 W. J. Henwood Observ. Metallif. Deposits 714 Small cavities, studded with minute botryoidal concretions of agatine structure,..occur in all parts of these remarkable deposits. 1973 Hudson Rev. 26 56 When these two butterflies flutter upward toward the blue-white agatine sky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1804
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