英语词汇agate的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	agate
词源	agate; agate type; aggie. In ancient times colored stones were often found near the Achates River in Sicily. The river gave its name to these pretty stones, or gems, as they were called. Be- cause they were small, the stones gave their name to a small printing type, agate type, that is still used widely today. This type is called ruby in England but has been agate type in Amer- ica since 1871. The marbles called aggies are so named because their coloring resembles agate.
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