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A species of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.

sure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression). His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed. Shak.

One who inoculates; one who propagates plants or diseases by inoculation.

Agate jasper. [Obs.]

mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as, jasperated agate.

A kind of precious stone. The third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. Ex. xxviii. 19.

One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion. Swift. Missionary apostolic, a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.

An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain. Mocha stone (Min.), moss agate.

To construct and propagate myths.

A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).

A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees.

ch nourishes; nutriment. Fixed like a plant, on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot. Pope.

Mode of production, or bringing into being. This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, butterflies, after the common origination of all caterpillars. Ray.

A size of type, between agate and diamond. * This line is printed in the type called pearl. Ground pearl. (Zoöl.) See under Ground. -- Pearl barley, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. -- Pearl diver, one who dives for pearl oysters. -- Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on the side of some…

ow-burning gunpowder, in large cubical grains. -- Scotch pebble, varieties of quartz, as agate, chalcedony, etc., obtained from cavities in amygdaloid.

The lead-colored agate; -- so called in reference to its color.

To propagate. [Obs.] Great shoals of people which go on to populate. Bacon.

young, or as a natural product or growth; to give birth to; to bear; to generate; to propagate; to yield; to furnish; as, the earth produces grass; trees produce fruit; the clouds produce rain. This soil produces all sorts of palm trees. Sandys. [They] produce prodigious births of body or mind. Milton. The greatest ju…

Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production.

One who propagates; one who continues or multiplies.