Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ACHATE

ACHATE Ach "ate, n.

 

Defn: An agate. [Obs. ] Evelyn.

 

ACHATE

A *chate ", n. Etym: [F. achat purchase. See Cates. ]

 

1. Purchase; bargaining. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

2. pl.

 

Defn: Provisions. Same as Cates. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

ACHATINA

Ach `a *ti "na, n. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.

 

ACHATOUR

A *cha *tour ", n. Etym: [See Cater. ]

 

Defn: Purveyor; acater. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Achates

A cha tes |əˈkātēz əˈkɑdiz |Greek & Roman Mythology a companion of Aeneas. His loyalty to his friend was so exemplary as to become proverbial, hence the term fidus Achates (‘faithful Achates ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Achates

Achates |əˈkeɪtiːz |Greek & Roman Mythology a companion of Aeneas. His loyalty to his friend was so exemplary as to become proverbial, hence the term fidus Achates (‘faithful Achates ’).

 

Duden Dictionary

Achat

Achat Substantiv, maskulin Mineralogie , der |Ach a t |der Achat; Genitiv: des Achat [e ]s, Plural: die Achate mittelhochdeutsch achāt (es ) < lateinisch achates < griechisch achátēs; Herkunft ungeklärt gebänderter Chalzedon von verschiedener Färbung

 

achaten

acha ten Adjektiv |ach a ten |aus Achat bestehend

 

French Dictionary

achat

achat n. m. nom masculin 1 Action d ’acheter. : L ’achat d ’une voiture. SYNONYME acquisition . 2 Ce qui est acheté. : Elle a fait de nombreux achats. SYNONYME course ; emplette .

 

Spanish Dictionary

achatamiento

achatamiento nombre masculino 1 Acción de achatar o achatarse .2 Efecto de achatar o achatarse .

 

achatar

achatar verbo transitivo Dar forma chata a algo :achataron y pulieron los bordes puntiagudos ;más allá del valle, la montaña del fondo se achata .

 

achatarrar

achatarrar verbo transitivo Convertir una cosa, especialmente un automóvil, en chatarra .