agatizing
present participle of agatize
Source: Wiktionary
Ag"a*tize, v. t. Etym: [Usually p. p. Agatized(#).]
Definition: To convert into agate; to make resemble agate. Dana.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
