Wednesday, March 26, 2014

a gate, agate

A gate or a gate ( two words ) means one ( a ) swinging piece of a fence or wall ( gate ), that opens and closes, like a door--
We don't need to climb the fence; there's a gate at the side of the house.
When he saw a gate he liked to climb on it and swing back and forth.

Agate or agate  ( one word ) means a stone that is similar to marble--
Children's marbles were once made of agate.
He gave her a blue agate pendant for her birthday.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"This wrought iron fence has a gate decorated with round pieces of agate."

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