agata

[ ag-uh-tuh ]

noun
  1. an American art glass having a mottled, glossy, white and rose surface.

Origin of agata

1
<Italian: agate <Latin achātēs

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How to use agata in a sentence

  • If my soles are to be shod with blows, the honest priest of Sant' agata will be cheated by a penitent.

    The Bravo | J. Fenimore Cooper
  • And it would seem that the Duke of St. agata is happy in the possession of an honest and faithful follower?

    The Bravo | J. Fenimore Cooper
  • "Place," cried the Duke of Sant' agata, whose person and voice were alike unknown to them.

    The Bravo | J. Fenimore Cooper
  • Duke of Sant' agata, may thy patron hear thy prayers, as thou provest kind to this innocent and confiding child!

    The Bravo | J. Fenimore Cooper
  • I only regret thou should'st find me, where, no doubt, you expected to meet the Duca di Sant' agata himself.

    The Bravo | J. Fenimore Cooper