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agata

[ ag-uh-tuh ]

/ ˈæg ə tə /

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noun

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

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Origin of agata

<Italian: agate <Latin achātēs

Words nearby agata

Aga saga, Agassi, Agassiz, Agastrophus, Agastya, agata, agate, agate line, agateware, Agatha, Agatho

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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