gagate

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See also: gågate

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin gagātēs. Doublet of jet.

Noun[edit]

gagate (countable and uncountable, plural gagates)

  1. (obsolete) Agate.
    • 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; [], London: [] Iohn Williams [], →OCLC:
      Thus, as Pliny reporteth of the gagate-stone, that, set a-fire, it burneth more fiercely if water be cast on []

References[edit]

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

gagate f (plural gagati)

  1. (mineralogy) jet
    Synonym: giaietto

Further reading[edit]

  • gagate in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

gagātē

  1. ablative/vocative singular of gagātēs