gagate

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See also: gågate

English

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Etymology

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From Latin gagātēs. Doublet of jet.

Noun

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gagate (countable and uncountable, plural gagates)

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

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Italian

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Noun

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gagate f (plural gagati)

  1. (mineralogy) jet
    Synonym: giaietto

Further reading

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

Latin

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Noun

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gagātē

  1. ablative/vocative singular of gagātēs