=agalma

=agalma
(G). A pleasing gift; a statue

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  • Agalma — (v. gr.), Statue, Götterbild …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • agalma — agal·ma …   English syllables

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  • agalma — The impress of a design or figure on a seal …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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