AGYRTA
\ˈad͡ʒɪətə], \ˈadʒɪətə], \ˈa_dʒ_ɪ__ə_t_ə]\
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Formerly, a stroller who pretended to supernatural powers. Subsequently, a quack or illiterate pretender.-See Charlatan.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.