ancille 
[ME. aiieillc, micelle, ancik, < OF. ancora 1 (ang'ko-ra), n.; pi. aucorte (-re). 
e, < L. ancilla, a maid-servant, dim. an anchor: see Motor*.] In :oi>l., c 
the anchor-shaped calcareous 
and 
ancille t, . 
ancelle, ancele,, 
of ancula, a maid-servant, fern, of aneultis, a 
man-servant, < OL. *ancus, a servant, as in the 
L. proper name Ancus Martius; cf. ancus, ap- 
plied to one with a stiff, crooked arm: see 
tingle 3 .] A maid-servant. Cluiiim'. 
An'cillinoe (an-si-li'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Ain-illn 
+ -ina.] A subfamily of mollusks, of the fam- 
ily Olividce, typified by the genus Ancilla. The 
head is concealed, the eyes are absent, the tentacles are 
rudimentary, and the foot is much enlarged ; the shell is 
polished and the sutures are mostly covered with a cal- 
lous deposit. Between 20 and 30 living species are known, 
iiml numerous fossil ones. Also called Ancillarinos. 
ancipital (an-sip'i-tal), . [As ancipitous + 
-a!.] 1. Same as ancipitous, 1. 2. In rod/, 
and hot., two-edged Ancipital stem, a compressed 
stem, with two opposite thin or wing-margined edges, as 
in blue-eyed grass (Sixyrinchiitvi). 
ancipitate (an-sip'i-tat), . [As ancipitous + 
-ate.] Same as ancipital, 2. 
ancipitous (an-sip'i-tus), a. [< L. anceps (an- 
cipit-), two-headed, double, doubtful (< an- for 
ambi-, on both sides (see ambi-), + caput, head: 
see capital), + -ous.] 1. Doubtful or double; 
ambiguous; double-faced or double-formed. 
2. Same as ancipital, 2. 
Ancistrodon (an-sis'tro-don), . [NL. : so 
called from the hooked fangs ; < Gr. ayKiarpav, a 
fish-hook (< a;>f, a hook, bend: see angle 3 ), + 
spicules which are attached 
to and protrude from the flat 
perforated calcareous plates 
in the integument of echino- 
derms of the genus Hynaiita. 
They are used in locomotion. 
ancora 2 t (ang-ko'ra), a*-. 
[It., = F. encore, again: see en- 
core.] Again: formerly used 
like encore (which see). 
ancorae, n. Plural of ancora. 
ancoral (ang'ko-ral), a. [< L. 
niK'iii'ii/ix. < ancora, anchor: 
see anchor' 1 -.] Relating to 
or resembling an anchor, in 
shape or use : in zoiil., specifi- 
cally applied to the anchors 
or ancono of members of the 
genus Synujita. 
Ancorina (ang-ko-ri'na), n. 
[NL.] A genus' of fibrous 
sponges, typical of the family 
Ancorii/iilti 1 . 
[L., ancylotome, ancylotomus (an-sil'o-tom, an- 
one of si-lot'9-mus), n. Same as ankylotome. 
Ancylus (an'si-lus), n. [NL., < Gr. dyni-Ao^, 
crooked, curved: see anglc^.] 1. A genus of 
pulmonate gastropods, typical of the family 
Ancylida;. The species are fluviatile, and are railed 
rivtT-limpets, from the resemblance of the shell to a 
p:itell:i or limpet. There are upward of 50 living species. 
They live in ponds and brooks, adhering to stones and 
iqoatk plants. 
2. A genus of hymenopterous insects. 
Ancyrene (an'si-ren), a. [< L. Ancyra, Gr. "Ay- 
mpa, a town in Galatia, now Angora (see An- 
gora); cf. Gr. aynvpa, an anchor, a hook.] Of 
or pertaining to Ancyra, a city of ancient Gala- 
tia, where a synod was held about A. D. 314, at 
which the Ancyrene canons, twenty-five in num- 
ber, were passed. Synods of Semi-Arians were 
also held there A. D. 358 and 375. Also written 
Ancyran. Ancyrene inscription (commonly known 
as the Minium, iitum Amyranuin), a highly important 
document for Roman history, consisting of an inscription 
in both Greek and Latin upon a number of marble slabs 
fixed to the walls of the temple of Augustus and the god- 
dess Roma (Rome personified) at Ancyra. The inscription 
is a copy of the statement of his acts and policy prepared 
by the Emperor Augustus himself, which sta 1 
synapta, 
ncora; or 
. B, , a sin- 
. vl. 
?.] 
./, young 
... showing four 
(ang-kp-rUl 1- anchors (a. a 
[NL., < Ancorina 
+ -ida?.*] A family of Fibro- 
. _, gnongite, typified by the genus Ancorina. 
. >dwr-) = E. tooth.] A genus of venomous ancoristt(ang'ko-rist),n. [An erroneous form of 
serpents, with hooked fangs, belonging to the fmcnoretoianchoresswith&ceom. term, -ist: see 
family Crotalida; of the suborder Solenoglypha : 
by some authors placed under Trigonocejihalun. 
An anchoret or anchoress. 
The genus contains the well-known copperhead of North 
America, Ancistrodon contortrix, and the water-moccasin, 
A. pisciooru. See cut under copperhead. 
anchor^, anchoret.] 
A woman lately turned an antorist. 
FtUler, Worthies, Yorkshire. 
Also written ancree, ancred (ang'krii, ang'kerd), a. [F. 
, 
ancree, pp. fern of ancrer, anchor: see anchor*, 
t: and n ] In her., same as anchored, 3. 
[E. dial., also uncome -ancy. A modem extension of -ance, in imita- 
itatement is 
often called" the political testament of Augustus. This 
inscription was discovered by Augier de Busbecq in 1554, 
but was first adequately copied by Georges Perrot in 1884. 
ancyroid (an-si'roid), a. [< Gr. ayKvpoeiMjc,, an- 
chor-shaped, < ayKvpa, anchor, + eloof, form.] 
Anchor-shaped; specifically, in ana*., curved 
or bent like the fluke of an anchor : applied (a) 
to the coracoid process of the shoulder-blade 
(see cut under scapula), and (6) to the cornua 
of the lateral ventricle of the brain. Also writ- 
ten ankyroid. 
and (and, unaccented and: see a 2 ), conj. 
[< ME. and, ant, an, sometimes a, < AS. and, 
rarely end (in AS. and ME. usually ex- 
ancle, n. See ankle. 
ancomet (an'kum), n. \_K. mal., also tincome -ancy. A modem extension ol -ance, in imita- pre s 8 ed by the abbrev. symbol or ligature %'later 
(cf. Sc. oncome, an attack of disease, income, tion of the original Latin -ant-i-a, and perhaps ^ (mod &) for L. et and) = Os. endi rarely 
en, = OFries. anda, ande, and, an, rarely ond, 
also ende, enda, end, en, mod. Fries, an, an, en, 
in, enda, inde = OD. onde, ende, D. en = OHG. 
any bodily infirmity not apparently proceeding also of -acy : see -ance and -cy, and cf. -ence, 
from an external cause), < ME. onkome, a swell- -ency. The two forms seldom differ in force, 
ing. as on the arm, earlier ME. oncome, onetime, ancylid (an'si-lid), w. A gastropod of the fam- 
an unexpected evil, < ancomen, oncumen, < AS. ily Ancylida'. 
oncumen, pp. of oncuman, come upon, happen, Ancylidae (an-sil'i-de), n. pi. 
< on, on, + cuman, come: see come, oncome, in- 
come.] A small inflammatory swelling arising 
suddenly. 
aneon (ang'kou), n.; pi. ancones (aug-ko'nez). 
[<L. ancon,<Gr. djwjx, the bend of the arm, akin 7 
to a>xof, a bend, aynvpa, anchor: see anchor 1 , Ancylinae (an-si-li'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Ancylm 
angle 3 .] 1. In aitat., the olecranon ; the upper + -ina;.] The ancylids, considered as a sub- 
end of the ulna; the elbow. See cut under 
forearm. 2. In areli., any projection designed 
to support a cornice or other structural feature, 
as a console or a corbel. The projections cut upon 
keystones of arches to support busts or other ornaments 
are sometimes called awwww. See cuts under canlaliver, 
console, and corbel. [Rare.] 
Also written ancone. 
3. The name of a celebrated breed of sheep, 
originated in Massachusetts in 1791 from a ram 
having a long body and short, crooked legs, and 
therefore unable to leap fences. It was also 
known as the otter breed, ^aud is now extinct. 
anconad (ang'ko-nad), ." [< aneon + -ad 3 .] 
Toward the aneon or elbow. 
anconal (ang'ko-nal), a. [< aneon + -al.] 1. 
Pertaining to the aneon or elbow. 2. Being 
on the same side of the axis of the fore limb as 
the elbow: as, the anconal aspect of the hand, 
[NL., 
A family of pulmonate gastropods, 
typified by the genus Ancylus, and distinguished 
by their patellif orm shell. The species are in- 
habitants of the fresh waters of various coun- 
tries, and are known as river-limpets. 
family of Limnfpidoe, and characterized by 
the flattened and limpet-like instead of spiral 
shell. 
Ancyloceras (an-si-los'e-ras), n. [NL., < Gr. 
a-j'KvtAf, crooked, curved, + Kfpac (xepar-), a 
horn.] A genus of fossil tetrabrauchiate ceph- 
anti, enti, inti, unta, unti, endi, indi, vndi, MHG. 
Ancyloceras sfiniferum. 
alopods, of the family Ammonitidce, or made 
the type of a special family Ancyloceratidai. 
, - One of these ammonites, Ancyloceras callovien- 
that is, the back of the hand : corresponding to gi oocurs iu the Kelloway rockg England. 
rotular as applied to the hind limb. ancyloceratid (an'si-16-ser'a-tid), w. A ceph- 
Eqmvalent forms are anconeal and ancone- alo * od of the { ^ ly Ancyloceratida?. 
" s - Ancyloceratidae (an*si-16-se-rat'i-de), n. pi. 
ancone (ang'kon), n. Same as aneon, 1 and 2. HJj' < AnC yloceras (-rat-) + 4dce.] A family of 
fossil cephalopods, typified by the genus Ancy- 
loceras. 
ancylomele (au"si-lo-me'le), n.; pi. ancylome- 
lie (-le). [NL., < Qcc.&ya>)io/uflii, a curved probe, 
crooked, + uf//.rt, a surgical probe.] 
Same as aneon, 1 and 2. 
auconeal (ang-ko'ne-al), a. Same as anconal. 
Anconeal fossa of tne numerus, in aiiat. , the olecra- 
noid fossa, which receives the olecranon or head of the ulna. 
The internal condyle is prominent, the anconeal fossa 
small. W. H. Fltnver, Osteology, xv. 
anconei, . Plural of anconeus. 
anconeous (ang-ko'ne-us), a. Same as anconal. 
ancones, . Plural of aneon. 
anconeus (ang-ko-ne'us), n. ; pi. anconei (-i). 
[NL., < L. aneon: see aneon.] A name once 
't. , , . 
A curved probe used by surgeons. Also spelled 
anlcylomele. 
Ancylostoma (an-si-los'to-ma), . [NL., < Gr. 
a*,Kv)j)c, crooked, curved, -f- arofia, mouth.] 
Same as Dochmius, 2. 
case that, even, even if, and then, and yet, and 
so (appar. the same word, with conditional or 
disjunctive force; the Scand. equiv. to 'and' is 
Icel. auk = Sw. och, ock = Dan. OH = AS. edc, E. 
eke; not found as conj. in Goth., where the 
ordinary copula is jah), conj., orig. a prep., AS. 
and, ond (rare in this form, but extremely com- 
mon in the reduced form an, on, being thus 
merged with orig. an, on: see below), before, 
besides, with, = OS. ant, unto, until, = OFries. 
anda, ande, and, an, also enda, ende, end,en, in,on, 
= OHG. ant = Goth, and, on, upon, unto, along, 
over, etc. ; this prep, being also common as a 
prefix, AS. and-, an-, ond-, on- (see and-), and ap- 
pearing also in the reduced form an, on (merged 
with orig. an, on = Goth, ana = Gr. avd, etc. : 
see on), and with a close vowel in AS. oth (for 
*onth) = OS. unt (also in comp. n-, as in unte, 
unto, n ni HO (= ME. and E. unto), and in imli'l, 
unthat for unt that) = OFries. und, ont, unto, 
= OHG. unt (in comp. "unze, unz), unto, = Icel. 
unz, unnz, unst, undz, until, = Goth, und, unto, 
until, as far as, up to (also in comp. unte, un- 
til), most of these forms being also used con- 
junctionally. The Teut. prepositions and pre- 
fixes containing a radical n tended to melt into 
one another both as to form and sense. There 
appear to have been orig. two forms of and, 
namely, (a) AS. and, ond, OS. ant, Goth, and, 
unda-, Teut. *anda-, and (b) AS. end, OS. endi, 
etc., Teut. *andi-, the latter being = L. ante^ be- 
f ore,= Gr. avrl, against,= Skt. anti, over against, 
near, related with ante, end, = Goth, andeis = 
AS. ende, E. end : see end, and cf . andiron. See 
and-, aw- 2 , on- 2 , ante-, anti-, prefixes ult. iden- 
tical. For the transition from the prep, and, 
before, besides, with, to the. conj. anti, cf. the 
prep, with in such constructions as " The pas- 
sengers, with all but three of the crew, were 
saved," where and may be substituted for iritli. 
given to any of the muscles attached to the anc vlotneriid (an'si 16 the'ri-id) n An eden- From the earliest ME. period and has also ex- 
ancon or olecranon: now usually restricted to g mamraal ^ the family Ancylothenidw. iat '" 1 ! " thfi rpdnned form an: see a2.1 A. 
a small muscle arising from the back part of AncylotheriidaB (an"si-lo-the-ri'i-de), n. pi. 
the external coudyle of the humerus, and in- p^ < Ancy i ot herium + -idtt.] A family of 
serted into the side of the olecranon and upper edentate mammals, typified by the genus Ancy- 
fourth of the posterior surface of the ulna. lotherium. It is known only from fragments of a skele- 
anconoeus, n. Same as anconeus. t on found in Tertiary deposits in Europe, and is supposed 
anconoid (ang'ko-noid), a. [< Gr. ayKOVOU&fa, to be related to the recent pangolins, or Manididce. 
curved (elbow-like), < ayxuv, a bend, curve, the Ancylptherium (an'si-lo-the'ri-um), n. [NL.. 
elbow (see aneon), + eWos, form.] Elbow-like: <Gr. a}*W.of, crooked, curved, + dr/piov, a wild 
applied to the olecranon of the ulna. beast.] A genus of large extinct edentate 
ancort, n. A former spelling of anchor^. mammals, typical of the family Ancylotheriidw. 
isted in the reduced form an: see an 2 .] A. 
Coordinate use. 1. Connective: A word con- 
necting a word, phrase, clause, or sentence with 
that which precedes it : a colorless particle with- 
out an exact synonym in English, but expressed 
approximately by 'with, along with, together 
with, besides, also, moreover,' the elements 
connected being grammatically coordinate. 
In our last conflict four of his five wits went halting off, 
and now is the whole man governed with one. 
Shak., Much Ado, 1. 1. 
