Anglo-Saxon 
them as Low German, having: an unbroken history parallel angry (aug'pri), a. [ME. angri/, earlier an- 
witli that of tin- High (lei-man, ..11,1 rcachin!; tttrongh a ,,<,,.;<;/,. < <,,,,,, r l + .!.] If. Causing grief or 
more famous career to a more venerable antiquity. But. , .' . ^ HMA _' . 
Is cap and bells for a i 
Americans are taught to believe in mixed races, and it 
magnifies the English most in our eyes to represent it in 
tli, old fashion, as formed by the junction of two great 
lan^naut^. tlir u-arers of the best cultivation of the Teu- 
tftiir and Romanic races. 
;'. .1. Marrli, in Trans. Amer. Philol. Ass., IV. 97-105. 
II. a. 1 . Of or pertaining to the Anglo-Sax- 
ons: as, the Anglo-Saxon kings; the Anglo-Saxon 
language. 2. Of or pertaining to the language 
of the Anglo-Saxons; belonging to, derived 
from, or having the form or spirit of that lan- 
guage: as, the Anglo-Saxon elements of mod- 
ern English; the proportion of Anglo-Saxon 
words in the Bible or Shakspere; an Anglo- 
Saxon style, as contrasted with a Latin style. 
3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anglo- 
Saxons, or the English-speaking race : as, An- 
glo-Saxon enterprise; the political genius of 
the Aiii/lo-SnjcoH race. 
Anglo-Saxondom (ang-glo-sak'son-dum), . 
[< Anglo-Saxon + -dom.] The Anglo-Saxon 
domain ; the whole body of Anglo-Saxons, in 
sense 1 (b). 
Anglo-Saxonic (ang"gld-sak-son'ik), a. [< 
ML. Anglosaxonicus, < Anglosaxones : see Anglo- 
Saxon.] Of Anglo-Saxon character or quality ; 
Anglo-Saxon in origin or seeming. 
Anglo-Saxonism (aiig-glo-sak'son-izm), n. 
[< Anglo-Saxon + -ism.] 1. A characteristic or 
peculiarity of the Anglo-Saxon race. 2. A 
word, phrase, idiom, or peculiarity of speech 
belonging to Anglo-Saxon, or of Anglo-Saxon 
origin or type. 3. The state of being Anglo- 
Saxon in the widest sense ; that which consti- 
tutes the Anglo-Saxon or English character in 
the aggregate ; the feeling of pride in being 
Anglo-Saxon. 
angnailt, . The more correct form of agnail. 
See agnail and hangnail. 
angola (ang-go'la), . A common but corrupt 
form of angora. 
Angola cat. pea, seed. weed. See the nouns. 
angon (ang gon), n. [ML. ango, < MGr. ayyav.] choleric, inflamed, tumultuous. 
The heavy barbed javelin of the Franks, it is anguiculas (ang-gwik'u-le), n. pi. 
described as being not very long, but heavy, and used as 
much to drag down the enemy's shield, when fixed in it 
by its barbs, as to inflict wounds ; in this respect resem- 
bling the pilum (which see). It was also used as a pike 
or lance in close combat. 
angor (ang'gor), n. [Early mod. E. also an- 
gour and (by confusion with anger 1 ) anger, 
< late ME. angure, < OF. angor, angour, < L. anguicular (ang-gwik'u-lar), a. 
angor, ace. angorem, anguish, trouble, lit. a ing to anguiculse. 
strangling, < angere (= Gr. ayx" v ), compress, 
215 anguish 
fins, but by recent authors restricted to the 
common eel, A. vulgarix, and closely related 
species. Its species are very diversely estimated, some 
authors recognizing about 50, others only 4, the Arctogjean 
.1. rtilijnri*, thr Indian .1. maruwrata and A. vwna, and 
the Oceanic A. merialitxtwna. 
anguillid (ang-gwil'id), n. A fish of the family 
--_, Aiii/uillidir, as an eel. 
.3. Feeling or showing anger or re- Anguillidse (ang-gwil'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < An- 
,ent (with or at a person, at or about a ffM f/ fa + . irfa ,.] A family of apodal fishes, exem- 
plified by the genus AnguiUa ; the typical eels. 
Various limits have been assigned to it by ichthyologists. 
As now restricted, the Anguiliidce are characterized by 
the presence of pectoral fins, remoteness of the dorsal fin 
from the head, confluence of the dorsal and anal fins with 
the caudal, presence of small elliptical obliquely set scales, 
discrete lateral nostrils, tongue free in front, slender re- 
duced pterygoid bones, elongated jaws, and moderately 
broad ethmovomerine region. In this sense the family 
contains only the genus Anguilla. 
inguilliform (ang-gwil'i-form), a. [< NL. an- 
guilliformis, < L. anguiUa, an eel, + forma, 
form.] 1. Having the form of an eel or of a 
serpent ; resembling an eel or a serpent. Spe- 
cifically 2. In iehth., having the zoological 
trouble; troublesome; vexatious; trying. 
Cod had provided a severe and angry education to 
chasten the frowardness of a young spirit. 
Jar. Taylor, Sermons, III. 167. 
2f. Feeling grief or trouble ; grieved ; troubled ; 
sentment 
thing) : said of persons. 
God is angry u-ith the wicked every day. Ps. vii. 11. 
Kather be glad to amend your ill living than to be angry 
when you are warned or told of your fault. 
Latimer, Sermon of the Plough. 
How he fell 
From heaven they fabled, thrown by angry Jove 
Sheer o'er the crystal battlements. 
Milton, P. L., i. 741. 
4. Characterized by or manifesting anger ; 
wrathful : as, an angry look or mood ; angry 
words ; an angry reply. 
Often a man's own atigry pride 
a fool. 
Tennyson, Maud, vi. 
Of all the Greeks that are thine enemies. 
Shak., Lucrece, 1. 1469. 
From the far corner of the building, near the ground, 
angry puffs of steam shone snow-white in the moon and 
vanished. R. L. Stevenson, The Dynamiter, p. 54. 
6. Having the color of the face of one who is 
in anger; red. [Rare.] 
Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave. 
Herbert, Virtue. 
7. Sharp; keen; vigorous. [Rare.] 
I never ate with angrier appetite. 
Tennyson, Geraint. 
8. In med., inflamed, as a sore ; exhibiting in- 
flammation. 
[NL., fern, 
In Cuvier's classification of fishes, the only 
recognized family of Malacopterygii apodes, in- 
cluding fishes with an elongated form, a thick 
and soft skin, few bones, no caeca, and in most 
cases a swim-bladder which is often of singu- 
lar shape. It has been disintegrated into many 
families, and even different orders. 
Anguillina (ang-gwi-H'na), n. pi. [NL., < 
Anguilla + -ina.] In Gimther's classification 
of fishes, a group of Muraniidce platychista, with 
the gill-openings separated by an interspace, 
pectoral fins present, nostrils superior or lat- 
eral, tongue free, and the end of the tail sur- 
rounded by the fin. 
an 
of 
\j~anguilla, an eel.] A genus of nematoid 
worms or nemathelminths, typical of the family 
Anguillulidai (which see). The common vinegar-eel 
is A. aceti ; that of sour paste, A. glutinosa ; that of 
blighted wheat, A. tritici. See cut under Sematoidea. 
pi. ; cf . L. anguiculus, m., a small serpent, dim. 
of anguis, a serpent : see Anguis.] An old name 
es*s8tfiis 
was not used as a zoological name. 
lar eel-like creature of small size. 
Of nr nprtnin AngUillulidse (ang-gwi-lu'li-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Anguillula + -idce.] A family of free, that is, not 
anguid (ang'gwid), n. A lizard of the family 
throttle, strangle, stifle, distress, torment, Anguidw. 
trouble : see anguish, angust, and anger 1 . In Anguidffl (ang'gwi-de), n. pi. [NL., < Anguis + 
- !_ -i A a :i ~a i *.:i:.. " ' " 
parasitic, nematoid worms, including the minute 
creatures known as vinegar-eels. The family is re- 
lated to the Qardiidce, or horsehair worms, and contains 
many genera, of which the best known is Anyuiihila. 
the medical sense angor is nearly synonymous -ida.] A family of lacertilians, typified by the Anguinae (ang-gwi'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Anguis 
with the kindred angina.] It. Anguish; intense 
bodily or mental pain. 
For man is laden with ten thousand languors ; 
All other creatures onely feele the angors 
Of few diseases. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas (ed. Grosart), The Furies, 1. 607. 
Whose voices, angers, and terrors, and sometimes howl- 
ings, he said he often heard. 
Abp. Ussher, Ans. to a Jesuit, p. 175. 
2. In med., extreme anxiety, accompanied witli 
painful constriction at the epigastrium, and 
often with palpitation and oppression . Dungli- 
son. 
genus Anguis. It is closely related to the Scincida?, 
and contains a number of feeble, fragile, and harmless apo- 
dal and snake-like lizards, living in holes or under stones, 
and feeding on insects or worms. 
ters are : an esquamate tongue whose anterior portion is 
retractile, clavicles undilated proximally, postorbital and 
postfrontal arches present, and temporal fossae roofed over, 
and the body furnished with osteodermal plates having 
irregularly branching or radiating channels. 
Anguifer (ang'gwi-fer), n. [L., serpent-bear- 
ing, < anguis, a serpent (see Anguis), + ferre = 
E. bear 1 .] In astron., a northern constellation 
pictured by a man holding a serpent ; Serpen- 
tarius, or Ophiuchus. See cut under Ophiuchus. 
+ -in(B.] The slow-worms, or Anguida;, rated as 
a subfamily of Scincidce. 
iioius or unuerai-uiiea, / / \ r^T / 
The technical charac- anguine (ang'gwin), a. [< L. angmneus, < an- 
guis, a snake: see Anguis.] Pertaining to or 
resembling a snake; snake-like: as, "the an- 
guine or snake-like reptiles," Owen, Comp. Anat. 
Anguine lizard, a snake-lizard of South Africa, Cha- 
nKvwttra angitina. See ChamfPxaitra. 
(ang-gwin'e-al), a. [< L. anguineus 
a e , iyrtolic rvef tnethi'rd 
order having one asymptote and three inflections. 
angora (aug-go'ra), . [< Angora (Turk. An- anguiform (ang'gwi-form), a. [< NL. angui- anguineous (ang-gwin'e-us), a. [< L. angui- 
_1. -. _\ J _.C /~1_ 1/t ,~ T A , -,,.,, f, 4- ^r. ./ T .__ _._!_/ . -_\ I J? _ T Cf * --, I 
ghur), mod. form of Gr. "Ayicvpa., L. Ancyra, a town 
in Asia Minor, giving name to the cat and the 
goat so called: see also Ancyrene. The name 
coincides with Gr. aynvpa, L. ancora, a hook, an 
anchor: see anchor 1 .] A light cloth made of 
Angora wool, and used for coats and cloaks. 
The angora of commerce does not now contain Angora 
Angora cat. goat, wool. See the nouns. 
Angostura bark. [< Angostura, a town in Ven- 
ol, [NL., 
J In La- 
treille's system of classification, a group of 
^suauuia u<vi.. L , ~.,r~.-, -,...,.- chilognath myriapods, corresponding to the 
ezuela, on the Orinoco; lit. a narrow pass; < family luhdai of Westwood. 
Sp. angostura (=Pg. angustura), narrowness, a Anguilla (ang-gwil a), n. [L., an eel (ct. Ur. 
narrow pass, < angosto (= Pg. angusto), narrow, W^'f, an eel), dim. of anguis, a serpent: see 
< L. angustus, narrow: see angust and anguish.] 
See baric 2 . 
angrily (ang'gri-li), adv. [ME. angrily, angryly, 
-liche; < angry + -ly 2 . Cf. angcrly, adv.] In an 
angry manner; with indications of resentment. 
Rashly and anijribj I promised ; but cunningly and pa- 
tiently will I perform. C. Kingnley, The Heroes. 
angriness (ang'gri-nes), n. 1. The state of 
being angry. 
Such an atigrinew of humour that we take fire at every- 
thing. Dr. 11. Min-f, Whole Duty of Man, !>. 
2. Inflammation and pain of a sore or swell- 
ing. [Obsolescent.] 
formis, < L. anguis, a snake (see Anguis), +for- neus: see anguine.] Same as anguineal. 
ma, form.] Snaky; serpentine; like a snake: Anguinidae (ang-gwin'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
said both of shape and of movement: as, an Anguis + -in- + -ida;.] Same as Anguida!. 
anguiform motion; an anguiform myriapod; anguiped, anguipede (ang'gwi-ped, -ped), a. 
"the anguiform Chilognathans," Eirby, Habits and . [< L. angttipes, < anguis (see Anguis), a 
serpent, + pes (ped-) = E. foot.] I. a. Hav- 
ing feet or legs in the form of serpents: ap- 
plied to such conceptions as the serpent-footed 
giants of Greek mythology. 
of Animals (1835), p. 68. 
(ang-gwi-for'mez), 
A winged anr/uipede giant. 
A. S. Murray, Greek Sculpture, II. 305, note. 
II. n. An individual fabled to have serpents' 
bodies and heads in the place of legs. 
Anguis (ang'gwis), . [L., a serpent, a snake, 
lit. a throttler, a constrictor (see constrictor), < 
angere, throttle, choke : see anger 1 and angor.] 
A genus of scincoid lizards, typical of the family 
Angttida;, represented by the slow-worm or blind- 
worm of Europe, Anguis fragilis, as the best- 
^J,T known species. These lizards are perfectly harmless, 
though popularly thought to be dangerous. They have 
Common Eel (Anfuiiia vuifaris). been supposed to he blind, from the smallness of the eyes. 
(From Report of u. S. Fish Commission, 1884.) The body is very brittle, and the tail readily breaks off. 
There are apparently no limbs, so that the animal resem- 
Anguis.] A genus of fishes, typical of the fam- bles a small snake or worm. 
ily Anguillulte : a name sometimes given com- anguish (ang'gwish), . [< ME. anguish, an- 
prehensively to the apodal fishes with pectoral guyshe, angwishe, angwische, etc., earlier an- 
