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<h1>Anchovy</h1> <Xpage=<hw>An`a*stal"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a. & n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ 54 fitted for checking, fr. <?/ + <?/ to send.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Styptic. <mark>[Obs.]<mark></def>>

<hw>An*cho"vy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>anchoa</ets>, <ets>anchova</ets>, or Pg. <ets>anchova</ets>, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. <ets>antzua</ets> dry: cf. D. <ets>anchovis</ets>, F. <ets>anchois</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family <spn>(Engraulis encrasicholus)</spn>, caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species.</def>

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<h1>Anchovy pear</h1> <Xpage=55>

<hw>An*cho"vy pear`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree <spn>(Grias cauliflora)</spn> bearing this fruit.</def>

<h1>Anchusin</h1> <Xpage=55>

<hw>An"chu*sin</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>anchusa</ets> the plant alkanet, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.</def>

<h1>Anchylose</h1> <Xpage=55>

<hw>An"chy*lose</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Anchylosed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Anchylosing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ankyloser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>ankylose</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Owen.</i>

<mhw><h1>Anchylosis, Ankylosis</h1> <Xpage=55>

<hw>An`chy*lo"sis</hw>, <hw>An`ky*lo"sis</hw></mhw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, fr. <?/ to crook, stiffen, fr. <?/ crooked: cf. F. <ets>ankylose</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.</def>

<h1>Anchylotic</h1> <Xpage=55>

<hw>An`chy*lot"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to anchylosis.</def>

<h1>Ancient</h1> <Xpage=55>

<hw>An"cient</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>auncien</ets>, F. <ets>ancien</ets>, LL. <ets>antianus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ante</ets> before. See <er>Ante-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to <i>modern</i>; <as>as, <ex>ancient</ex> authors, literature, history; <ex>ancient</ex> days.</as></def>

<blockquote>Witness those <b>ancient</b> empires of the earth. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Gildas Albanius . . . much <b>ancienter</b> than his namesake surnamed the Wise. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; <as>as, an <ex>ancient</ex> forest; an <ex>ancient</ex> castle.</as></def> "Our <i>ancient</i> bickerings."

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>Remove not the <b>ancient</b> landmarks, which thy fathers have set. <i>Prov. xxii. 28.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>An <b>ancient</b> man, strangely habited, asked for quarters. <i>Scott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to <i>recent</i> or <i>new</i>; <as>as, the <ex>ancient</ex> continent</as>.</def>

<blockquote>A friend, perhaps, or an <b>ancient</b> acquaintance. <i>Barrow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and <b>ancient</b>. <i>Holland.</i></blockquote>