Ancon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A projecting bracket that is used in classical architecture to carry the upper elements of a cornice; a console.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The corner of a wall or rafter.
  • n. A console that appears to support a cornice.
  • n. The elbow.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The olecranon, or the elbow.
  • n. The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter.
  • n. A bracket supporting a cornice; a console.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, the olecranon; the upper end of the ulna; the elbow. See cut under forearm.
  • n. In architecture, any projection designed to support a cornice or other structural feature, as a console or a corbel.
  • n. Also written ancone.
  • n. 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, and is now extinct.
    • Word Usage
    "[* For example, the sheep with very short legs, called ancon sheep in Connecticut, and examined by Sir Everard Home."
    Equivalent
    ancone   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    console   
     
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