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AnchorAnchor An"chor, n. [OE. anker, ancre, AS. ancra, fr. L.
anachoreta. See Anchoret.]
An anchoret. [Obs.] --Shak. AnchorAnchor An"chor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anchored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Anchoring.] [Cf. F. ancrer.]
1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor
a ship.
2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to
anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes.
--Shak. Anchor
Anchor An"chor, v. i.
1. To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the
captain) anchored in the stream.
2. To stop; to fix or rest.
My invention . . . anchors on Isabel. --Shak.
Anchor escapement
Anchor escapement An"chor es*cape"ment (Horol.)
(a) The common recoil escapement.
(b) A variety of the lever escapement with a wide impulse
pin.
Anchor light
Anchor light Anchor light (Naut.)
The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor.
International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to
carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if
under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one
near the stern and one forward.
anchor ringTore Tore, n. [See Torus.]
1. (Arch.) Same as Torus.
2. (Geom.)
(a) The surface described by the circumference of a circle
revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
(b) The solid inclosed by such a surface; -- sometimes
called an anchor ring. Anchor shot
Anchor shot Anchor shot (Billiards)
A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space.
Anchor space
Anchor space Anchor space (Billiards)
In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 inches by 31/2,
lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk
line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk.
Anchor watch
Anchor watch Anchor watch (Naut.)
A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night
when a vessel is at anchor.
Anchorable
Anchorable An"chor*a*ble, a.
Fit for anchorage.
Anchorage
Anchorage An"chor*age, n.
1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a
hold for an anchor.
3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the
anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.
5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of
trust.
6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. --Johnson.
Anchorage
Anchorage An"cho*rage, n.
Abode of an anchoret.
Anchorate
Anchorate An"chor*ate, a.
Anchor-shaped.
AnchoredAnchor An"chor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anchored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Anchoring.] [Cf. F. ancrer.]
1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor
a ship.
2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to
anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes.
--Shak. AnchoredAnchored An"chored, a.
1. Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored
bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored
tongue.
2. (Her.) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes
of an anchor; as, an anchored cross. [Sometimes spelt
ancred.] Anchoress
Anchoress An"cho*ress, n.
A female anchoret.
And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt.
--Wordsworth.
Anchoretic
Anchoretic An`cho*ret"ic, Anchoretical An`cho*ret"ic*al, a.
[Cf. Gr. ?.]
Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an
anchoret.
Anchoretical
Anchoretic An`cho*ret"ic, Anchoretical An`cho*ret"ic*al, a.
[Cf. Gr. ?.]
Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an
anchoret.
Anchoretish
Anchoretish An"cho*ret`ish, a.
Hermitlike.
Anchoretism
Anchoretism An"cho*ret*ism, n.
The practice or mode of life of an anchoret.
Anchor-hold
Anchor-hold An"chor-hold`, n.
1. The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
2. Hence: Firm hold: security.
AnchoringAnchor An"chor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anchored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Anchoring.] [Cf. F. ancrer.]
1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor
a ship.
2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to
anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes.
--Shak. AnchoriteAnchorite An"cho*rite, n.
Same as Anchoret. Anchoritess
Anchoritess An"cho*ri`tess, n.
An anchoress. [R.]
Anchorless
Anchorless An"chor*less, a.
Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.
AnchovyAnchovy An*cho"vy ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa,
anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a
dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis,
F. anchois.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring
family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in
the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is
also applied to several allied species. Anchovy pearAnchovy pear An*cho"vy pear` ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^] p[^a]r`).
(Bot.)
A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes
pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this
fruit. Floating anchorFloating Float"ing, a.
1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a
wreck; floating motes in the air.
2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating
ribs in man and some other animals.
3. Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as,
floating capital; a floating debt.
Trade was at an end. Floating capital had been
withdrawn in great masses from the island.
--Macaulay.
Floating anchor (Naut.), a drag or sea anchor; drag sail.
Floating battery (Mil.), a battery erected on rafts or the
hulls of ships, chiefly for the defense of a coast or the
bombardment of a place.
Floating bridge.
(a) A bridge consisting of rafts or timber, with a floor
of plank, supported wholly by the water; a bateau
bridge. See Bateau.
(b) (Mil.) A kind of double bridge, the upper one
projecting beyond the lower one, and capable of being
moved forward by pulleys; -- used for carrying troops
over narrow moats in attacking the outworks of a fort.
(c) A kind of ferryboat which is guided and impelled by
means of chains which are anchored on each side of a
stream, and pass over wheels on the vessel, the wheels
being driven by stream power.
(d) The landing platform of a ferry dock.
Floating cartilage (Med.), a cartilage which moves freely
in the cavity of a joint, and often interferes with the
functions of the latter.
Floating dam.
(a) An anchored dam.
(b) A caisson used as a gate for a dry dock.
Floating derrick, a derrick on a float for river and harbor
use, in raising vessels, moving stone for harbor
improvements, etc.
Floating dock. (Naut.) See under Dock.
Floating harbor, a breakwater of cages or booms, anchored
and fastened together, and used as a protection to ships
riding at anchor to leeward. --Knight.
Floating heart (Bot.), a small aquatic plant (Limnanthemum
lacunosum) whose heart-shaped leaves float on the water
of American ponds.
Floating island, a dish for dessert, consisting of custard
with floating masses of whipped cream or white of eggs.
Floating kidney. (Med.) See Wandering kidney, under
Wandering.
Floating light, a light shown at the masthead of a vessel
moored over sunken rocks, shoals, etc., to warn mariners
of danger; a light-ship; also, a light erected on a buoy
or floating stage.
Floating liver. (Med.) See Wandering liver, under
Wandering.
Floating pier, a landing stage or pier which rises and
falls with the tide.
Floating ribs (Anat.), the lower or posterior ribs which
are not connected with the others in front; in man they
are the last two pairs.
Floating screed (Plastering), a strip of plastering first
laid on, to serve as a guide for the thickness of the
coat.
Floating threads (Weaving), threads which span several
other threads without being interwoven with them, in a
woven fabric.
Meaning of Ancho from wikipedia
- the
state of Puebla, Mexico. Dried, it is
called ancho or
chile ancho, from the
Spanish word
ancho ("wide").
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Ancho Reyes is a
brand of
chile liqueur produced in
Puebla City, Mexico,
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Ancho" is a
Spanish flamenco guitar piece that
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Ancho is an
unincorporated desert hamlet in
Lincoln County, New Mexico,
United States. It is
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Ancho may
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classic flamenco track by Paco de
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Ancho (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaðo ˈantʃo]) is a muni****lity in the
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- cuisine, the rib eye is
known as ojo de bife,
while the rib
steak is
known as
ancho de bife. In
Chilean cuisine, the
boneless rib
steak is
known as lomo vetado...
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cinco centímetros de
largo por un
metro ochenta y
nueve centímetros de
ancho, en la cual irá
dibujado el
Escudo de
Armas con
todos sus blasones." (The...
- used.
Varieties of
chili peppers used to make
chili powder include Aleppo,
ancho, cayenne, chipotle,
chile de árbol, jalapeño, New Mexico, pasilla, and piri...
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sauce with a base
containing chillies,
particularly Chipotle and
Ancho peppers. An
Ancho pepper is a
Poblano chili that is
dried after it
turns red. These...
