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Letter A - page 17



Ancille \An*cille"\, n. [OF. ancelle, L. ancilla.] A maidservant; a handmaid. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Ancipital more...
Ancipital \An*cip"i*tal\, Ancipitous \An*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. anceps, ancipitis, two-headed, double; an- for amb- on both sides + caput head.] (Bot.) Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves. [1913 Webster] more...
Ancipital \An*cip"i*tal\, Ancipitous \An*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. anceps, ancipitis, two-headed, double; an- for amb- on both sides + caput head.] (Bot.) Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves. [1913 Webster] more...
Ancistrodon n : copperheads [syn: Agkistrodon, genus Agkistrodon, genus Ancistrodon]See also: Agkistrodon genus Agkistrodon genus Ancistrodon more...
Ancistroid \An*cis"troid\, a. [Gr. ?; ? a hook + ? shape.] Hook-shaped. [1913 Webster] more...
Ancle \An"cle\, n. See Ankle. [1913 Webster]See also: Ankle more...
Ancome \An"come\ ([a^][ng]"k[u^]m), n. [AS. ancuman, oncuman, to come.] A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow. [Obs.] --Boucher. [1913 Webster] more...