Ancaster

[ an-kas-ter, ang- ]

/ ˈæn kæs tər, ˈæŋ- /

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a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

We glided softly past; but the princess royal, attended by the Duchess of Ancaster, came out to us.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fanny Burney
Duchess of Ancaster and Lady Harcourt stood behind the chairs of the queen and the princess royal.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fanny Burney
She looked pensively down when she had finished it, and before she broke silence, a page came to announce the Duchess of Ancaster.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fanny Burney
Freestone is quarried around Ancaster, and good oolite building stone is quarried near Lincoln and other places.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various

Joan died at Ancaster, on her way thither, by wishing the bread and butter she ate might choak her if guilty.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, Issue 564, September 1, 1832|Various