ancon

[ ang-kon ]

/ ˈæŋ kɒn /

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noun, plural an·co·nes

[ang-koh-neez]. /æŋˈkoʊ niz/.

the elbow.

Architecture. a bracket or console, as one supporting part of a cornice.

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Origin of ancon

1700–10; <Latin <Greek ankṓn elbow

OTHER WORDS FROM ancon

an·co·nal

[ang-kohn-l], /æŋˈkoʊn l/, an·co·ne·al

[ang-koh-nee-uhl], /æŋˈkoʊ ni əl/, adjectivean·con·oid, adjectivesub·an·co·ne·al, adjective

Words nearby ancon

ancile, ancilla, ancillary, ancipital, Ancohuma, ancon, ancona, anconad, anconal, anconeous muscle, anconitis

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How to use ancon in a sentence

You see the Ancon combined business with pleasure, and distributed coal in quantities to suit throughout the Alaskan lagoon.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska|Charles Warren Stoddard
Let me record an episode that occasioned no little excitement among the passengers and crew of the Ancon.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska|Charles Warren Stoddard
When an Ancon ewe is impregnated by a common ram, the progeny resembles wholly either the ewe or the ram.
The Principles of Breeding|S. L. Goodale
We rocked like a cradle—the Ancon rocks like a cradle on the slightest provocation.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska|Charles Warren Stoddard

This example is from an ancient work basket obtained at Ancon, Peru, and shown in Fig. 299.
A Study Of The Textile Art In Its Relation To The Development Of Form And Ornament|William H. Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for ancon

ancon

ancone (ˈæŋkəʊn)

/ (ˈæŋkɒn) /

noun plural ancones (æŋˈkəʊniːz)

architect a projecting bracket or console supporting a cornice

a former technical name for elbow

Derived forms of ancon

anconal (æŋˈkəʊnəl) or anconeal (æŋˈkəʊnɪəl), adjective

Word Origin for ancon

C18: from Greek ankōn a bend

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ancon

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British Dictionary definitions for ancon

ancone (ˈæŋkəʊn)

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