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ancon

American  
[ang-kon] / ˈæŋ kɒn /

noun

plural

ancones

  1. the elbow.

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

ancon British  
/ æŋˈkəʊnəl, æŋˈkəʊnɪəl, ˈæŋkɒn, ˈæŋkəʊn /

noun

  1. architect a projecting bracket or console supporting a cornice

  2. a former technical name for elbow

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Other Word Forms

  • anconal adjective
  • anconeal adjective
  • anconoid adjective
  • subanconeal adjective

Etymology

Origin of ancon

1700–10; < Latin < Greek ankṓn elbow

Example Sentences

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Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

From this ram was descended the breed of ancon, or otter, sheep.

From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by Tyler, John Mason

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