ancré

[ ang-krey ]

/ ˈæŋ kreɪ /

adjective Heraldry. (of a cross)

having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline: a cross ancré.

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Also anchory.

Origin of ancré

< French, equivalent to anchre anchor + -é (< Latin -ātus -ate¹)

Words nearby ancré

anconad, anconal, anconeous muscle, anconitis, ancrod, ancré, ancus marcius, ancylo-, ancylostoma, ancylostoma braziliense, ancylostoma caninum

Example sentences from the Web for ancre

The Germans were forced to abandon their front on the Ancre, escaping to a new line of defenses along the Bapaume ridge.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)|Various
Then, too, on the two roads to the east of the Ancre River, the troops for the battle moved up to the line.
The Old Front Line|John Masefield
They knew of the steady, quiet concentration of batteries and divisions on the west and south of the Ancre.
Now It Can Be Told|Philip Gibbs
It was on November 14, 1916, in the fighting on the Ancre that the Scots won special distinction.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)|Various

The trees in the Ancre River Valley made all that 43marshy meadow like a forest.
The Old Front Line|John Masefield

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