ancon

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ancon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ancon \An"con\, Ancone \An"cone\, n. [See Ancon, above.]
     (Arch.)
     (a) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter.
         [Obs.] --Gwilt.
     (b) A bracket supporting a cornice; a console.
         [1913 Webster] Anconal

  Ancon \An"con\ ([a^][ng]"k[o^]m), n.; L. pl. Ancones. [L., fr.
     Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.)
     The olecranon, or the elbow.
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     Ancon sheep (Zool.), a breed of sheep with short crooked
        legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in
        1791; -- called also the otter breed.
        [1913 Webster] Ancon

  Crossette \Cros*sette"\ (kr?s-s?t`), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See
     Crosier.] (Arch.)
     (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a
         door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow.
     (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone.
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