ancon (plural ancones or ancons)
(obsolete) The corner of a wall or rafter.
(architecture) A console that appears to support a cornice.
(anatomy) The elbow.
(anatomy) The olecranon.
• Canon, Conan, canon, cañon
Ancon (plural Ancons)
A sheep of a breed from Massachusetts with short crooked legs and long back.
• Canon, Conan, canon, cañon
Source: Wiktionary
An"con, n.; L. pl. Ancones. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The olecranon, or the elbow. Ancon sheep (Zoöl.), a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; -- called also the otter breed.
An"con, An"cone, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
