ancone
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ancon, anconis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
projecting arm/crosspiece; clamp; bracket; piston rod; drinking vessel; armrest;
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...uado frangentes aequora Pisae, illinc Dalmaticis obnoxia fluctibus Ancon. fontibus hic uastis inmensos concipit amnes fluminaque in gemini..."Satura IV
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...admirabile rhombi ante domum Veneris, quam Dorica sustinet Ancon, impleuitque sinus; neque enim minor haeserat illis quos operit..."
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...Carambin, quid memorem quas Iris aquas aut torqueat Ancon? proxima Thermodon hinc iam secat arva--memento-- inclita Amazonidum..."