Anchorette
noun
(informal) (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
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any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold. any similar device for holding fast or […]
- Anchoveta
an anchovy, cetengraulis mysticetus, found along the pacific coast from british columbia to baja california, used for bait. noun a small anchovy, cetengraulis mysticetus, of the american pacific, used as bait by tuna fishermen
- Anchovy pear
the fruit of a west indian tree, grias cauliflora, somewhat resembling the mango. the tree itself. historical examples anchovy pear, fruit of a w. indian plant, of the taste of the mango. the nuttall encyclopaedia edited by rev. james wood noun a jamaican tree, grias cauliflora, bearing edible fruits that taste like the mango: family […]
- Anchusa
any plant of the genus anchusa, of the borage family, several species of which are cultivated for their blue or purplish flowers that resemble forget-me-nots. historical examples my garden is at present amazingly blue with dropmore alkanet (anchusa). the healthy life, vol. v, nos. 24-28 various in this specimen a raceme of small flowers was […]
- Anchusin
a red coloring matter obtained from the root of the alkanet, alkanna tinctoria. noun another name for alkanet (sense 2)