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n. [ OE. anker, ancre, AS. ancra, fr. L. anachoreta. See Anchoret. ] An anchoret. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Anchored p. pr. & vb. n. Anchoring. ] [ Cf. F. ancrer. ] 1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To stop; to fix or rest. [ 1913 Webster ]

My invention . . . anchors on Isabel. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Fit for anchorage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Abode of an anchoret. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Anchor-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross. [ Sometimes spelt ancred. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Horol.) (a) The common recoil escapement. (b) A variety of the lever escapement with a wide impulse pin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A female anchoret. [ 1913 Webster ]

And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an anchoret. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hermitlike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The practice or mode of life of an anchoret. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Firm hold: security. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ F. anachorète, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to go back, retire; &unr_; + &unr_; to give place, retire, &unr_; place; perh. akin to Skr. hā to leave. Cf. Anchor a hermit. ] One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse. [ Written by some authors anachoret. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Our Savior himself . . . did not choose an anchorite's or a monastic life, but a social and affable way of conversing with mortals. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Anchoret. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An anchoress. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Naut.) The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one near the stern and one forward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Male correlate of anchorwoman. [ PJC ]

n. 1. an anchorman or anchorwoman.. The anchorperson usually begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast studio.
Syn. -- anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. (Billiards) A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Billiards) In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 inches by 31/2, lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Naut.) A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night when a vessel is at anchor. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Female correlate of anchorman. [ PJC ]

v. t. & i. [ Pref. dis- + anchor: cf. F. désancrer. ] To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor. [ Obs. ] Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as egg-and-dart.
Syn. -- egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Naut.) See Drag sail, under 4th Drag. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ OE. scheten to shoot, AS. sceótan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See Shoot, v. t. ] 1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge. [ 1913 Webster ]