n. [ OE. ancle, anclow, AS. ancleow; akin to Icel. ökkla, ökli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf. Haunch. ] The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ankle bone,
a. Having ankles; -- used in composition;
n.
n. pl.
adv.
a. Without a clank. Byreon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. Crinkle. ] To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. [ 1913 Webster ]
Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope,
Crankling her banks. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To bend, turn, or wind. [ 1913 Webster ]
Along the crankling path. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. frankelein; cf. LL. franchilanus. See Frank, a. ] An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
The franklin, a small landholder of those days. Sir J. Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to
Franklinic electricity,
n. (Min.) A kind of mineral of the spinel group. [ 1913 Webster ]
A kind of open stove introduced by
adv. In a frank manner; freely. [ 1913 Webster ]
Very frankly he confessed his treasons. Shak.
adv. In a lank manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
A malady that burns and rankles inward. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]
This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts of the people. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [ R. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. With rank or vigorous growth; luxuriantly; hence, coarsely; grossly;
n. A tinkling. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
That she may feel
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the night allowed. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
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adv. Thankfully. [ Obs. ] Sylvester (Du Bartas). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ AS. wancol. ] Not to be depended on; weak; unstable. [ Prov. Eng. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]