Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ancon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ancon \An"con\ ([a^][ng]"k[o^]m), n.; L. pl. {Ancones}. [L., fr.
Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.)
The olecranon, or the elbow.
{Ancon sheep} (Zo["o]l.), a breed of sheep with short crooked
legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in
1791; -- called also the {otter breed}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ancon \An"con\, Ancone \An"cone\, n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crossette \Cros*sette"\ (kr?s-s?t`), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See
{Crosier}.] (Arch.)
(a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a
door or window; -- called also {ancon}, {ear}, {elbow}.
(b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone.
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