ancien, n.m., senior; ancient; elder; old codger. Les ouvrages des —s; the works of the ancients. Les —s d’une église; the elders. L’—; Old Nick.
anciennement (-è-n-mān), adv., anciently, formerly; of yore, of old; in former times.
ancienneté (-è-n-té), n.f., ancientness, primitiveness; seniority, age, antiquity. De toute —; from the earliest times.
ancile, n.m., (antiq.) sacred buckler.
ancolie, n.f., (bot.) columbine.
anconé, n.m., (anat.) ancon.
ancrage, n.m., anchor-ground; anchorage. Droits d’—; anchorage dues.
ancre, n.f., anchor; (arch.) brace, an s. L’— de flot; the flood anchor. L’— de jusant; the ebb anchor. L’— de large; the sea anchor. Maîtresse —; the sheet anchor. — de rechange; spare anchor. La seconde —; the best bower anchor. L’— d’affourche; the small bower anchor. L’— de touée; the stream anchor. — de miséricorde, de salut; sheet anchor. — surjalée; foul anchor. Chasser sur ses —s; to drag one’s anchors. Empenneler une —; to back an anchor. Caponner l’—; to cat the anchor. Traverser l’—; to fish the anchor. Gouverner sur son —; to steer the ship to her anchor. Être à l’—; to ride at anchor. Fatiguer à l’—; to ride hard. Ne pas fatiguer à l’—; to ride easy. Jeter l’—; to cast anchor. Brider l’—; to shoe the anchor. Lever l’—; to weigh anchor. Mettre l’— à poste; to stow the anchor. Jeter sa dernière —; (fig.) to make a last effort. C’est notre — de salut; it is our last resource.
☉ancrer, v.n., to anchor, to come to an anchor. V. mouiller.
s’ancrer, v.r., to settle one’s self, to get a footing in a place, to take deep root in.