ANDROMEDÆ α. (Alpheratz.) A star of the first magnitude in the constellation of Andromeda.
ANELACE. The early name for a dirk or dagger usually worn at the girdle.
ANEMOMACHIA. A whirlwind or hurricane in old writers.
ANEMOMETER, or Wind-gauge. An instrument wherewith to measure the direction and velocity of wind under its varying forces—a desideratum at sea.
ANEMONE. See [Animal Flowers].
ANEMOSCOPE. A vane index with pointers to tell the changes of the wind without referring to the weather-cock.
AN-END. The position of any spar when erected perpendicularly to the deck. The top-masts are said to be an-end when swayed up to their usual stations and fidded. To strike a spar or plank an-end is to drive it in the direction of its length. (See [Every Rope an-end].)
ANENT, or Anenst. Opposite to; over against.
ANEROID. A portable barometer or instrument for showing variations of the weather by the pressure of the atmosphere upon a metallic box hermetically sealed.
ANEROST. A coast-word of the western counties for nigh or almost.