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Definition of ancient
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Ancient
(a.)
Dignified,
like an aged man;
magisterial;
venerable..
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Philippian
::
Philippian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
Philippi,
a city of
ancient
Macedonia..
Ichneumon
::
Ichneumon
(n.) Any
carnivorous
mammal
of the genus
Herpestes,
and
family
Viverridae.
Numerous
species
are found in Asia and
Africa.
The
Egyptian
species(H.
ichneumon),
which
ranges
to Spain and
Palestine,
is noted for
destroying
the eggs and young of the
crocodile
as well as
various
snakes
and
lizards,
and hence was
considered
sacred
by the
ancient
Egyptians.
The
common
species
of India (H.
griseus),
known as the
mongoose,
has
similar
habits
and is often
domesticated.
It is noted for
killing
the
Hellebore
::
Hellebore
(n.) A genus of
perennial
herbs
(Helleborus)
of the
Crowfoot
family,
mostly
having
powerfully
cathartic
and even
poisonous
qualities.
H. niger is the
European
black
hellebore,
or
Christmas
rose,
blossoming
in
winter
or
earliest
spring.
H.
officinalis
was the
officinal
hellebore
of the
ancients..
Thule
::
Thule (n.) The name given by
ancient
geographers
to the
northernmost
part of the
habitable
world.
According
to some, this land was
Norway,
according
to
others,
Iceland,
or more
probably
Mainland,
the
largest
of the
Shetland
islands;
hence,
the Latin
phrase
ultima
Thule,
farthest
Thule..
Peribolos
::
Peribolos
(n.) In
ancient
architecture,
an
inclosed
court,
esp., one
surrounding
a
temple..
Dolabra
::
Dolabra
(n.) A rude
ancient
ax or
hatchet,
seen in
museums..
Hydraulicon
::
Hydraulicon
(n.) An
ancient
musical
instrument
played
by the
action
of
water;
a water
organ.
Lychnis
::
Lychnis
(n.) A genus of Old World
plants
belonging
to the Pink
family
(Caryophyllaceae).
Most of the
species
have
brilliantly
colored
flowers
and
cottony
leaves,
which may have
anciently
answered
as wicks for
lamps.
The
botanical
name is in
common
use for the
garden
species.
The corn
cockle
(Lychnis
Githago)
is a
common
weed in wheat
fields..
Nome
::
Nome (n.) A
province
or
political
division,
as of
modern
Greece
or
ancient
Egypt;
a
nomarchy..
Ternary
::
Ternary
(a.)
Proceeding
by
threes;
consisting
of
three;
as, the
ternary
number
was
anciently
esteemed
a
symbol
of
perfection,
and held in great
veneration..
Trona
::
Trona (n.) A
native
double
salt,
consisting
of a
combination
of
neutral
and acid
sodium
carbonate,
Na2CO3.2HNaCO3.2H2O,
occurring
as a white
crystalline
fibrous
deposit
from
certain
soda brine
springs
and
lakes;
--
called
also urao, and by the
ancients
nitrum..
Basilisk
::
Basilisk
(n.) A
fabulous
serpent,
or
dragon.
The
ancients
alleged
that its
hissing
would drive away all other
serpents,
and that its
breath,
and even its look, was
fatal.
See
Cockatrice..
Xanthian
::
Xanthian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
Xanthus,
an
ancient
town on Asia
Minor;
--
applied
especially
to
certain
marbles
found near that
place,
and now in the
British
Museum..
Prodigy
::
Prodigy
(n.)
Something
extraordinary,
or out of the usual
course
of
nature,
from which omens are
drawn;
a
portent;
as,
eclipses
and
meteors
were
anciently
deemed
prodigies..
Buskin
::
Buskin
(n.) A
similar
covering
for the foot and leg, made with very thick
soles,
to give an
appearance
of
elevation
to the
stature;
-- worn by
tragic
actors
in
ancient
Greece
and Rome. Used as a
symbol
of
tragedy,
or the
tragic
drama,
as
distinguished
from
comedy..
Cerinthian
::
Cerinthian
(n.) One of an
ancient
religious
sect, so
called
from
Cerinthus,
a Jew, who
attempted
to unite the
doctrines
of
Christ
with the
opinions
of the Jews and
Gnostics..
Rhyparography
::
Rhyparography
(n.) In
ancient
art, the
painting
of genre or
still-life
pictures..
Ancienty
::
Ancienty
(n.) Age;
antiquity.
Ogygian
::
Ogygian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
Ogyges,
a
mythical
king of
ancient
Attica,
or to a great
deluge
in
Attica
in his days;
hence,
primeval;
of
obscure
antiquity..
Latakia
::
Latakia
(n.) A
superior
quality
of
Turkish
smoking
tobacco,
so
called
from the place where
produced,
the
ancient
Laodicea..
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