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Definition of ancient
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Ancient
(a.)
Former;
sometime.
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Horn
::
Horn (n.) A
vessel
made of a horn; esp., one
designed
for
containing
powder;
anciently,
a small
vessel
for
carrying
liquids..
Vestige
::
Vestige
(n.) The mark of the foot left on the
earth;
a track or
footstep;
a
trace;
a sign;
hence,
a faint mark or
visible
sign left by
something
which is lost, or has
perished,
or is no
longer
present;
remains;
as, the
vestiges
of
ancient
magnificence
in
Palmyra;
vestiges
of
former
population..
Etrurian
::
Etrurian
(n.) A
native
or
inhabitant
of
ancient
Etruria.
Diffarreation
::
Diffarreation
(n.) A form of
divorce,
among the
ancient
Romans,
in which a cake was used. See
Confarreation..
Quipu
::
Quipu (n.) A
contrivance
employed
by the
ancient
Peruvians,
Mexicans,
etc., as a
substitute
for
writing
and
figures,
consisting
of a main cord, from which hung at
certain
distances
smaller
cords of
various
colors,
each
having
a
special
meaning,
as
silver,
gold, corn,
soldiers.
etc.
Single,
double,
and
triple
knots were tied in the
smaller
cords,
representing
definite
numbers.
It was
chiefly
used for
arithmetical
purposes,
and to
register
important
facts and
events..
Ceroma
::
Ceroma
(n.) The
unguent
(a
composition
of oil and wax) with which
wrestlers
were
anointed
among the
ancient
Romans.
Ascend
::
Ascend
(v. i.) To rise, in a
figurative
sense;
to
proceed
from an
inferior
to a
superior
degree,
from mean to noble
objects,
from
particulars
to
generals,
from
modern
to
ancient
times,
from one note to
another
more
acute,
etc.; as, our
inquiries
ascend
to the
remotest
antiquity;
to
ascend
to our first
progenitor..
Cithara
::
Cithara
(n.) An
ancient
instrument
resembling
the harp.
Catapult
::
Catapult
(n.) An
engine
somewhat
resembling
a
massive
crossbow,
used by the
ancient
Greeks
and
Romans
for
throwing
stones,
arrows,
spears,
etc..
Narthex
::
Narthex
(n.) The
portico
in front of
ancient
churches;
sometimes,
the
atrium
or outer court
surrounded
by
ambulatories;
-- used,
generally,
for any
vestibule,
lobby,
or outer
porch,
leading
to the nave of a
church..
Cackerel
::
Cackerel
(n.) The
mendole;
a small
worthless
Mediterranean
fish
considered
poisonous
by the
ancients.
See
Mendole.
Spikenard
::
Spikenard
(n.) An
aromatic
plant.
In the
United
States
it is the
Aralia
racemosa,
often
called
spignet,
and used as a
medicine.
The
spikenard
of the
ancients
is the
Nardostachys
Jatamansi,
a
native
of the
Himalayan
region.
From its
blackish
roots a
perfume
for the hair is still
prepared
in
India..
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..
Cancer
::
Cancer
(n.)
Formerly,
any
malignant
growth,
esp. one
attended
with great pain and
ulceration,
with
cachexia
and
progressive
emaciation.
It was so
called,
perhaps,
from the great veins which
surround
it,
compared
by the
ancients
to the claws of a crab. The term is now
restricted
to such a
growth
made up of
aggregations
of
epithelial
cells,
either
without
support
or
embedded
in the
meshes
of a
trabecular
framework..
Sept
::
Sept (n.) A clan,
tribe,
or
family,
proceeding
from a
common
progenitor;
-- used
especially
of the
ancient
clans in
Ireland..
Satrap
::
Satrap
(n.) The
governor
of a
province
in
ancient
Persia;
hence,
a petty
autocrat
despot..
Time
::
Time (n.) The
period
at which any
definite
event
occurred,
or
person
lived;
age;
period;
era; as, the
Spanish
Armada
was
destroyed
in the time of Queen
Elizabeth;
-- often in the
plural;
as,
ancient
times;
modern
times..
Kermes
::
Kermes
(n.) The dried
bodies
of the
females
of a scale
insect
(Coccus
ilicis),
allied
to the
cochineal
insect,
and found on
several
species
of oak near the
Mediterranean.
They are
round,
about the size of a pea,
contain
coloring
matter
analogous
to
carmine,
and are used in
dyeing.
They were
anciently
thought
to be of a
vegetable
nature,
and were used in
medicine..
Almagra
::
Almagra
(n.) A fine, deep red
ocher,
somewhat
purplish,
found in
Spain.
It is the sil
atticum
of the
ancients.
Under the name of
Indian
red it is used for
polishing
glass and
silver..
Precontract
::
Precontract
(n.) a
contract
of
marriage
which,
according
to the
ancient
law,
rendered
void a
subsequent
marriage
solemnized
in
violation
of it..
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