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ANCON

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an⋅con

  [ang-kon]
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–noun, plural an⋅co⋅nes  [ang-koh-neez] .
1. the elbow.
2. Architecture. a bracket or console, as one supporting part of a cornice.
Origin:
1700–10; < L < Gk ankn elbow

Related forms:
an⋅co⋅nal  [ang-kohn-l] , an⋅co⋅ne⋅al  [ang-koh-nee-uhl] , adjective
an⋅con⋅oid, adjective
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an·con   (āng'kŏn')   
n.   pl. an·con·es (-kō'nēz)
A projecting bracket that is used in classical architecture to carry the upper elements of a cornice; a console.

[Latin ancōn, from Greek ankōn, elbow.]
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