ancon or ancone (ˈæŋkɒn, ˈæŋkəʊn) ![]() | |
| —n , pl ancones | |
| 1. | architect a projecting bracket or console supporting a cornice |
| 2. | a former technical name for elbow |
| [C18: from Greek ankōn a bend] | |
ancone or ancone (ˈæŋkɒn, ˈæŋkəʊn, æŋˈkəʊniːz) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from Greek ankōn a bend] | |
| anconal or ancone | |
| —adj | |
| anconeal or ancone | |
| —adj | |
| an arc or a rounded space between cusps, as in the carved decoration of a window or other ornamentation |
| a building of exceptional height completely supported by a framework, as of girders, from which the walls are suspended, as opposed to a building supported by load-bearing walls |