Search the Dictionary

An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed. Brande & C.

Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, analyptographic engraving.

The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc.

The unfolding or dénouement. [R.] De Quincey.

An elevation of mind to things celestial.

Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- An`a*gog"ic*al*ly, adv.

Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. L. Addison.

Same as Anagoge.

To anagrammatize. Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus. Warburton.

Pertaining to, containing, or making, anagram. -- An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.

The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden.

A maker anagrams.

To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram. Cudworth.

An inventory; a record. [Obs.] Knowles.

A race of giants living in Palestine.

Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.

A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name.

Analcime.

Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine.

A collection of literary fragments.