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Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.

Resembling a man.

Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. "Angelic harps." Thomson."Angelical actions." Hooker. The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience. Macaulay. Angelic Hymn, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; -- so calle…

Resembling an angel.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. "The anguine or snakelike reptiles." Owen.

ic eel, torpedo, etc. -- Animal flower (Zoöl.), a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc. -- Animal heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nea…

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules. "Animalcular life." Tyndall.

An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook. [India] Kipling.

An animal resembling an annelid.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.

Resembling a goose; silly; simple. Sydney Smith.

ne of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants.

Resembling an anther.

Resembling a flower; flowerlike.

Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.

A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus.]

An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot.

Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. -- n.

An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.

Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically (Anat.),