ancon
τὸ ἐγδοχῖον τοῦ ὕδατος καὶ τὰ ἐν τῆι πόλει ὑδραγώγια → the water reservoir and the conduits in the city (or on the acropolis)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ancōn: ōnis, m. v. ango, = ἀγκών (the bend of the arm), t. t., for the pure Lat. cubitum.
I The arm of a workman's square, Vitr. 3, 3 fin.; 8, 6.—
II A stone in a wall, which projects above more than below, and supports something; a console or volute, Vitr. 4, 6.—
III The knobbed bars of a hydraulic engine, Vitr. 10, 13.—
Forked poles for spreading nets (pure Lat., ames, Hor. Epod. 2, 33), Grat. Cyn. 87.—
The arm of a chair, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1.—
A kind of drinking-vessel in an alehouse, Dig. 33, 7, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) ancōn, ōnis, acc. ōna, m. (ἀγκών)
1 coude : Fortunatianus Rhet. 3, 4
2 coude d’une équerre : Vitr. Arch. 8, 5, 1
3 console [t. d’architecture] : Vitr. Arch. 4, 6, 4
4 tige de piston : Vitr. Arch. 10, 8, 1
5 croc, crochet : Vitr. Arch. 10, 15, 4
6 perche fourchue : Gratt. Cyn. 87, v. ames
7 bras d’une chaise : C. Aur. Chron. 2, 1, 46
8 vase à boire : Paul. Dig. 33, 7, 13.
