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Anchored
Pronunciation : An"chored
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue.
2. (Her.)
Defn: Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross. [Sometimes spelt ancred.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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