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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Anchor \An"chor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anchored}; p. pr & vb n. {Anchoring}.] [Cf. F. ancrer.] 1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as to anchor a ship. 2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge. Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Anchored \An"chored\, a. 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.) Having the extremities turned back like the flukes of an anchor; as an anchored cross. [Sometimes spelt {ancred}.]
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