Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.
Shak.
Anon right, at once; right off. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Ever and anon, now and then; frequently; often.
A pouncet box, which ever and anon
He gave his nose.
Shak.
||A*no"na, n. [NL. Cf. Ananas.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceæ, including the soursop.
An`o*na"ceous, a. Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc.
An"o*nym (&?;), n. [F. anonyme. See Anonymous.] 1. One who is anonymous; also sometimes used for "pseudonym."
2. A notion which has no name, or which can not be expressed by a single English word. [R.] J. R. Seeley.
An`o*nym"i*ty, n. The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness; also, that which anonymous. [R.]
He rigorously insisted upon the rights of anonymity.
Carlyle.
A*non"y*mous, a. [Gr. &?; without name; 'an priv. + &?;, Eol. for &?; name. See Name.] Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous pamphlet or letter.
<! p. 61 !>
A*non"y*mous*ly (*nn"*ms*l), adv. In an anonymous manner; without a name. Swift.
A*non"y*mous*ness, n. The state or quality of being anonymous. Coleridge.
An"o*phyte (n"*ft), n. [Gr. 'a`nw upward (fr. 'ana` up) + fyto`n a plant, fy`ein to grow.] (Bot.) A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
||An"o*pla (n"*pl), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed.] (Zoöl.) One of the two orders of Nemerteans. See Nemertina.
An*op"lo*there (n*p"l*thr), ||An`o*plo*the"ri*um (n`*pl*th"r*m), n. [From Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed ('an priv. + 'o`plon an implement, weapon) + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order Ungulata, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name).
||An`o*plu"ra (n`*pl"r), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`plon weapon, sting + o'yra` tail.] (Zoöl.) A group of insects which includes the lice.
{ ||A*nop"si*a (*np"s*), An"op`sy (n"p`s), } a. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`psis sight.] (Med.) Want or defect of sight; blindness.
{ ||An`o*rex"i*a (&?;), An"o*rex`y (&?;) } n. [Gr. &?;; 'an priv. + &?; desire, appetite, &?; desire.] (Med.) Want of appetite, without a loathing of food. Coxe.
A*nor"mal (&?;), a. [F. anormal. See Abnormal, Normal.] Not according to rule; abnormal. [Obs.]
A*norn (&?;), v. t. [OF. aörner, aöurner, fr. L. adornare to adorn. The form a- ourne was corrupted into anourne.] To adorn. [Obs.] Bp. Watson.
A*nor"thic (&?;), a. [See Anorthite.] (Min.) Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals.
A*nor"thite (&?;), n. [Gr. 'an priv. + &?; straight (&?; sc. &?; right angle); not in a right angle.] A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.
A*nor"tho*scope (&?;), n. [Gr. 'an priv. + &?; straight + -scope.] (Physics) An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted figures are painted.
||A*nos"mi*a (&?;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + &?; smell.] (Med.) Loss of the sense of smell.
An*oth"er (&?;), pron. & a. [An a, one + other.] 1. One more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
Another yet! -- a seventh! I 'll see no more.
Shak.
Would serve to scale another Hero's tower.
Shak.