n. pl. Antæ. See Anta. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Fort.) A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. of &unr_;. See Atlas. ] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also
a. [ Cf. It. Dantesco. ] Dantelike; Dantean. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A woman of extraordinary size. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. ] Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent. [ 1913 Webster ]
The sort of mock-heroic gigantesque
With which we bantered little Lilia first. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A maidservant. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from L. vadans, p. pr. of vadare to wade, to ford. ] (Zool.) An extensive artificial group of birds including the wading, swimming, and cursorial birds. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. vagans, p. pr. of vagari to stroll or wander. ] (Zool.) A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their prey in a web, but which also frequently run with agility, and chase and seize their prey. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. venans, p. pr. of venari to hunt. ] (Zool.) The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their prey. [ 1913 Webster ]