n. [ OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular. ] (Zool.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. [ 1913 Webster ]
Huge stags with sixteen antlers. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See Velvet. [ 1913 Webster ]
Antler moth (Zool.),
a. Furnished with antlers. [ 1913 Webster ]
The antlered stag. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Bez-Antler. ] (Zool.) The second tine of a stag's horn. See under Antler. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Bez-antler. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. bis twice (OF. bes) + E. antler. ] The second branch of a stag's horn. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. panetier. See Panter, Pantry. ] The servant or officer, in a great family, who has charge of the bread and the pantry. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]