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ancré

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[ang-krey] / ˈæŋ kreɪ /

adjective

Heraldry.

  1. having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline.

    a cross ancré.

Etymology

Origin of ancré

< French, equivalent to anchre anchor + -é (< Latin -ātus -ate 1 )

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