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ancred

ancred is the alternative form of anchored.

Meaning of anchored

Adjective

anchored (not comparable)

  1. Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
    • an anchored cross, or a cross anchored
    Synonyms:
    ancrée

Questions about ancred

What is ancred the alternative form of?
Ancred is the alternative form of anchored.

Words near ancred in the dictionary

  1. ANCOVA
  2. ANCOVAs
  3. ancovenin
  4. Ancram
  5. ancraophobia
  6. ancred
  7. ancress
  8. ancresses
  9. ancrod
  10. Ancroft
  11. Ancrum

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ancred (page history and authors); anchored (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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