An'con1, n.
n. [Lat. ancon, Gr. ἀγκών, the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.) The olecranon, or elbow; the larger posterior process at the upper end of the ulna.
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Ancon
An'con or An'cône2, n.
n. [Lat. ancon. See supra.] (Arch.) (a.) An elbow, or angle, or corner stone; one of the corners or quoins of walls, cross-beams, or rafters. Gwilt. (b.) A bracket supporting a cornice, as of doorways; frequently used merely as an ornament, as on the keystone of an arch;—called also console, or truss. See CONSOLE. Gwilt.