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than the flower, and hairy in their lower part. The anthers are fimple ; the germen of the piftillum is globofe ; the ftyle is flender, and flightly bent ; and the ftigma is headed. The fruit is a globofe capfule, containing only one cell, and di- vided horizontally into two hemifpheric portions. The feeds are numerous, and of an angular figure, and their receptacle globofe, and very large. Ltnnal, Gener. Plant, p. 65. Anagallis is a medicinal plant, of which there are two kinds in ufe in the fhops, viz.

Anagallis aqiuitica, called alfo by botanifts, Veronica aqua- tica, or becca-bunga, in Englifh, brook-lime. It bears a re- femblance in its flowers to the Paul's-betony, though its leaves are larger, and the ridges entire. See the article Ve- ronica.

Its chief ufe is to abrade and clear away thofe little vifcofities which obftrmSt. the capillaries, and occalion fcabs and blotches, though it has alfo a diuretic virtue, and ferves as a cleanfer of all the vifcera ; whence it is frequently an ingredient in anti- fcorbutic and deobfiruent competitions. Shtinc. Difpenf. P. 2. fee. 4. n. 291.

Anagallis terrefiris, called, in Englim, pimpernel, isoftwo kinds, diftinguimed by the colour of the flowers. I. Male, Anagallis terrcftris mas, by fome alfo called Anagallis Phce- niciojlore, 2. Female, Anagallis terrejiris fceminea, or Ana- gallis acrulco flare, Alleyn, Difpenf. p. 48. The officinal preparations from the terreftrial Anagallis are, a water, conferve, fyrup, and elTence, all reputed of ufe in maniac cafes. Eflence of Anagallis is made of the extract diflbived in the eflence of hypericum. Burggr, Lex. Med. in voc. See Pimpernel.

ANAGLYPHA, Avay^a, in antient writers, denote veffels, or other things, adorned with fculpture in baffo relievo, Vid. Fabri, Thef. p. 153. Du Cange, Glofl". Lat. T. 1. p, 178. Magr. Vocab. Ecclef. p. 15.

In this fenfe, the term is fometimes alfo written Anaglyptus, Anaglyphicus, or Anaglyphatus.

The artificers in this kind are denominated Anaglyptes, Ana- glypharii, &c. Vid. Meurf. Glofl*. p. 32. feq. Du Cange, Glofl". Grsec. T. 1. p. 66.

ANAGLYPHICE [Cycl) includes what we call emboffing, &c. and Hands contradiftinguifhed from diaglyphice, or en- graving in creux, where the ftrokes are indented.

ANAGNOSES, or Anagnosmata, in the Greek church, denotes an ecclefiaftical book, containing the leflbns read at divine fervice, in the feveral feafts, &c. of the year. Allat. de Libr. Ecclef. diflT. 1,

The Greek Kvaywa-us, or Avayw&pala, anfwers to what the Latin church calls leclio. Vid. Du Cange, GloiT. Gnec. T. 1. p. 66. Meurf. GIoJT. p. 33. in voc. Atxywra.i. Suic. Thef. Ecclef. T. 1. p. 247. feq. Sc p. 250. feq. in voc. Avayiwrat. St. Jerom is commonly faid to have been the firft: compiler of

the Avxywuilf;.

ANAGNOSTA, or Anagnostes, among the antients, de- notes a kind of fervant retained in the families of pcrfons of rank, to read to them at meals. Vid. Walch. Parerg. Acad.

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Thefe were called by the Greeks Avxywrai, and by the Ro- mans letlores \ fometimes alfo ajludiis.

Even private families, who lived any thing politely, were not without this kind of literary fervants. Servius a makes mention of a female Anagnojla, under the denomination of letltix. Sometimes the matter himfelf performed the office of reader. The emperor Severus read himfelf at table. Martial mentions one Ligurinus, who read his own poems at dinner, to the great difguft of the guefts b. — [ a Ad Virgil. 1. 12 .v. 159. *= Mart. Epig. 5. 1. 3.

Among the Greeks there were alfo Anagnojla in their theatres for public reading of the poets. Gell. 1. 18. c. 5. Fabr. Thef. p. 153. feq.

Bilbergius % and Th. Raynaud b, have diflertations exprefs on Anagnojla. — [» DifT. Acad, de Anagnoftis, Upf. 1689. 8vo. An analyfis of it is given in Reimman. Idea Antiq. Liter. p. 46. feq. b. De Anagnoft. ad Menfem religiofam, ext. ap. Opp. ejufd. Lugd. 1665.]

The Anagnojla were initructed to read with clearnefs, expe- dition, propriety, and good accent, in order to which, they had matters appointed them, called pr ale cloves. The time of reading was chiefly at fupper ; fometimes alfo in other vacant hours, or even after waking in the night. The books chiefly read were hiftorians and orators. Alexand. ab Alexand. Genial. Did. 1. 2. c. 30. Scbot. Obferv. 5. 29. p. 241. Fuiean, de Stil. c. 7. Scbeff. Relig. conviv. prifc. T. 12. p. 258. Thef. Ant. Rom. Grcsv. Pignor. de Serv. p. rog. Meurf. Glofl". p. 251. Hoffman. Lex. in voc. Pitifc. Lex. in voc. It. in voc. Leilores. Fabric. Bibl. Antiq. c. 19. §. 6. Fabr. Thef. in voc. Anagnofics. Some fpeak of the Anagnojla, as a fpecics of acroamata, from which, however, in propriety they differed. Cornelius Nepos relates of Atticus, that no acroama was ever heard at his meals, but an Anagnojhs. He never fupped with- out reading, fo that the minds of his guetts were no lefs agree- ably entertained than their appetites. The fame cuftom Egin- hard obferves was kept up by Cbarlemain, who at table had the hiftories and acts of antient kings read to him. This Suppl. Vol. I.

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cuftom feems to have been a relick of that of the antietrt Greeks, who had the praifes of great men and hero's fun* to them, while at table. C. Nepal, Vit. Att: c. 14. „. 1 The antient monks and clergy kept up the like ufage^ as we are informed by St. Auguftin. Sidonius praifes a man of qua- lity in his time, who, in this refpect, lived a clerical life, though he was no prieft.

ANAGNOSTIC, in middle aged Writers, is fometimes ufed for an epiftle, or other writing. Du Cange, Glofl' Lat. T 1. p. 178. feq.

ANAGOGIA, in antiquity, folemn facrifices to Venus at Eryx, 111 Sicily, where the was honoured with a magnificent temple.

The name of this folemnity was derived, «»o t» oraynrSai ;'■ c, from returning ; becaufe the goddefs was faid to leave Sicily, and return to Afric, at that time. Patter, Archeol. Gnec.

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ANAGOGICAL (Cycl.)—Anagagical expofition is, when the facred text is explained with a regard to the end which Chriftians lhould have in view, and this is eternal life. For example, the reft of the Sabbath, in the anagogical fenfe, fignifies the repofe of everlafting bleffednefs. Calm. Bibl. Diet, in voc. See Anagogy.

ANAGOGY (Cycl.) is particularly ufed, where words, in their natural or primary meaning, denote fomething fenfible, but have a further view to fomething fpiritual or invifible. Vid Magr. Vocab. Ecclef. p. 16.

Anagogy, in a more particular fenfe, denotes the application of the types and allegories of the Old Teftament to fubjefts of the New ; thus called, becaufe the veil being here drawn, what before was hidden is expofed to open fight. Suic. Thef. Ecclef. T. 1. p. 253. feq.

Some of the fathers place tottyvyv, in eppofition to ,r»e>a, hiftory.

Anagogy, in medicine, denotes the return of humours, or the rejeflion of a matter upwards, or by the mouth Vid Cajl. Lex. Med. in voc.

Anagogy amounts to the fame with what is otherwife called anabok. Cajl. lib. cit. in voc. Anabole.

Anagogy, Am W .<., in antient hiftory, denotes a loofe edu- cation or difcipline. Said, in voc. & in voc. Ara W „

ANAGRAMMATIST, a maker or compofcr of anagrams. Thomas Billon, a provincial, was a celebrated AnagrammatiJ, and retained by Lewis XIII. with a pcnfion of 1200 livres, in quality of Anagrammatijl to the kincr.

Lipenius gives a long lift of Anagrammatijs. Vid. Liter: Bibl. Phil. p. 43. feq. ' F ■

Th. Billon has given a fet of prophecies in anagrams ; Gui. Blancus, the art of coinpofmg anagrams. Morhaf. Polyhift.

ANAGROS, a meafure for corn, ufed in fome cities in Spain, containing fomewhat more than the Paris mine. Savar. Didt, Com. T. 1. p. 97. This is otherwife called Anegros.

Four Anagros make a tail, four cahl's a tantga. Id. Suppl. p. 2C. in voc. Anegros.

ANAGYRIS, bean-trefoil, in botany, the name of a genus of plants, the characters of which are thefe. The flower is of the papilionaceous kind, but its vexillum is much fhorter than any of the other petals. The piftil arifes from the cup, and finally becomes a pod, refembling that of the kidney-bean, and containing ufually kidney-fhaped feeds. To this it is to be added, that the leaves ftand three on every pedicle* The fpecies of Anagyris, enumerated by Mr. Tournefort, are thefe.

J. The true ftinking Anagyris. And, 2. The long leaved, {linking, cretic Anagyris, with yellow flowers. Tournef. Inft. p. 647. J

The leaves of Anagyris are refolutive, and its feed emetic. Lcmery, des Drogues.

ANALECTA, the fragments, or off-falls of meatj which dropped from the table on the ground.

Analecla was alfo ufed for a fervant appointed to gather up the off-falls of the tables. Pitifc. Lex. Ant. T. 1. p. 91. In this fenfe, the word is fometimes alfo written Analecles. Satellius Quadratus, in the way of derifion, advifed Calvifius Sabinus, a man of great wealth, and much affectation of learning, but with little memory, and lefs genius, to keep Analecles, ut grammatical babcrct Analeclas ; a phrafe which has occafioned much difpute among critics and antiquaries. Vid. Since. Epift. 27. Fabr. Thef. p. 154. feq. Pitifc. Lex. Ant. T. 1. p. 91. Rhoiig. Ant. Ledt. 13.' p. 31. Lipf. in Senec. loc. cit. Turneb. Adverf. 24, 33/

Analecta, Analccls, in literary hiftory, a title given by feveral writers to collections of remarks, animadveriions, or even of diftinct. pieces and ellays.

Pontanus and Swartius have publifhed works, under the title of Analecta ; Mabillon and Matthieus have given antient Analecla ; Goclenius, Analecla of the Latin tongue ; Mon- faucon, Greek Analecla; Reland, Rabbinical Analecla- Hottinger and Nereus, hiftorical Analecla; Urflnus, Bau- mannus,^ Doughtey, Frifchius, Montagu, &c. facied Ana- lecla ; Gonzalez, Analecla of Law ; an anonymous author, Analccls of Irilh affairs, a work written with great difinge- nuity and fpleen againft the Englifli intcreft. fabric. Bibl. 3 N Grxc,