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 ANT (32 6 ) ANT ANTENCLEMA, in rhetoric, called by the Latins the nobilis, or fweet-fcented camomile; the cotula, or relatio, is when the fault is imputed, upon any ihif- dinking May-weed ; the arvenfis, or corn-camomile ; fortUne happening, to the perfon to whom it happened. the maritima, or fea-camomile ; and the tinftoria, or ANTENNAE, in the hiftory of infetts, flender bodies common ox-eye. The flowers of the anthemis nobilis with which nature has furnilhed the heads of thefe are carminative, emolient, and aperient. creatures, being the fame with what in Englifh are ANTHERiE, among botanids, the little roundilh or called horns or feelers. oblong bodies on the tops of the damina of plants. ANTEPAGMENTA, in the ancient architedure, the See Stamina, and Botany. jambs of a door. They are alfo ornaments, or gar- ANTHERICUM, in botany, a genus of the hexandria niihings, in carved work, of men, animals, <bc. made monogynia clafs. The corolla has fix petals open at the top ; and the capfule is ovated. There are 13 fpecies either of wood or done, and fet on the architrave. ANTEPENULTIMA, in grammar, the third fyllable of antherieum, none of which are natives of Britain, of a word from the end, or the lad fyllable but two. except the calyculatum, or Scottilh afphodel. ANTEPILANI, in theldoman armies, a name given to ANTHESPORIA, in antiquity, a Sicilian fedival, inthe hadati and principes, becaufe they marched next dituted in honour of Proferpine. ANTHESTERIA, in Grecian antiquity, fedivals celebefore the triarii, who were called pilani. ANTEPILEPTICS, among phyficians, medicines e- brated in the fpring, by the ancient Athenians, in honour of Bacchus, during which the maders feaded deemed good in the epilepfy. ANTEPOSITION, in grammar, the placing a word their Haves, as the Romans did in the time of the Saturnalia. fird which (hould dand lad. ANTEPREDICAMENTS, among logicians, certain ANTHESTERION, in ancient chronology, the fixth preliminary quedions which illudrate the doftrine of month of the Athenian year, anfwering to the latter part of our November and beginning of December. predicaments and categories. ANTEQUIERA, a 0town of Granada, in Spain ; fitu- ANTHIAS, in ichthyology, the trivial name of a fpeated in W. long. 4 40', and N. lat. 36° 4</, about cies of labrus. See Labrus. ANTHINE among the ancients, a kind of wine 2 5 miles north of Malaga. ANTEQUIRA-NOVA, an epifcopal city of New Spain, medicated with the flowers of plants. ANTHOCEROS, in botany, a genus of the cryptoin America, in the province of Guaxaca. ANTERIDES, in the ancient architedlure, buttrefles gamia clafs. The calix of the male is feffile, cylindrical, and intire; the anthene are very long, Tubueredled to fupport a wall. See Buttress. and two-valved; the calix of the female is ANTERIOR, denotes fomething placed before another, lated, divided into fix pieces; the feeds are three. There either with refpedt to time or place. ANTEROTES, in natural hidory, a name given by are only three fpecies of the anthoceros, viz. the puncthe ancients to a fpecies of amethyd. See Amethyst. tatus, or fpotted anthoceros, a native of Britain ; the a native of Europe and America; and the mulANTESIGNANI, in the Roman armies, foldiers pla- Isevis, ced before the dandards, in order to defend them, ac- tifidus, a native of Germany. cording to Limpfius; but Csefar and Livy mention the ANTHOLOGION, the title of the fervice-book ufed antefignani as the fird line, or fird body, of heavy- in the Greek church. is divided into twelve months, containing the ofarmed troops. The velites, who ufed to Ikirmidi be- ficesIt fung throughout the year, on the fedivals of our fore the army, were likewife called antefignani. ANTESTATURE, in fortification, a fmall retrench- Saviour, the Virgin, and other remarkable faints. ment made of palifadoes, or facks of earth, with a ANTHOLOGY, a difcourfe of flowers, or of beautiview to difpute with an enemy the remainder of a piece ful paflages from any authors. Anthology is alfo the name given to a colle&ion of eof ground. ANTEVIRGILIAN hujhandry, an appellation given pigrams taken from feveral Greek poets. to Mr Tull’s new method of horfe-hoeing huibandry. ANTHOLYZA, a genus of the triandria monogynia clafs. The calix is tubular, irregular, and bent back; See Agriculture, Part II. the capfule is below the flower. There are four fpeANTHAKIA,; in geography, the fame with Antioch. cies of the antholyza, viz. the ringens, a native of j£See Antioch. ANTHELIX, in anatomy, the inward protuberance of thiopia ; the cunqnia, a rjative of Perfia; the sethiothe external ear, being a femieircle within, and almod pia, a native of /Ethiopia; and the meriana, a native of the Cape of Good-Hope. parallel to the helix. See p. 295. ANTHELMINTICS, among phyficians, medicines pro- ANTHONY, or Knights of St Anthony, a military order, indituted by Albert duke of Bavaria, Holper to dedroy worms. See Pharmacy. ANTHEM, a church-fong, performed in cathedral fer- land, and Zealand, when he defigned to make war againd the Turks in 1382.. The knights wore a colvice by ehoriders who lung alternately. ANTHEMIS, or Camomile, in botany,, a genus of lar of gold, made in form of a hermit’s girdle, from the fyngenefia'polygamia fuperflua clafs. The recep- which hung a dick cut like a crutch, with a little bell, tacle of the anthemis is paleaceous ; it has no pappus ; as they are^reprefented in Anthony’s pictures. the calix is globular.. There are 18 fpecies of anthe- St Anthony’t fire, a name fometimes given to the eryxnis, only five of which are natives of Britain, viz. fipdas. See Erysipelas, ANTHORA,