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Definition of Egg-and-anchor
1. Noun. A decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Egg-and-anchor
Literary usage of Egg-and-anchor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"... sheets of lead before the painting was done (see Mau's Pompeii), and this may
have been done to stop the efflorescence. — RS EGG AND ANCHOR ; EGG AND ..."
2. A Study of the Artist's Way of Working in the Various Handicrafts and Arts by Russell Sturgis (1905)
"... any 1 Egg and Dart: called also Egg and Anchor ; having the character of
flattened balls or ovoids alternating with sharp-pointed members, arrowheads, ..."
3. The Artist's Way of Working in the Various Handicrafts and Arts of Design by Russell Sturgis (1905)
"The above instance is chosen deliberately as about the plainest work possible to
have any 1 Egg and Dart: called also Egg and Anchor ; having the character ..."
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