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Webster 1828 Edition


Achor

A'CHOR

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Noun.
[Gr., sordes capitis.]
1.
The scald head, a disease forming scaly eruptions, supposed to be a critical evacuation of acrimonious humors; a species of herpes.
2.
In mythology, the God of flies, said to have been worshipped by the Cyreneans, to avoid being vexed by those insects.

Definition 2024


achor

achor

English

Noun

achor (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, pathology) dandruff (or similar condition)

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀχώρ (akhṓr).

Pronunciation

Noun

achōr m (genitive achōris); third declension

  1. The scab or scald on the head

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative achōr achōrēs
genitive achōris achōrum
dative achōrī achōribus
accusative achōrem achōrēs
ablative achōre achōribus
vocative achōr achōrēs

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