akanticone

[Perhaps from Gr. ἄκανθα ( a kantha ) = a thorn, and εἰκών (eikōn) image, likene .] Min.: A name formerly given to dark green specimens of epidote brought from Arendal, in Norway. [A REND A LITE, EPIDOTE.] * ake, s . [A.S. ас , сес .] An oak. [ΟΑΚ.] *ake, v.i. The same as ACHE (q.v.). Myn eeres aken for thy drasty spec he." Chaucer: C. Т. , 15,330.