Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In the English form.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In English; in the English language.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In English; in the English manner.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“Bán” (Anglice ben-tree) is the myrobalan which produces gum benzoin.
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Heus, modo itera omnia quae mihi nunc nuper narravisti, sed nunc Anglice?
Annoying and pretentious terms. Ann Althouse 2008
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"Heus, modo itera omnia quae mihi nunc nuper narravisti, sed nunc Anglice?"
Annoying and pretentious terms. Ann Althouse 2008
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He raised his riding-wand against the elder matron, but she stood firm, collected in herself, and undauntedly brandished the iron ladle with which she had just been “flambing” (Anglice, basting) the roast of mutton.
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Anglice, the head of the sow to the tail of the pig.
Rob Roy 2005
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Aurora now first opened her casement, Anglice the day began to break, when walked forth in company with the stranger, and mounted
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Jerry had unblushingly declared that he himself had “shaken” the horse — Anglice, had stolen him — twelve months since on Darnley Downs, and was therefore clearly entitled to the entire plunder.
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Here we had "tiffin," -- Anglice, lunch, -- and then disposed ourselves as well as we could for comfort and cool air, neither of which did we obtain; nor what our parched throats so loudly called for, -- cool water.
Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay
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Hain, [2] probably copying Ames, calls this supposititious work 'De Re Heraldica,' and states that it was printed at Westminster in 1496 'Anglice.'
The Book-Hunter at Home P. B. M. Allan
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The French obtain from these berries the _Genièvre_ (_Anglice_ "geneva"), from which we have taken our English word "gin."
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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