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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plural of angulus.

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Examples

  • The twelve houses are divided into cardinal houses, also called anguli, succeeding houses (succedentes, anaphora) and declining or cadent houses (cadentes, cataphora).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

  • Tres autem anguli domus statim combusti fuerunt, angulo in quo steti cum ossibus saluo remanente: Supra me autem ignis se tenuit in modum aeris lucidi, nec descendit quamdiu ibi persistebam; quàm citò autem cum ossibus exiui, statim tota pars illa sicut aliæ priores igne consumpta est, et multa alia loca circumadiacentia combusta sunt.

    The Journal of Friar Odoric 2004

  • The Caninus (Levator anguli oris) arises from the canine fossa, immediately below the infraorbital foramen; its fibers are inserted into the angle of the mouth, intermingling with those of the Zygomaticus, Triangularis, and Orbicularis oris.

    IV. Myology. 4d. The Muscles of the Mouth 1918

  • The Triangularis (Depressor anguli oris) arises from the oblique line of the mandible, whence its fibers converge, to be inserted, by a narrow fasciculus, into the angle of the mouth.

    IV. Myology. 4d. The Muscles of the Mouth 1918

  • (Levator anguli scapulæ) (Fig. 409) is situated at the back and side of the neck.

    IV. Myology. 7. The Fascia and Muscles of the Upper Extremity. a. The Muscles Connecting the Upper Extremity to the Vertebral Column 1918

  • The depressores anguli oris, as we have just seen, are usually contracted at the same time, and they indirectly tend, according to Dr. Duchenne, to act in this same manner on the nose.

    The expression of the emotions in man and animals 1898

  • But the order was countermanded by the will, or rather by a later acquired habit, and all the muscles were obedient, excepting in a slight degree the depressores anguli oris.

    The expression of the emotions in man and animals 1898

  • Whilst I was looking at her, I saw that her depressores anguli oris became very slightly, yet decidedly, contracted; but as her countenance remained as placid as ever, I reflected how meaningless was this contraction, and how easily one might be deceived.

    The expression of the emotions in man and animals 1898

  • "The lip-corner droop is controlled by a very emotional muscle, depressor anguli oris," says Givens.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • "The lip-corner droop is controlled by a very emotional muscle, depressor anguli oris," says Givens.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

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