n. [ OE. ancle, anclow, AS. ancleow; akin to Icel. ökkla, ökli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf. Haunch. ] The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ankle bone, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having ankles; -- used in composition; as, well-ankled. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. see anklets. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. 1. socks that reach just above the ankle.
Syn. -- anklet, bobbysock, bobbysocks [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. 1. In a blank manner; without expression; vacuously; as, to stare blankly. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Directly; flatly; point blank. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without a clank. Byreon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Crinkle. ] To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope,
Crankling her banks. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To bend, turn, or wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

Along the crankling path. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. frankelein; cf. LL. franchilanus. See Frank, a. ] An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The franklin, a small landholder of those days. Sir J. Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Franklinic electricity, electricity produced by friction; called also static electricity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A kind of mineral of the spinel group. [ 1913 Webster ]

A kind of open stove introduced by Benjamin Franklin, the peculiar feature of which was that a current of heated air was directly supplied to the room from an air box; -- now applied to other varieties of open stoves. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a frank manner; freely. [ 1913 Webster ]

Very frankly he confessed his treasons. Shak.

Syn. -- Openly; ingenuously; plainly; unreservedly; undisguisedly; sincerely; candidly; artlessly; freely; readily; unhesitatingly; liberally; willingly. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a lank manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Rankled p. pr. & vb. n. Rankling ] [ From Rank, a. ] 1. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

A malady that burns and rankles inward. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts of the people. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a sore; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [ R. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With rank or vigorous growth; luxuriantly; hence, coarsely; grossly; as, weeds grow rankly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tinkling. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful. [ 1913 Webster ]

That she may feel
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task. [ 1913 Webster ]

To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the night allowed. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Thank"less*ly adv. -- Thank"less*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Thankfully. [ Obs. ] Sylvester (Du Bartas). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. wancol. ] Not to be depended on; weak; unstable. [ Prov. Eng. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]