sheet-anchor
SHEET-ANCHOR
ancora ultima; also figuratively; e.g. fessis (Silius 7 24).
ancora ultima; also figuratively; e.g. fessis (Silius 7 24).
sheet-anchor:
I. The largest and most secure anchor in a ship: *perh. ancŏra ultĭma, maxĭma.
II. Fig. the last refuge for safety: ancŏra ultĭma the s. of the wearied, ancora u. fessis, Sil. 7, 24. Less fig., spes maxima; in quo spes omnis est.
I. The largest and most secure anchor in a ship: *perh. ancŏra ultĭma, maxĭma.
II. Fig. the last refuge for safety: ancŏra ultĭma the s. of the wearied, ancora u. fessis, Sil. 7, 24. Less fig., spes maxima; in quo spes omnis est.