Definition of "ancora" []

• In zoology, one of the anchor-shaped calcareous spicules which are attached to and protrude from the flat perforated calcareous plates in the integument of echinoderms of the genus Synapta. They are used in locomotion. (noun)
• Again: formerly used like encore (which see).

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "I was irritated by this barbarous spelling, and told him that for four centuries 'ancora' had been spelt without an 'h'."
• "Idle curiosity made me follow him in his work, and I noticed him correcting the word 'ancora', putting in an 'h' in the margin."
• "Mr. Daniel's declamation of rising notes on the word "ancora" [ "yet"] defined a hope that would propel his actions through the remainder of this and the following act."