ansate, a.
(ˈænseɪt)
[ad. L. ansātus, f. ansa handle.]
= ansated ppl. a. Also in L. (fem.) form in ansata cross for crux ansata (= ankh).
| 1891 Kinns Graven in Rock viii. 292 Iris and Horus are each holding the ansata cross or emblem of life. 1891 Athenæum 31 Oct. 591/1 Centurial stone, ansate, 17 in. by 8 in. |