annulary, a. and n.
(ˈænjʊlərɪ)
[ad. L. annulāri-us relating to a ring, f. annul-us: see -ary.]
† 1. = annular 1, 2. Obs.
| 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 142 Wormes and Leeches..whose bodies consist of round and annulary fibers. 1691 Ray Creation (1714) 270 It [the windpipe] is made with annulary cartilages. |
2. Bearing the ring. (Said of the fourth finger of the left hand.) Hence, with ‘finger’ understood.
| 1623 Favine Theat. Hon. i. v. 49 This Annulary finger becommeth Glandulous and swolne. 1855 Labarte's Arts of Mid. Ages iv. 144 The thumb and annulary crossed. |