Chapter Anet to Angler of A by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

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Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved line. — Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. — Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90°. — Optic angle. See under Optic. — Rectilinealor Right-lined angle, one formed by two right lines. — Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90° (measured by a quarter circle). — Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. — Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. — Visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. — For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence, reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction, see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection, Refraction, etc.

Angle
(An"gle) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Angled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Angling ]

1. To fish with an angle or with hook and line.

2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise.

The hearts of all that he did angle for.
Shak.

Angle
(An"gle), v. t. To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure. [Obs.] "He angled the people's hearts." Sir P. Sidney.

Angled
(An"gled) a. Having an angle or angles; — used in compounds; as, right-angled, many-angled, etc.

The thrice three-angled beechnut shell.
Bp. Hall.

Anglemeter
(An"gle*me`ter) n. [Angle + - meter.] An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.

Angler
(An"gler) n.

1. One who angles.

2. (Zoöl.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.