Acē, ēs, f., Ἄκη,
a town in Galilee , afterwards called Ptolemais or Acca, now St. Jean d'Acre , Nep. Dat. 5; Plin. 5, 19, 17, § 75.
ACE(Ἄκη: Eth. Ἀκαῖος), the ACCHO(Ἄκχω) of the Old Testament (Judg. 1.31), the Akkaof the Arabs, a ce...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
·noun Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. II. Ace ·noun A unit; a s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value...
·noun ·same·as Ambs-ace. ...
Within ames ace; nearly, very near. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
the ace of spades. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A widow. ...