Having a handle or loop-like projection; shaped like an ansa.
From Latin 'ansatus' meaning 'having a handle,' derived from 'ansa' plus the adjectival suffix '-atus,' describing something handle-equipped.
Medieval scholars used 'ansate' to describe the Egyptian ankh symbol—literally 'the handled cross'—which is why art historians love this word for explaining ancient artifacts.
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