Foul (nautical) Foul (nautical) Foul is a nautical term meaning to entangle or entwine, and more generally that something is wrong or difficult. The term dates back to usage with wind-driven sailing ships. It is usually applied to the state of an anchor, which has become hooked on some impediment on the seafloor, or has its cable wound round the stock or flukes. The term is generally utilized when speaking of items of historical value such as the US Navy chief petty officer emblem. The foul anchor is also the official seal of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, presently
Lectionary 240 Lectionary 240 Lectionary 240, designated by siglum ℓ "240" (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. Scrivener labelled it by 231. The manuscript has complex contents. The codex contains 237 daily lessons for reading from Easter to Pentecost from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary ("Evangelistarium"). The manuscript is well preserved. The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 251 parchment leaves (), in two columns per page, 22-25 lines per page. The headpieces are decorated with gold; the punctuation and accents