antiquity, a kind of pillows on the dining bed, whereon the guests used to lean. The ancient triclinary beds had four pillows, one at the head, another at the feet, a third at the back, and a fourth at the breast. That on which the head lay, was properly called by the Greeks ἀνακλίστρος or ἀνακλίστρος; by the Romans fulcrum, sometimes pilus.

Anacllemma, a composition of astringent powders, applied by the ancients to the head, to prevent defluxions on the eyes.