anchor vb. (literal phrases are used in 2H6 IV. i. 9, Lr. IV. vi. 19)
1.
to fix firmly R3 IV. iv. 232,
Ant. I. v. 33
“There would he anchor
his aspect.”
2.
to fix one's thoughts
Meas. II. iv. 4,
Cym. V. v. 394
“Posthumus anchors upon
Imogen.”