Nēal1, v. t.
(neel), v. t. [A-S. onælan, anælan, to kindle, light, set on fire, burn. See ANNEAL.] To temper and reduce to a due consistence by heat; to anneal. [Rare.]
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(neel), v. t. [A-S. onælan, anælan, to kindle, light, set on fire, burn. See ANNEAL.] To temper and reduce to a due consistence by heat; to anneal. [Rare.]
v. i. To be tempered by heat. [Rare.] See ANNEAL. Bacon.