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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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An'nats, n. pl. p. 54(Eng. Eccl. Law.) The first year's whole profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope, but in the reign of Henry VIII. transferred to the crown; first fruits. Burrill.An-nēal', v. t. p. 54To heat nearly to fluidity, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast-iron, or other metals, for the purpose of rendering them less brittle; to temper by subjecting to great heat, and afterward gradually…An-nēal'ing, n. p. 54The art or process of heating and then gradually cooling glass or metals, for the purpose of removing brittleness or increasing ductility. Tomlinson. 2. The process of heating glass, or tiles, in…An-nēct'ant, a. p. 54Connecting; annexing.Ăn'ne-lĭd or An-nēl'i-dan, n. p. 54One of the annelides.An-nēl'i-da or An-nēl'i-dēs or An-nel'la-tā, n. pl. p. 54(Zoöl.) A division of the Articulata, or articulate animals, characterized by an elongated body, formed of numerous rings or annular segments. It includes the common earth-worms, the leech…An-nĕx′, v. t. p. 54To unite at the end; to subjoin; to affix. “He annexed a codicil to a will.” Johnson. 2. To add, as a smaller thing to a greater. “He annexed a province to his kingdom.” Johnson. 3. To connect…An-nĕx', v. t. p. 54To join; to be united. Tooke.An-nĕx’, n. p. 54Something annexed. “The annexes of divinity.” Browne.An-nex-ā'tion, n. p. 54The act of annexing, or uniting; conjunction; addition; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the United States, of chattels to the freehold. 2. (a.) (Law.) The union of…An-nĕx'ion, n. p. 54The act of annexing; annexation; addition. [Rare.] Shak.An-nĕx'ment, n. p. 54The act of annexing, or the thing annexed. [Rare.] Shak.An-nī'hi-la-ble, a. p. 54Capable of being annihilated. Clarke.An-nī'hi-lāte, v. t. p. 54To reduce to nothing; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be. It is impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated. Bacon. 2. To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties…An-nī'hi-lat'e, a. p. 54Annihilated. [Rare.]An-nī'hi-lā'tion, n. p. 54The act of reducing to nothing, or non-existence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the…An-nī'hi-lā'tor, n. p. 54One who, or that which, annihilates.An-nī'hi-la-to-ry, a. p. 54Tending or serving to annihilate; destructive.Ăn'ni-vēr'sa-ri-ly, adv. p. 54Annually. Bp. Hall.Ăn'ni-vēr'sa-ry, a. p. 54Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. Anniversary days (Rom. Cath. Church), the days in which an office is yearly performed for the souls of the…Ăn'ni-vēr'sa-ry, n. p. 54A day celebrated as it returns each year. 2. The act of celebration; performance in honor of an event. Dryden.Ăn'ni-vērse, n. p. 54Anniversary. [Obs.] Dryden.An-nŏm'i-nā'tion, n. p. 54A pun; the use of words nearly alike in sound, but of different meanings; a paronomasia. Encyc. 2. The use of two or more words successively beginning with the same letter, or in which the same…Ăn-nō'na, n. p. 54A year's production or increase; hence, provisions for a year's subsistence. 2. (Rom. Hist.) A contribution or tax, payable in corn, imposed on some of the more fertile provinces. Brande.Ăn'no-tāte, v. i. p. 54To make annotations, comments, or remarks. Tatler.Ăn'no-tā'tĭon, n. p. 54A remark, note, or commentary on some passage of a book, intended to illustrate its meaning; — generally used in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors. 2. (Med.) The prelude or first…Ăn'no-tā'tion-ist, n. p. 54One who makes annotations; an annotator. [Rare.]Ăn'no-tā'tor, n. p. 54A writer of annotations or comments; a commentator; a scholast. Felton.An-nō'ta-to-ry, a. p. 54Containing annotations.An-nŏt'i-nous, a. p. 54(Bot.) A year old. Eng. Cyc.An-nŏt'to, n. p. 54A species of red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, &c.…An-noun'ce, v. t. p. 54To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim. Her (Q. Elizabeth's) arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. Gilpin. 2. To…An-nounce'ment, n. p. 54The act of announcing, or giving public notice; proclamation; publication.An-noun'cer, n. p. 54One who announces.An-noy', v. t. p. 54[Fr. ennuyer; O. Fr. enuier, annuier, anoier; Pr. enuiar, enueiar, enoiar; It. annoiare. [See infra.] To injure or disturb by continued or repeated acts; to tease, vex, incommode, or molest; as, to…An-noy', n. p. 55Injury or molestation from continued acts or inconvenience. “Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy.” Shak. High Heaven, in mercy to your sad annoy, Still greets you with glad tidings of immortal joy.…An-noy'ance, n. p. 55The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed. “To the annoyance of others.” Hooker. For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies. Wilkins. 2.…An-noy'er, n. p. 55One who annoys.An-noy'ful, a. p. 55Giving annoyance or trouble; annoying. [Obs.] Chaucer.An-noy'ing, p. a. p. 55Incommoding; hurting; molesting.An-noy'ous, a. p. 55Troublesome; annoying. [Obs.] Chaucer.Ăn'nu-al, a. p. 55Returning every year; yearly; coming or happening yearly. “The annual overflowing of the river [Nile].” Ray. 2. Performed in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth. A…An'nu-al, n. p. 55A thing happening or returning yearly;—especially, a literary work published once a year. 2. A thing, especially a plant, that lasts or lives but one year or season. Oaths are . . . in some sense…An’nu-al-ist, n. p. 55One who writes for, or who edits, an annual. [Rare.]Ăn'nu-al-ly, adv. p. 55Yearly; returning every year; year by year.Ăn'nu-a-ry, a. p. 55Annual. [Obs.] J. Hall.Ăn'nu-ent, a. p. 55Serving to throw the head forward, as the muscles used in nodding.An-nū'i-tant, n. p. 55One who receives, or is entitled to receive, an annuity. Lamb.An-nū'i-ty, n. p. 55A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance. Governments often borrow money upon annuities; that is, for a certain sum advanced…An-nŭl', v. t. p. 55To reduce to nothing; to obliterate. [Obs.] Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct, And all her various objects of delight Annuled, which might in part my grief have eased. Milton. 2. To make…An'nu-lar, a. p. 55Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; as, annular fibers. Ray. 2. Banded or marked with circles, dots, &c. Dana. Annular space, the space between an inner and outer ring or cylinder.—Annular…An'nu-lar-ly, adv. p. 55In an annular manner.An’nu-la-ry, a. p. 55Having the form of a ring; annular. Ray.An'nu-lā'tia, n. pl. p. 55(Zoöl.) A class of articulate animals whose bodies are composed of ring-like portions, as the earth-worm, &c.An’nu-late or An’nu-la’ted, a. p. 55Furnished with rings, or circles like rings; having belts surrounded by rings. Gray.An'nu-lā'tion, n. p. 55A circular or ring-like formation; a ring or belt.An'nu-lēt, n. p. 55A little ring. 2. (Arch.) A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, &c., used by itself, or with other moldings; it is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital; as, in the fig., called…An-nŭl'ment, n. p. 55The act of annulling.An-nu-lō'san, n. p. 55One of the Annelata, or Annelides.Ăn'nu-lōse, a. p. 55Furnished with, or composed of, rings. The annulose animals are the same as the articulate animals, or articulata. Partington.