Webster's Dictionary 1913

4267

Ankylose

An″ky‐lose (�), v. t. & i. Same as Anchylose.

4268

Ankylosis (2)

‖An′ky‐lo″sis (�), n. Same as Anchylosis.

4269

Ankylostomiasis

‖An′ky‐los‐to‐mi″a‐sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the pa...

4270

Anlace

An″lace (�), n. A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle. [Written also anelace.]

4271

Anlaut

‖An″laut′ (?), n. [G.; an on + laut sound.] (Phon.) An initial sound, as of a word or syllable.— Im anlaut, initially; when initial; — used of sounds.

4272

Ann

{ Ann (�), An″nat (�), } n. [LL. annata income of a year, also, of half a year, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annate annats.] (Scots Law) A half years's stipend, over and above what...

4273

Anna

‖An″na (�), n. [Hindi ānā.] An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2� cents.

4274

Annal

An″nal (�), n. See Annals.

4275

Annalist

An″nal‐ist, n. [Cf. F. annaliste.] A writer of annals.The monks... were the only annalists in those ages.Hume.

4276

Annalistic

An′nal‐is″tic (�), a. Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the dry annalistic style.“A stiff annalistic method.” Sir G. C. Lewis.

4277

Annalize

An″nal‐ize (�), v. t. To record in annals. Sheldon.

4278

Annals

An″nals (�), n. pl. [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.] 1. A relation of events in chronologica...

4279

Annats

{ An″nats (�), An″nates (�), } n. pl. [See Ann.] (Eccl. Law) The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In Engla...

4280

Anneal

An‐neal″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Annealed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Annealing.] [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an�lan; an on + �lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influence...

4281

Annealer

An‐neal″er (�), n. One who, or that which, anneals.

4282

Annealing

An‐neal″ing, n. 1. The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.2. The burning of metallic colo...

4283

Annectent

An‐nec″tent (�), a. [L. annectere to tie or bind to. See Annex.] Connecting; annexing. Owen.

4284

Annelid

{ An′ne‐lid (�), An‐nel″i‐dan (�), } a. [F. annélide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining ...

4285

Annelida

‖An‐nel″i‐da (�), n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The pri...

4286

Annelidous

An‐nel″i‐dous (�), a.(Zoöl.) Of the nature of an annelid.

4287

Annellata

‖An′nel‐la″ta (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) See Annelida.

4288

Anneloid

An″ne‐loid (�), n. [F. annelé ringed + -oid.] (Zoöl.) An animal resembling an annelid.

4289

Annex

An‐nex″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Annexed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Annexing.] [F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together...

4290

Annex (2)

An‐nex″, v. i. To join; to be united. Tooke.

4291

Annex (3)

An‐nex″ (�), n. [F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.] Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a...

4292

Annexation

An′nex‐a″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. annexation. See Annex, v. t.] 1. The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation ...

4293

Annexationist

An′nex‐a″tion‐ist, n. One who favors annexation.