An"ec*do`tage (&?;), n. Anecdotes collectively; a collection of anecdotes.
All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of it altogether, upon anecdotage, must be a tissue of lies.
De Quincey.
An"ec*do`tal (&?;), a. Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation.
An"ec*dote (&?;), n. [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. &?; not published; 'an priv. + &?; given out, &?; to give out, to publish; &?; out + &?; to give. See Dose, n.] 1. pl. Unpublished narratives. Burke.
2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.
{ An`ec*dot"ic (&?;), An`ec*dot"ic*al (&?;), } a. Pertaining to, consisting of, or addicted to, anecdotes. "Anecdotical traditions." Bolingbroke.
An"ec*do"tist (&?;), n. One who relates or collects anecdotes.
An"e*lace (&?;), n. Same as Anlace.
A*nele" (&?;), v. t. [OE. anelien; an on + AS. ele oil, L. oleum. See Oil, Anoil.] 1. To anoint. Shipley.