A*nigh" (&?;), prep. & adv. [Pref. a- + nigh.] Nigh. [Archaic]

{ A*night" (&?;), A*nights" (&?;), } adv. [OE. on niht.] In the night time; at night. [Archaic]

Does he hawk anights still?

Marston.

An"il (&?;), n. [F. anil, Sp. anl, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nl, for al-nl the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nla dark blue, nl indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.] (Bot.) A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.

An"ile (&?;), a. [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.] Old-womanish; imbecile. "Anile ideas." Walpole.

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