Wright.
An·gusÏtu¶ra bark· (?). See Angostura bark.
Ø An·gwanÏti¶bo (?), n. (Zo”l.) A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.
AnÏhang¶ (?), v. t. [AS. onhangian.] To hang. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
An·harÏmon¶ic (?), a. [F. anharmonique, fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? harmonic.] (Math.) Not harmonic.
The ~ function or ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity ? : ?, where the segments are to regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.
An·heÏla¶tion (?), n. [L. anhelatio, fr. anhelare to pant; an (perh. akin to E. on) + halare to breathe: cf. F. anh‚lation.] Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma.
Glanvill.
AnÏhele¶ (?), v. i. [Cf. OF. aneler, anheler. See Anhelation.] To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for). [Obs.]
They anhele... for the fruit of our convocation.
Latimer.
An¶heÏlose (?), a. Anhelous; panting. [R.]
AnÏhe¶lous (?), a. [L. anhelus.] Short of breath; panting.
Ø An¶hiÏma (?), n. [Brazilian name.] A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi.
Ø AnÏhin¶ga (?), n. [Pg.] (Zo”l.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird.
AnÏhis¶tous (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? web, tissue: cf. F. anhiste.] (Biol.) Without definite structure; as, an anhistous membrane.
AnÏhun¶gered (?), a. Ahungered; longing. [Archaic]
AnÏhy¶dride (?), n. [See Anhydrous.] (Chem.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; Ð so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.
AnÏhy¶drite (?), n. [See Anhydrous.] (Min.) A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).
AnÏhy¶drous (?), a. [Gr. ? wanting water; ? priv. + ? water.] Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids.
Ø A¶ni (?) or Ø A¶no (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo”l.) A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for communistic nesting.
Ø An¶iÏcut, Ø An¶niÏcut (?), n. [Tamil anai kattu dam building.] A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India]
Brande & C.
AnÏid·iÏmat¶icÏal (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + E. idiomatical.] Not idiomatic. [R.]
Landor.
{ An¶iÏent , An·iÏen¶tise (?), } v. t. [OF. anientir, F. an‚antir.] To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
AÏnigh¶ (?), prep. & adv. [Pref. aÏ + nigh.] Nigh. [Archaic]
{ AÏnight¶ (?), AÏnights¶ (?), } adv. [OE. on night. [Archaic]
Does he hawk anights still?
Marston.
An¶il (?), n. [F. anil, Sp. anÆl, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. anÐnÆl, for alÐnÆl the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nÆla dark blue, nÆlÆ 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.] OldÐwomanish; imbecile. ½Anile ideas.¸
Walpole.
An¶ileÏness (?), n. Anility. [R.]
AnÏil¶ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; Ð applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo. [R.]
An¶iÏlide (?), n. (Chem.) One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.
An¶iÏline (?; 277), n. [See Anil.] (Chem.) An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.
An¶iÏline, a. Made from, or of the nature of, ~.
AÏnil¶iÏty (?), n. [L. anilitas. See Anile.] The state of being and old woman; oldÐwomanishness; dotage. ½Marks of anility.¸
Sterne.
An·iÏmadÏver¶sal (?), n. The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. [Obs.]
Dr. H. More.
An·iÏmadÏver¶sion (?), n. [L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See Animadvert.] 1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.]
The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense, properly so called.
Glanvill.
2. Monition; warning. [Obs.]
Clarendon.
3. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.
He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions.
Clarendon.
4. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment. [Archaic] ½Divine animadversions.¸
Wesley.
Syn. - Stricture; criticism; censure; reproof; blame; comment.
An·iÏmadÏver¶sive (?), a. Having the power of perceiving; percipient. [Archaic]
Glanvill.
I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty.
Coleridge.
An·iÏmadÏvert¶ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Animadverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Animadverting.] [L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.] 1. To take notice; to observe; Ð commonly followed by that.
Dr. H. More.
2. To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; Ð with on or upon.
I should not animadvert on him... if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare.
Dryden.
3. To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment. [Archaic]
Grew.
Syn. - To remark; comment; criticise; censure.
An·iÏmadÏvert¶er (?), n. One who animadverts; a censurer; also [Obs.], a chastiser.
An¶iÏmal (?), n. [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. See Animate.] 1. An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity.
2. One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals.
An¶iÏmal, a. [Cf. F. animal.] 1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.
2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.
3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.
÷ magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism. Ð ÷ electricity, the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc. Ð ÷ flower (Zo”l.), a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc. Ð ÷ heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a living ~, by means of which the ~ is kept at nearly a uniform temperature. Ð ÷ spirits. See under Spirit. Ð ÷ kingdom, the whole class of being endowed with ~ life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arranged by different writers. The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: Ð
Vertebrata, including Mammalia or Mammals, Aves or Birds, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces or Fishes, Marsipobranchiata (Craniota); and Leptocardia (Acrania).
Tunicata, including the Thaliacea, and Ascidioidea or Ascidians.
Articulata or Annulosa, including Insecta, Myriapoda, Malacapoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Merostomata, Crustacea (Arthropoda); and Annelida, Gehyrea (Anarthropoda).
Helminthes or Vermes, including Rotifera, Ch‘tognatha, Nematoidea, Acanthocephala, Nemertina, Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoidea, Mesozea.
Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa.
Mollusca, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala.
Echinodermata, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea.
C?lenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps, Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs.
Spongiozoa or Porifera, including the sponges.
Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda.
For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
{ An·iÏmal¶cuÏlar (?), An·iÏmal¶cuÏline (?), } a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules. ½Animalcular life.¸
Tyndall.
An·iÏmal¶cule (?), n. [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim. of animal.] 1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [Obs.]
Ray.
2. (Zo”l.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See Infusoria.
µ Many of the soÐcalled animalcules have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are Volvox, the Desmidiac‘, and the siliceous Diatomace‘.
Spermatic animalcules. See Spermatozoa.
An·iÏmal¶cuÏlism (?), n. [Cf. F. animalculisme.] (Biol.) The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological by means of animalcules.
An·iÏmal¶cuÏlist (?), n. [Cf. F. animalculiste.] 1. One versed in the knowledge of animalcules.
Keith.
2. A believer in the theory of animalculism.
Ø An·iÏmal¶cuÏlum (?), n.; pl. Animalcula (?). [NL. See Animalcule.] An animalcule.
µ Animalcul‘, as if from a Latin singular animalcula, is a barbarism.
An¶iÏmalÏish (?), a. Like an animal.
An¶iÏmalÏism (?), n. [Cf. F. animalisme.] The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities; sensuality.
An·iÏmal¶iÏty (?), n. [Cf. F. animalit‚.] Animal existence or nature.
Locke.
An·ÏmalÏiÏza¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. animalisation.] 1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.
2. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.
Owen.
An¶iÏmalÏize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Animalizing.] [Cf. F. animaliser.] 1. To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form.
Warburton.
2. To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation.
3. To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize.
The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the animalizing tendency of his own philosophy.
Coleridge.
An¶iÏmalÏly, adv. Physically.
G. Eliot.
An¶iÏmalÏness, n. Animality. [R.]
An·iÏmas¶tic (?), a. [L. anima breath, life.] Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual.
An·iÏmas¶tic, n. Psychology. [Obs.]
An¶iÏmate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animated; p. pr. & vb. n. Animating.] [L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr. anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. ? wind, Skr. an to breathe, live, Goth. usÐanan to expire (usÏ out), Icel. ”nd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf. Animal.] 1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.
2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.
Dryden.
3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.
The more to animate the people, he stood on high... and cried unto them with a loud voice.
Knolles.
Syn. - To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden.
An¶iÏmate (?), a. [L. animatus, p. p.] Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.
The admirable structure of animate bodies.
Bentley.
An¶iÏma·ted (?), a. Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous. ½Animated sounds.¸ Pope. ½Animated bust.¸ Gray. ½Animated descriptions.¸ Lewis.
An¶iÏma·tedÏly, adv. With animation.
An¶iÏma·ter (?), n. One who animates.
De Quincey.
An¶iÏma¶ting, a. Causing animation; lifeÐgiving; inspiriting; rousing. ½Animating cries.¸ Pope. Ð An¶iÏma·tingÏly, adv.
An·iÏma¶tion (?), n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.] 1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.
The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame.
Bp. Hall.
Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I posses of animation.
Landor.
2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation.
Suspended ~, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned.
Syn. - Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See Liveliness.
An¶iÏmaÏtive (?), aÿHaving the power of giving life or spirit.
Johnson.
An¶iÏma·tor (?), n. [L. animare.] One who, or that which, animates; an animater.
Sir T. Browne.
Ø A¶niÏme· (?), a. [F., animated.] (Her.) Of a different tincture from the animal itself; Ð said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.
Brande & C.
Ø A¶niÏme (?), n. [F. anim‚ animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.] A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymen‘a courbaril), and much used by varnish makers.
Ure.
An¶iÏmism (?), n. [Cf. F. animisme, fr. L. anima soul. See Animate.] 1. The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.
2. The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter.
Tylor.
An¶iÏmist (?), n. [Cf. F. animiste.] One who maintains the doctrine of animism.
An·iÏmis¶tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to animism.
Huxley. Tylor.
{ An·iÏmose¶ (?), An¶iÏmous (?), } a. [L. animosus, fr. animus soul, spirit, courage.] Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute. [Obs.]
Ash.
An·iÏmose¶ness (?), n. Vehemence of temper. [Obs.]
An·iÏmos¶iÏty (?), n.; pl. Animosities (?). [F. animosit‚, fr. L. animositas. See Animose, Animate, v. t.] 1. Mere spiritedness or courage. [Obs.]
Skelton.
Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth.
Holland.
2. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
Macaulay.
Syn. - Enmity; hatred; opposition. Ð Animosity, Enmity. Enmity be dormant or concealed; animosity is active enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing parties. The animosities which were continually springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for successive ages. The animosities which have been engendered among Christian sects have always been the reproach of the church.
Such [writings] s naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable.
Spectator.
[These] factions... never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government.
Hume.
An¶iÏmus (?), n.; pl. Animi (?). [L., mind.] Animating spirit; intention; temper.
Ø ÷ furandi [L.] (Law), intention of stealing.
An¶iÏon (?), n. [Gr. ?, neut. ?, p. pr. of ? to go up; ? up + ? to go.] (Chem.)
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An electroÐnegative element, or the element which, in electroÐchemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; Ð opposed to cation.
Faraday.
An¶ise (?), n. [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. ?, ?.] 1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.
2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
An¶iÏseed (?), n. The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. ½Oil of aniseed.¸
Brande & C.
Ø An·iÏsette¶ (?), n. [F.] A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds.
De Colange.
AÏnis¶ic (?), a. Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol.
{ Ø An·iÏsoÏdac¶tyÏla (?), An·iÏsoÏdac¶tyls (?), } n. pl. [NL. anisodactyla, fr. Gr. ? unequal (? priv. + ? equal) + ? finger.] (Zo”l.) (a) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc. (b) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.
An·iÏsoÏdac¶tyÏlous (?), (a) (Zo”l.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
An·iÏsoÏmer¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? part.] (Chem.) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
An·iÏsom¶erÏous (?), a. [See Anisomeric.] (Bot.) Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens.
An·iÏsoÏmet¶ric (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + E. isometric.] Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; Ð said of crystals with three unequal axes.
Dana.
An·iÏsoÏpet¶alÏous (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? leaf.] (Bot.) Having unequal petals.
An·iÏsoph¶ylÏlous (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? leaf.] (Bot.) Having unequal leaves.
Ø An·iÏsoÏpleu¶ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? unequal + ? side.] (Zo”l.) A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.
Ø An·iÏsop¶oÏda (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? unequal + Ïpoda.] (Zo”l.) A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.
An·iÏsoÏstem¶oÏnous (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? warp, thread; ? to stand.] (Bot.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
An·iÏsoÏsthen¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? strength.] Of unequal strength.
{ An¶iÏsoÏtrope· (?), An·iÏsoÏtrop¶ic (?), } a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics) Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.
An·iÏsot¶roÏpous (?), a. Anisotropic.
An¶ker (?), n. [D. anker: cf. LL. anceria, ancheria.] A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8? imperial gallons.
An¶kerÏite (?), n. [So called from Prof. Anker of Austria: cf. F. ank‚rite, G. ankerit.] (Min.) A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron.
An¶kle (?), n. [OE. ancle, anclow, AS. ancleow; akin to Icel. ”kkla, ”kli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf. Haunch.] The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.
÷ bone, the bone of the ~; the astragalus.
An¶kled (?), a.ÿHaving ankles; Ð used in composition; as, wellÐankled.
Beau. & Fl.
An¶klet (?), n. An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring.
An¶kyÏlose (?), v. t. & i. Same as Anchylose.
Ø An·kyÏlo¶sis (?), n. Same as Anchylosis.
An¶lace (?), n. [Origin unknown.] A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle. [Written also anelace.]
{ 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 is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.
Ø An¶na (?), n. [Hindi ¾n¾.] An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2? cents.
An¶nal (?), n. See Annals.
An¶nalÏist, n. [Cf. F. annaliste.] A writer of annals.
The monks... were the only annalists in those ages.
Hume.
An·nalÏis¶tic (?), a. Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the dry annalistic style.½A stiff annalistic method.¸
Sir G. C. Lewis.
An¶nalÏize (?), v. t. To record in annals.
Sheldon.
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 chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. ½Annals the revolution.¸ Macaulay. ½The annals of our religion.¸ Rogers.
2. Historical records; chronicles; history.
The short and simple annals of the poor.
Gray.
It was one of the most critical periods in our annals.
Burke.
3. sing. The record of a single event or item. ½In deathless annal.¸
Young.
4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; ½Annals of Science.¸
Syn. - History. See History.
{ 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 England, they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.
AnÏneal¶ (?), 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. influenced by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr. L. nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. Niello, Negro.] 1. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.
AnÏneal¶er (?), n. One who, or that which, anneals.
AnÏneal¶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 colors into glass, earthenware, etc.
AnÏnec¶tent (?), a. [L. annectere to tie or bind to. See Annex.] Connecting; annexing.
Owen.
{ An·neÏlid (?), AnÏnel¶iÏdan (?), } a. [F. ann‚lide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.] (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida. Ð n. One of the Annelida.
Ø AnÏnel¶iÏda (?), n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zo”l.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Ch‘topoda, including the Oligoch‘ta or earthworms and Polych‘ta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Ch‘topoda.
AnÏnel¶iÏdous (?), a. (Zo”l.) Of the nature of an annelid.
Ø An·nelÏla¶ta (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo”l.) See Annelida.
An¶neÏloid (?), n. [F. annel‚ ringed + Ïoid.] (Zo”l.) An animal resembling an annelid.
AnÏnex¶ (?), 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, akin to Skr. nah to bind.] 1. To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; Ð followed by to. ½He annexed a codicil to a will.¸
Johnson.
2. To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.
He annexed a province to his kingdom.
Johnson.
3. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt.
Syn. - To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See Add.
AnÏnex¶, v. i. To join; to be united.
Tooke.
AnÏnex¶ (?), 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 main building; a wing.
An·nexÏa¶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 of Texas to the United States, or of chattels to the freehold.
2. (a) (Law) The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture. Bouvier. (b) (Scots Law) The appropriation of lands or rents to the crown.
Wharton.
An·nexÏa¶tionÏist, n. One who favors annexation.
AnÏnex¶er (?), n. One who annexes.
AnÏnex¶ion (?), n. [L. annexio a tying to, connection: cf. F. annexion.] Annexation. [R.]
Shak.
AnÏnex¶ionÏist, n. An annexationist. [R.]
AnÏnex¶ment (?), n. The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage. [R.]
Shak.
AnÏni¶hiÏlaÏble (?), a. Capable of being annihilated.
AnÏni¶hiÏlate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annihilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annihilating.] [ L. annihilare; ad + nihilum, nihil, nothing, ne hilum (filum) not a thread, nothing at all. Cf. File, a row.] 1. To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.
It impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated.
Bacon.
2. To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees. ½To annihilate the army.¸
Macaulay.
3. To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; as, to annihilate an argument, law, rights, goodness.
AnÏni¶hiÏlate (?), a. Anhilated. [Archaic]
Swift.
AnÏni·hiÏla¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. annihilation.] 1. The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; 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 annihilation of a corporation.
2. The state of being annihilated.
Hooker.
AnÏni·hiÏla¶tionÏist, n. (Theol.) One who believes that eternal punishment consists in annihilation or extinction of being; a destructionist.
AnÏni¶hiÏlaÏtive (?), a. Serving to annihilate; destructive.
AnÏni¶hiÏla·tor (?), n. One who, or that which, annihilates; as, a fire annihilator.
AnÏni¶hiÏlaÏtoÏry (?), a. Annihilative.
An·niÏver¶saÏriÏly (?), adv. Annually. [R.]
Bp. Hall.
An·niÏver¶saÏry (?), a. [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.] Returning with the year, at a stated time ? annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast.
÷ day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2. Ð ÷ week, that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.]
An·niÏver¶saÏry, n. pl. Anniversaries (?). [Cf. F. anniversaire.] 1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
2. (R. C. Ch.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope.
3. The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day.
Dryden.
An¶niÏverse (?), n. [L. anni versus the turning of a year.] Anniversary. [Obs.]
Dryden.
An¶noÏda·ted (?), a. [L. ad to + nodus a knot.] (Her.) Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S.
Cussans.
Ø An¶no Dom¶iÏni (?). [L., in the year of [our] Lord [Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. a. d.] In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887.
AnÏnom¶iÏnate (?), v. t. To name. [R.]
AnÏnom·iÏna¶tion (?), n. [L. annominatio. See Agnomination.] 1. Paronomasia; punning.
2. Alliteration. [Obs.]
Tyrwhitt.
An¶noÏtate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annotated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annotating.] [L. annotatus; p. p. of annotare to ~; ad + notare to mark, nota mark. See Note, n.] To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.
An¶noÏtate, v. i. To make notes or comments; Ð with on or upon.
An·noÏta¶tion (?), n. [L. annotatio: cf. F. annotation.] A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; Ð usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.
An·noÏta¶tionÏist, n. An annotator. [R.]
An¶noÏtaÏtive (?), a. Characterized by annotations; of the nature of annotation.
An¶noÏta·tor (?), n. [L.] A writer of annotations; a commentator.
AnÏno¶taÏtoÏry (?), a. Pertaining to an annotator; containing annotations. [R.]
An¶noÏtine (?), n. [L. annotinus a year old.] (Zo”l.) A bird one year old, or that has once molted.
AnÏnot¶iÏnous (?), a. [L. annotinus, fr. annus year.] (Bot.) A year old; in Yearly growths.
AnÏnot¶to (?), ArÏnot¶to (?), n. [Perh. the native name.] A red or yellowishÐred dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also Anatto, Anatta, Annatto, Annotta, etc.]
AnÏnounce¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Announced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing (?).] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf. Annunciate.]
1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.
Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced trough the country a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
Gilpin.
2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Publish laws, announce
Or life or death.
Prior.
Syn. - To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate. Ð To Publish, Announce, Proclaim, Promulgate. We publish what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; as, to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We announce what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy publication of a book; to announce the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We proclaim anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to promulgate the gospel.
AnÏnounce¶ment (?), n. The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication.
AnÏnoun¶cer (?), n. One who announces.
AnÏnoy¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annoyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Annoying.] [OE. anoien, anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See Annoy,
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