‖n. [ Hindi ānā. ] An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2&unr_; cents. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Annals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. annaliste. ] A writer of annals. [ 1913 Webster ]

The monks . . . were the only annalists in those ages. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the dry annalistic style.“A stiff annalistic method.” Sir G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To record in annals. Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. “Annals the revolution.” Macaulay. “The annals of our religion.” Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Historical records; chronicles; history. [ 1913 Webster ]

The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. sing. The record of a single event or item. “In deathless annal.” Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as “Annals of Science.” [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- History. See History. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ proper name ] 1. (Hinduism) wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty.
Syn. -- Parvati, Anapurna [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 a mountain in Nepal, 26, 504 feet high.
Syn. -- Anapurna [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Annealed p. pr. & vb. n. Annealing. ] [ OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an&unr_;lan; an on + &unr_;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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them. [ 1913 Webster ]