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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 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
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
annealed
adj : made less brittle by heating and then cooling; "used
annealed paving blocks"
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