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2 definitions found 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]: anneal v : anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: {temper}]
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