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annealing, vbl. n.|əˈniːlɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
†1. The process of exposing to the action of fire; firing, burning, baking, etc. Obs.
1477Act 17 Edw. IV, iv, True, seasonable, and sufficient making, whiting, and anealing of Tile, otherwise called Thaktile, Roofetile. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Annealing of tile is used in antient statutes for the burning of tile.
2. The burning of metallic colours into glass, etc.
1477Norton Ord. Alch. in Ashm. (1652) vi. 96 Tincture with anealing of Glasiers. 1657Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 92 Anealing in Glass, Enamelling. 1662Fuller Worthies ii. 97 Aneyling of Glass (which answereth to Dying in grain in Drapery)..is lost in our age. 1753Chambers Cycl., Supp., Annealing..burning or fixing metalline colours on glass.
3. The tempering or toughening of glass, cast iron, etc. after fusion. Also fig.
1803Hatchett in Phil. Trans. XCIII. 137 An increase of specific gravity in the smaller coins, as a natural consequence of rolling, punching, annealing. 1822J. Imison Sc. & Art II. 237 Glass utensils require to be gradually cooled in an oven; this..is called annealing, and is necessary to prevent their breaking by change of temperature. 1841Lyra Apost., True Elect xv. lv. 68, Lest our frail hearts in the annealing break. 1870R. Ferguson Electr. 150 Annealing improves conducting powers.
4. attrib.
1608Withals Dict. (ed. Clerk) 136/2 The aneling place where pots and other things bee anneled. 1832Porter Manuf. Glass 173 A boy conveys it without loss of time to the annealing oven. 1875Blackmore Cl. Vaughan vii. 24 From the fine temper of the metal, or some annealing process. |