Defn: 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.
ANIDIOMATIC; ANIDIOMATICAL; UNIDIOMATIC; UNIDIOMATICAL
An*id`io*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. idiomatical.]
Defn: Not idiomatic. [R.] Landor.
ANIENT; ANIENTISE
An"i*ent, An`i*en"tise, v. t. Etym: [OF. anientir, F. anéantir.]
Defn: To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
ANIGH
A*nigh", prep. & adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + nigh.]
Defn: Nigh. [Archaic]
ANIGHT; ANIGHTS
A*night", A*nights", adv. Etym: [OE. on niht.]
Defn: In the night time; at night. [Archaic]
Does he hawk anights still Marston.
ANIL An"il, n. Etym: [F. anil, Sp. anil, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nil, for al-nil the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nila dark blue, nili indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.] (Bot.)