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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Annealing

· An·neal·ing · IPA /ənˈiːlɪŋ/
01 n. The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.
  1. 1.
    The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.
  2. 2.
    The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.