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t. [Fr. anéantir =to annihilate; from à to, and néant = nothing, nought.] To bring to nought; to frustrate. The same as ANIENTISSE (q. V.). *ăn-i-en-ti e, vt . [Fr. anéanti ement = annihilation; anéantir = to annihilate.] To reduce to nothing; to annihilate. the which three things y things ye ne han not an i ent is sed or destroyed."-Chaucer: Melibeus. *ăn-i-en-ti ed, pa . par . [ANIENTISSE.] tạ-night ( gh silent), adv . [Eng. a = on, at, and night . ] At night, during the night. "I broke my sword upon a stone, and bid him take that for coming anight to Jane Smile."-Shakesp.: As You Like It , ii. 4. fa-nights ( gh silent), adv. [Eng. a = on, at; nights, pl. of night. ] Night after night. "Sir Toby, you must come in earlier a nights ; my my lady takes great exceptions at your ill hours."Shakesp.: Twelfth Night , i. 3. "The turnkey now his flock returning sees, Duly let out a nights to steal for fees!" Swift: Description of Morning. ăn-ig-o-zănth'-os, s. [Gr. ἀνίσχω ( anischō ), the same as ἀνέχω (anecho) = to hold up, to lift up; and ἄνθος ( anthos ) = flower.] A genus of plants belonging to the order Hæmodoraceæ (Blood-roots). They are curious Australian plants, with yellow or green flowers. roots of the A. florid us , though acrid when raw, become mild and nutritious when cooked, and are used for food by the natives of the Swan river. ( Lindley : Veg. Kingd., 1847, p. 152.) The