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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1612
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Anneill, n. [e.m.E. anele (1581), anil(e, anill, F. anil, Arab. annīl.] Indigo. —1612 Bk. Rates 288.
Anneill of Barbarie for litsteris