Webster's 1828 Dictionary
NEAL
v.t.To temper and reduce to a due consistence by heat. But neal is now rarely used. [See Anneal. ]
NEAL
v.i.To be tempered by heat. [Little used ] [See Anneal. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
NEAL
NEAL Neal, v. t.
Defn: To anneal. [R.] Chaucer.
NEAL
NEAL Neal, v. i.
Defn: To be tempered by heat. [R.] Bacon.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Neal, Patricia
Neal, Patricia |nēl nil | (1926 –), US stage and movie actress; born Patsy Louise Neal. She was an award-winning actress when she suffered several massive strokes in 1965. Her long, hard recovery was remarkable, and she returned to acting in 1968. Among the many movies in which she appeared were Hud (1963 ), The Subject Was Roses (1968 ), and Cookie's Fortune (1999 ).
Oxford Dictionary
Neal, Patricia
Neal, Patricia |nēl nil | (1926 –), US stage and movie actress; born Patsy Louise Neal. She was an award-winning actress when she suffered several massive strokes in 1965. Her long, hard recovery was remarkable, and she returned to acting in 1968. Among the many movies in which she appeared were Hud (1963 ), The Subject Was Roses (1968 ), and Cookie's Fortune (1999 ).
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