anime Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hard copal derived from an African tree
    Zanzibar copal.
  2. noun any of various resins or oleoresins
    gum anime.

WordNet

A"ni*mé` adjective (Also<
  • Anime
  • Animé
)
Etymology
F., animated.
Definitions
  1. (Her.) Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal. Brande & C.
A"ni*mé noun (Also<
  • Anime
  • Animé
)
Etymology
F. animé animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.
Definitions
  1. A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymenæa courbaril), and much used by varnish makers. Ure.

Webster 1913