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A new universal etymological English dictionary [electronic resource] : containing not only explanations of the words in the English language; ... but also their etymologies from the ancient and modern languages: and accents directing to their proper pronunciation; ... Illustrated with copper-plates. Originally compiled by N. Bailey. Assisted in the mathematical part by G. Gordon; in the botanical by P. Miller; and in the etymological, &c. by T. Lediard, ... And now re-published with many corrections, ... by different hands. The etymology of all terms ... derived from the Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and other Asiatic languages, being revised and corrected by Joseph Nicol Scott, M.D.
by Scott, Joseph Nicol, 1703-1769 | Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742. Edition: A new edition.Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Thesaurus lingu? latin? compendiarius [electronic resource] : or, a compendious dictionary of the Latin tongue: designed for the use of the British nations: In three parts. Containing, I. The English appellative Words and Forms of Expression before the Latin; in which will be found some thousand English Words and Phrases, several various Senses of the same Word, and a great Number of proverbial Expressions, more than in any former Dictionary of this Kind, all carefully endeavoured to be rendered in proper and classical Latin. To which are subjoined, 1. The Proper Names of the more remarkable Places rendered into Latin. 2. The Christian Names of Men and Women. II. The Latin Appellatives before the English; in which are given the more certain Etymologies of the Latin Words, their various Senses in English ranged in their natural Order, the principal Idioms under each Sense explained and accounted for, all supported by the best Authorities of the Roman Writers; with References to the particular Book, Chapter, or Verse, where the Citations may be found. III. The ancient Latin Names of the more remarkable Persons and Places occurring in classick Authours, with a short Account of them both historical and mythological; and the more modern Names of the same Places, so far as they are known, collected from the most approved Writers. To which are added, 1. The Roman Calendar, much fuller than any yet published. 2. Their Coins, Weights, and Measures. 3. A Chronology of the Roman Kings, Consuls, and more remarkable Events of that State. 4. The Notes of Abbreviation used in ancient Latin Authours and Inscriptions. 5. A short Dictionary of the more common Latin Words occurring in our ancient Laws. 6. A general Chronology of eminent Persons and memorable Things. By Robert Ainsworth.
by Ainsworth, Robert, 1660-1743. Edition: The fourth edition, with many additions and improvements; ..Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: MDCCLXI. [1761]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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A dictionary of the English language [electronic resource] : in which the words are deduced from their originals, explained in their different meanings, and Authorised by the Names of the Writers in whose works they are found. Abstracted from the folio edition, by the author, Samuel Johnson, A.M. To which are prefixed, a grammar of the English language, and the preface to the folio edition.
by Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Edition: The eleventh edition.Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: M,DCC,XCVIII. [1798]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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An universal etymological English dictionary [electronic resource] : Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonick, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters: And Also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law; and the Etymology, and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Countries. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before extant. To which is added, A Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughly to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. By N. Bailey, [Greek] The four-and-twentieth edition, carefully enlarged and corrected by Edward Harwood, D.D.
by Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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An universal etymological English dictionary [electronic resource] : Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonick, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law; and the Etymology, and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great-Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Countries. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before extant. To which is added, A Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work complied and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughly to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. Twentieth edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey,.
by Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: 1763Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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The universal etymological English dictionary [electronic resource] : in two parts: containing, I. An additional collection 1. of some thousands of words not in the former volume, with their Etymologies and Explications: Also accented, to direct to their proper Pronunciation. 2. Of Ata considerable Number of Terms of Ait in Anatomy, Botany, Heraldry, Logick, Mathematicks, Philosophy, Physick, and all other Arts and Sciences, together with their Explications, Etymologies and engraven Schemes, where necessary, for the more easy and clear apprehending them. 3 Of proper Names of Persons and Places in Great Britain, with their Etymologies from the antient British, Saxon, and Norman French Languages, &c. 4. The Theogony, Theology, and Mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. being an Account of their Deities, Solemnities, Religious or Civil, Oracles, Auguries, Hieroglyphicks, &c. necessary to be understood; especially by the Readers of English Poetry. II. An orthographical dictionary, shewing both the Orthography and Orthoepia of the English Tongue, by 1. Accents placed on each Word, directing to their true Pronunciation. 2. Asterisms, distinguishing those Words of approv'd Authority from those that are not. 3. Their various Senses and Significations, in English, and also French and Latin, for the sake of Foreigners, who desire an Acquaintance with the English Tongue. 4. The Idiom, Phrases, and proverbial Sentences, peculiar to it. A work useful for such as would understand what they read, and hear; speak what they mean in a proper and pure Diction; and write true English. Vol. II. By N. Bailey .
by Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: MDCCXXVII. [1727]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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The new spelling dictionary, [electronic resource] : teaching to write and pronounce the English tongue with ease and propriety; In which each Word is accented according to its just and natural Pronunciation; the Part of Speech is properly distinguished, and The Various Significations Are Ranged In One Line; With A List of Proper Names of Men and Women. The Whole Compiled and digested in a Manner entirely new, to make it a Complete Pocket Companion For Those Who read Milton, Pope, Addison, Shakespeare, Tillotson, and Locke, or other English Authors of Repute in Prose or Verse: And in particular to a first young People, Artificers, Tradesmen and Foreigners, desirous of understanding what they speak, read and write. To which is prefixed, A Grammatical Introduction to the English Tongue. By the Rev. John Entick, M. A., Editor of Littleton's Latin and English Dictionary and Schrevelius's Greek Lexieon. A New Edition. Revised, Corrected, and Enlarged throughout. To Which IS Now Added, A Catalogue of Words of similar Sounds, but of different Spellings and Significations. By William Crakelt, M. A. Rector of Nursted and Ifield in Kent.
by Entick, John, 1703?-1773. Edition: A new edition. Carefully revised and corrected, and enlarged throughout. To which is added, a catalogue of words of similar sounds, but of different spellings and significations. By William Crakelt, ..Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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