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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 assist 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, A. M. Editor of Littleton's Latin and English Dictionary, and Schrevelius's Greek Lexicon.
by Entick, John, 1703?-1773. Edition: A new edition, carefully revised and corrected ..Material type:  Book; Language:English; Format:
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 Publisher: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]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, Teutonic, 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 us'd in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes at 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 Counties. 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 compil'd 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 thorowly to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. The seventh edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey.
by Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: M,DCC,XXXV. [1735]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, Teutonic, 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 Counties. Also 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 throughly to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. The twenty first edition. To which are added, above 3000 Words, Interspersed in their proper Places, none of which are to be found in any former Edition. By N. Bailey.
by Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]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, Teutonic, 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 compil'd 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. The sixteenth edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey.
by Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: M.DCC.LV. [1755]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, Teutonic, 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 compil'd 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. The thirteenth edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey.
by Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: MDCCXLIX. [1749]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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An english and Swedish dictionary [electronic resource] : wherein the generality of words and various significations are rendered into Swedish and Latin, forms of speech, proverbs and terms of art In husbandry and gardening especially, observed, Above 2400 English Words traced from their true original gothick, And the mistakes of Junius, Menagius and other Etymologians remarked. Thereunto is added a large collection of terms of trade and navigation and an herbal or Index of plants common to both Nations. By Jacob Serenius, D. D. Dean of Nykoping, F. R. S.
by Serenius, Jakob, 1700-1776. Edition: The second edition with large additions and amendments.Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: MDCCLVII. [1757]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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A dictionary of the English language, [electronic resource] : answering at once the purposes of rhyming, spelling, and pronouncing. On a Plan not hitherto attempted. In which, I. The whole Language is arranged according to its Terminations. II. Every Word is explained and divided into Syllables exactly as pronounced. III. Words liable to a Double Pronunciation are fixed in their True Sound, by a Rhyme. IV. Many Words of established Usage, not to be found in our best Dictionaries, are inserted, and more technical Terms than in any Dictionary, except Chambers's. To which is prefixed A copious Introduction to the various Uses of the Work, with critical and practical Observations on Orthography, Syllabication, Pronunciation, and Rhyme; And for the purposes of poetry is added an index of allowable rhymes. With Authorities for their Usage from our best Authors. By J. Walker, Author of the General Idea of a Pronouncing Dictionary.
by Walker, John, 1732-1807. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: 1775Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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An english dictionary, [electronic resource] : explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, Philosophy, Law, Navigation, Mathematicks, and other Arts and Sciences. Containing many thousand of hard words (and Proper Names of places) more than are in any other English Dictionary or Expositor: together with the etymological derivation of them from their Proper Fountains, whether, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other Language. In a Method more Comprehensive than any that is Extant. By E. Coles, Schoolmaster, and Teacher of the Tongue to Foreigners.
by Coles, Elisha, 1640?-1680. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: 1717Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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An english dictionary, [electronic resource] : explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, Philosophy, Law, Navigation, Mathematicks, and other Arts and Sciences. Containing many thousand of hard words (and Proper Names of places) more than are in any other English Dictionary or Expositor: together with the etymological derivation of them from their Proper Fountains, whether, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other Language. In a Method more Comprehensive than any that is Extant. By E. Coles, Schoolmaster, and Teacher of the Tongue to Foreigners.
by Coles, Elisha, 1640?-1680. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: 1713Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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A critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English language. [electronic resource] : In which Not only the Meaning of every Word is clearly explained, and the Sound of every Syllable distinctly shown, but where Words are subject to different Pronunciations, the Reasons for each are at large displayed, and the preferable Pronunciation is pointed out. To which are prefixed, principles of English pronunciation; in which The Sounds of Letters, Syllables, and Words, are critically investigated, and systematically arranged; the Rules for Pronouncing are so regulated and disposed as to be applicable, on Inspection, to the Words; and the Analogies of the Language are so fully shown as to lay the Foundation of a consistent and rational Pronunciation. Likewise rules to be observed by the natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London, for avoiding their respective Peculiarities; and directions to foreigners for acquiring a Knowledge of the Use of this Dictionary. the whole interspersed with observations, philological, critical, and grammatical. By John Walker, Author of elements of elocution, rhyming dictionary, melody of speaking delineated, &c. &c.
by Walker, John, 1732-1807. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: M.DCC.XCI. [1791]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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A critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English language. [electronic resource] : In which Not only the Meaning of every Word is clearly explained, and the Sound of every Syllable distinctly shown, but where Words are subject to different Pronunciations, the Authorities of our best Pronouncing Dictionaries are fully exhibited, the Reasons for each are at large displayed, and the preserable Pronunciation is pointed out. To which are prefixed, principles of English pronunciation; in which The Sounds of Letters, Syllables, and Words, are critically investigated, and systematically arranged; the Influence of the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity on the Account and Quantity of the English, is thoroughly examined and clearly defined; and the Analogies of the Language are so fully shown as to lay the Foundation of a consistent and rational Pronunciation. Likewise rules to be observed by the natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London, for avoiding their respective Peculiarities; and directions to foreigners for acquiring a Knowledge of the Use of this Dictionary. the whole interspersfd with observations, etymological, critical, and grammatical. By John Walker, Author of elements of elocution, rhyming dictionary, melody of speaking delineated, &c. &c.
by Walker, John, 1732-1807. Edition: The second edition; with considerable improvements and large additions.Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: 1797Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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