A Dictionary of the English Language, compiled from Dr. Johnson: with the addition of words since familiarized to us. Also a dictionary of the heathen mythology. To which is added a complete list of all the cities, boroughs, towns, and remarkable villages in England and Wales. And a comprehensive view of English grammar. A new edit
Samuel Johnson. SHI Sheath , or Sheathe , v . to put into a sheath Sheath'y , a . forming or like a sheath . Shed , s ... Shift , v . to change , alter , find evasions . Shift , s . an evasion ; a lady's body - linen . Shift er , s . an ...
Johnson's dictionary of the English language, in miniature. To which are subjoined, an alphabetical account of the heathen deities, a correct list of the cities, boroughs, and market towns, in England and Wales; a copious chronology of remarkable events, from the creation of the world to the year 1822; and [a] list of the most lear
... jokes Dromedary , s . a swift kind of camel Dro'mo , s . a swift sailing vessel ; a fish Drone , s . the bee which ... Drow'sily , ad . sleepily , heavily , lazily , idly Drow'siness , s . sleepiness , idleness Drow'sy , a . sleepy ...
Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, in miniature. To which are added, an alphabetical account of the heathen deities; a list of the cities, boroughs, and market towns, in England and Wales; and a copious chronology. By the Rev. Joseph Hamilton, M.A. A new edition
... v . to break into pieces ; to impair Shat'terbrained , a . inattentive , giddy ... Sheath , s . a scabbard , the case of any thing Sheath , or Sheathe , v . a ... Shift , s . an evasion ; a woman's body linen Shift , v . to change , alter ...
Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, in Miniature: To which are Added, an Alphabetical Account of the Heathen Deities; a List of the Cities, Boroughs, and Market Towns, in England and Wales; and a Copious English Grammar
... jokes Dromedary , s . a swift kind of camel Dre'mo , s . a swift - sailing vessel ; a fish Drone , s . the bee which ... Drow'siness , s . sleepiness , idleness Drow'sy , a . sleepy , heavy , stupid , dull Drub , s . a thump , a knock ...
Johnson's dictionary of the English language, in miniature. Johnson's English dictionary in miniature; with the addition of several thousand words, and the pronunciation, on the basis of Walker. To which is subjoined, a concise heathen mythology, and numerous other useful tables ... Adapted for the use of schools. Eighth edition. A
... jokes Drom'edary , s . a swift kind of camel Dro'mo , s . a swift sailing vessel ; a fish Drone , s . the bee which ... Drow'sily , ad . sleepily , heavily , lazily , idly Drow'siness , s . sleepiness , idleness Drow'sy , a . sleepy ...
The Universal Etymological English Dictionary:: 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
... L. DIVINE [ divinus , L. ] belonging to God , heavenly . F. A DIVINE , a Clergyman . To DIVINE [ divinare , L. ] to foretel , to guefs , to foothfay . DIVIN'ELY , in a heavenly Manner . A DIVIN'ER [ divinator , L. ] a Conjurer , a ...
Brookes's General Gazetteer Improved: Or, A New and Compendious Geographical Dictionary; Containing a Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities ... &c. in the Known World; with the Government, Customs, Manners, and Religion of the Inhabitants; the Extent, Boundaries, and Natural Productions of Each Country ... and the Various Events by which They Have Been Distinguished: Including a Detail of the Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Market-towns, and Principal Villages, in Great Britain and Ireland: Together with a Succinct Account Of, at Least, One Thousand Cities, Towns, and Villages in the United States ... Illustrated by Eight Maps, Neatly Executed
... Barnestead , in Strafford county Amwell , in Hunterdon county New New Hampshire 1477 Jersey 5777 Burre in Worcester county Mas . Amherst in Hillsborough county sachusetts 1971 New Hampshire 1554 Barrington , in Strafford county Amherst ...
Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language: In Miniature. With an Alphabetical Account of the Heathen Gods and Goddesses; and a List of the Cities, Boroughs, and Market Towns, in England and Wales
... 1 M. Knead , v . a . to work dough with the fist Knead'ing - trough , s . a ... Knit , v . n . to weave without a loom ; close Knit'ter , s . one who knits ... LA ! Lab'danum , s . a resin of the softer kind Labefac'tion , . the act of ...
Hammond's Commercial and Library Atlas of the World: Containing a New Series of Maps Covering the Entire Surface of the Earth, Based Upon Official Surveys, with Ready Reference Marginal Indices Together with a New Postal and Shipping Guide of the United States Showing in Detail, the Entire Railroad System, with the Express Company Doing Business Over Each Road: All Country-seats; and All Incorporated Citites, Villages and Boroughs, with the Latest Offical Population Figures and Their Location on Maps; Money-order Post-offices; Places on Rural Free Delivery Routes, with the Point from which this Service Starts; the Nearest Mailing Point to Villages, Ect., Not Post-offices and a New Descriptive Gazetterr of the Cities of the World Giving the Notable Commercial Industrial and Historical Facts, Pertaining to the Great Centers of Population, Also a New Atlas of American Cities Embracing Street and Avenue Maps of Our Larger Cities
... ( K8 ) , 105 * . 350 Somervice , St. Lawrence ( J3 ) Stockbridge , Madison ... West Galway , Fulton ( M9 ) 300 110 West Granville Corners , Washington 476 ... Gate , Orange ( M15 ) . 55 * . 100 West Eaton , Madison ( J9 ) * . 500 York ...
Entick's New Spelling Dictionary, Teaching to Write and Pronounce the English Tongue with Ease and Propriety ...: The Whole Compiled and Digested in a Manner Intirely New, and Adapted to the Use of Schools in the United States; to which are Added, an Alphabetical Account of the Heathen Deities, a Copious Chronological Table of Remarkable Events, Discoveries and Inventions; and a List of the Principal Post Towns in the United States, with Their Distances from the Seat of the Government. To this Work is Prefixed, An Abridgemnt of English Grammar, Designed for the Younger Classes of Learners
... Cuckold , s . the husband of an adultrefs ( iute Cup , s . a drinking vessel , part of a flower , ` iquor Cuck'o'd , v.a. to make a man a cuckold , to poi - Cup , v.n. to bleed by scarification , to fupply cups Cuck'oldem , s.the act op ...
The New Universal Etymological English Dictionary: Containing An Additional Collection of Words, with Their Explications and Etymologies from the Ancient British, Teutonick, Dutch, Saxon, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, &c. Each in Its Proper Character. Also An Explication of Hard and Technical Words, Or Terms, in All Arts and Sciences ; with Accents Directing to Their Proper Pronunciation, Shewing Both the Orthography and Orthoepia of the English Tongue. Illustrated With Some Hundred Cuts, Giving a Clearer Idea of Those Figures, Not So Well Apprehended by Verbal Description. Likewise A Collection and Explanation of Words and Phrases Used in Our Antient Charters, Statutes, Writs, Old Records and Processes at Law. Also The Theogony, Theology, and Mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. Being an Account of Their Deities, Solemnities, Divinations, Auguries, Oracles, and Hieroglyphicks. A Work Useful for Such as Would Understand what They Read and Hear, Speak what They Mean, and Write True English. To which is Added, a Dictionary of Cant Words
... crochet , and two semi - quavers a quaver . MIN'NIMS ( fo called of minimus ... MINION of the largest Size ( with Gun- ners ) a piece of ordnance of three ... pattern or model , as he is a mirrour of virtue and patience . MIR'ROURS , are ...
A Dictionary of the English Language; in which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals; and Illustrated in Their Different Significations ... Together with a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson ... Whith Numerous Corrections, and with the Addition of Several Thousand Words ... by the Rev. H.J. Todd
... vivacious as they would have us believe . Bentley . 2. Spritely ; gay ; active ; lively . People of a vivacious temper . VIVA'CIOUSNESS . VIVA CITY . } Howell , Instr . For . Trav . ( 1642 , ) p . 170 . n . s . [ vivacité , Fr. from ...
A Dictionary of the English Language; in which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals; and Illustrated in Their Different Significations ... Together with a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson ... Whith Numerous Corrections, and with the Addition of Several Thousand Words ... by the Rev. H.J. Todd
... your lady's pillow , fasten it well with pins . Swift . PILO'SITY . n . s ... PIMP . n . s . pinge , Fr. Skinner . ] One who pro- vides gratifications for ... language . A fir tree , in a vain spiteful humour , was mightily upon the pin ...
A Dictionary of the English Language; in which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals; and Illustrated in Their Different Significations ... Together with a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson ... Whith Numerous Corrections, and with the Addition of Several Thousand Words ... by the Rev. H.J. Todd
... my black and deep desires ! Shakspeare Macbeth . Did Shadrach's real my glowing breast inspire , Stars , hide your fires ! 5. Torture by burning . • To weary tortures , and rejoice in fire ? 6. The punishment of the damned . Granville ...
A Dictionary of the English Language; in which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals; and Illustrated in Their Different Significations ... Together with a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson ... Whith Numerous Corrections, and with the Addition of Several Thousand Words ... by the Rev. H.J. Todd
... bring aff a crow at the bar . L'Estrange . The best way to avoid this imputation , and to bring off the credit of ... men , especially young gentlemen , should have something more in him than Latin . Locke . They frequently conversed with ...
THE NEW ROYAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA; OR, COMPLETE MODERN UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS & SCIENCES, ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN: IN WHICH ALL THE RESPECTIVE SCIENCES, ARE ARRANGED INTO COMPLETE SYSTEMS, AND THE ARTS DIGESTED INTO DISTINCT TREATISES. ALSO THE DETACHED PARTS OF KNOWLEDGE, Alphabetically Arranged and Fully Explained, According to the BEST AUTHORITIES. Containing a Digest and Display of the Whole Theory and Practice of the Liberal and Mechanical Arts. Comprising a General REPOSITORY of ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES, DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME: Containing All the New IMPROVEMENTS and Latest DISCOVERIES Made in the ARTS and SCIENCES, Particularly Acoustic ... Vermeology, &c. The Superfluities which Abound in Other Dictionaries are Expunged, for the Purpose of Incorporating Complete Systems, and Distinct Treatises. By Means of this Addition and Deviation from the Old Plan it Comprizes A GENERAL CIRCLE OF SCIENCE, AND FORMS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, That was Ever Published in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. The Whole Entirely Freed from the Errors, Obscurities, and Superfluities of Other DICTIONARIES. Illustrated with Upwards of 150 Large Superb COPPER PLATES, Accurately Descriptive of the Subjects to which They Refer. IN THREE VOLUMES.
... line in the field book , viz . S. 87 ° W. 5.50 ; 2d . The offset to the ... below the line of fight and level points , as is generally the cafe ; but if ... figures in the chart , by taking at the fame time the be rocky , fandy , thelly ...
THE NEW ROYAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA; OR, COMPLETE MODERN UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS & SCIENCES, ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN: IN WHICH ALL THE RESPECTIVE SCIENCES, ARE ARRANGED INTO COMPLETE SYSTEMS, AND THE ARTS DIGESTED INTO DISTINCT TREATISES. ALSO THE DETACHED PARTS OF KNOWLEDGE, Alphabetically Arranged and Fully Explained, According to the BEST AUTHORITIES. Containing a Digest and Display of the Whole Theory and Practice of the Liberal and Mechanical Arts. Comprising a General REPOSITORY of ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES, DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME: Containing All the New IMPROVEMENTS and Latest DISCOVERIES Made in the ARTS and SCIENCES, Particularly Acoustic ... Vermeology, &c. The Superfluities which Abound in Other Dictionaries are Expunged, for the Purpose of Incorporating Complete Systems, and Distinct Treatises. By Means of this Addition and Deviation from the Old Plan it Comprizes A GENERAL CIRCLE OF SCIENCE, AND FORMS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, That was Ever Published in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. The Whole Entirely Freed from the Errors, Obscurities, and Superfluities of Other DICTIONARIES. Illustrated with Upwards of 150 Large Superb COPPER PLATES, Accurately Descriptive of the Subjects to which They Refer. IN THREE VOLUMES.
... time , the meafure of two times , or of common time , which is marked by the ... longest of all notes is a femibreve . A minim is half its value ; that is to ... Chords . 121. The chord compofed of a third , a fifth , and an octave , as ...
A Dictionary of the English Language in which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals: Newly Revised and Corrected, to which is Prefixed Johnson's Grammar of the English Language and Added a Glossary of Scottish Words and Phrases, which Occur in the Romances and Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
... Walter Scott Johnson. * To REBU / RY . v . a . To inter again . Ashm . RE / BUS . s . [ rébus , Fr. ] A word ... RECA'LL . s . [ from the verb . ] act or power of calling back . Hooker . Revocation ; Dry den . To RECA'NT . v . a ...
Antiquae linguae britannicae thesaurus: being a British, or Welsh-English dictionary ... All the authorities or examples which the learned Dr. Davies gives, in his British-Latin dictionary, from ancient poets, historians, &c. are inserted in this ... and the words which are added, are often exemplified in the same manner. And to make this work more complete ... many valuable British antiquities are interspersed through all the parts of it. To which is prefix'd, A compendious Welsh grammar, with all the rules in English ... And there is ... added, a large collection of British proverbs
... Nataph . vas . Cor . Da- , נטופא Tipha , and טיפ . Chald Netupha , a drop . DVD , Tiu- phin , drops . Defni . Dav . Defnyn , a small drop , the leaft drop . A diminutive from Dafn . Dafnu , and Defnynnu , to drop , to trickle down ...
A Directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats and other noted places in Ireland ... To which is added a general index of persons' names ... together with lists of the Post Towns ... Second Edition collected and arranged ... by A. Leet
... Maxwell Village Geo . & V. Jones , esqrs . L. Batwell , esq , Town - land Robert Nesbett , esq . Signal Station Mr. Charles Fawcett Rob . Longf . Connor , ssq . Town - land Thos . Singleton , esq . Sir J. Stewart , Bart . M.P Henry ...
Cobb's Abridgment of J. Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language: Carefully Compiled from the London Quarto Editions, Published Under the Inspection of the Author ; in which Mr. Walker's Principles of Orthography and Pronunciation are Strictly Followed : and in Addition, Each Word is Systematically Divided, the Secondary Accent Noted, the Plurals of Nouns, the Present Tense and Preterit of Verbs, the Participles and the Variable Adjectives are Inserted, and All Useless Repetitions of Words are Avoided ; to which are Prefixed, Concise Principles of Pronunciation, and Rules for Accentuation and the Division of Words : with an Appendix, Containing a Class of Words which are in Common Use in this Country, and Not Found in Walker's Dictionary : Partcularly Designed for the Use of Schools
... rain . cy or aim of action ; scope of a Droll , drôle , a . comick ... drum ' è dâ - rîz , s . Drone , s . the bee which makes no honey ; a pipe of ... fool . Driv el ling , driv ' vl ' ling , par . Driv ell ed , driv ' vld , pre . [ an ...
Notitia Parliamentaria Or An History of the Counties Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales: Shewing what Boroughs Were Anciently Parliamentary ...
... John Penres , Nic . Aysfhton . 15 at Cambridge , Tho . Bere , Gregory Tretherf , 20 at Weft . Nich . Rochs , Peter Rawyn . 25 at Weft . John Kelby , Will . Jaen . 27 at Weft . Tho . Weft , John Trelamy . 28 at West . John Salter , Edw ...
A Compendious Geographical Dictionary, Containing, a Concise Description of the Most Remarkable Places, Ancient and Modern, in Europe, Asia, Africa, & America, Interspersed with Historical Anecdotes: To which are Added, a Chronological Table from the Creation to the Present Time; a Monthly List of All the Fixed Fairs in England and Wales; And, a Table of the Coins of the Various Nations, and Their Value in English Money. To the Whole is Prefixed, an Introduction, Exhibiting a View of the Newtonian System of the Planets, Etc
... 6 kingdoms of Zanguebar , in Africa . The foil is ex- ceedingly fertile , producing great plenty of rice , fugar , cocoa , plantains , with Other tropical fruits , game , cattle , poul- try , & c . MELINDA , the capital of the above kingdom ...
The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture,: Comprehending Lists of the Inhabitants of London, Westminster, and Borough of Southwark; and All the Cities, Towns, and Principal Villages, in England and Wales; with the Mails, and Other Coaches, Stage-waggons, Hoys, Packets, and Trading Vessels. To which is Added, a Genuine Account of the Drawbacks and Duties Chargeable at the Custom-house on All Goods and Merchandize, Imported, Exported, Or Carried Coastwise, with a Particular of the Public Offices of Every Denomination; His Majesty's Court, and Ministers of State; the Peers of the Realm, and Parliament of Great Britain; the Court of Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Aldermen, Common-council, and Livery, of London; Together with an Historical Detail of the Antiquities, Curiosities, Trade, Polity, and Manufactures, of Each City, Town, and Village. The Whole Comprising a Most Interesting and Instructive History of Great Britain..
... Peter Loftie Rev. John , Vicar of St. Dunstan Plummer Sufan , Tea - dealer ... Gent . Six Preachers . George Hearne T. Pennington Wm . Strong E. B. Benfon ... Gent . Nayler Rev. Chriftopher , Upper Master of the King's School The ...
The New Pocket Dictionary Of The French And English Languages In Two Parts. I. French and English. II. English and French. Containing All Words of General Use, and Authorized by the Best Writers. As Also Distinguishing the Several Parts of Speech, with the Gender of Nouns in the French Language. To which are Added, The Accents of t
... Diablerie , sf , witchcraft ; de- vilifh trick Diableffe , a forewi Diablotin , fm , a little devil Diabolique , 2 ... 2. a . - nical Diacre , fm . a deacon Diadême , a diadem Diagonale , sf . a diagonal Diagonalement , ad.nally Dialecte , fm ...
THE NEW ROYAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA; OR, COMPLETE MODERN UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS & SCIENCES, ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN: IN WHICH ALL THE RESPECTIVE SCIENCES, ARE ARRANGED INTO COMPLETE SYSTEMS, AND THE ARTS DIGESTED INTO DISTINCT TREATISES. ALSO THE DETACHED PARTS OF KNOWLEDGE, Alphabetically Arranged and Fully Explained, According to the BEST AUTHORITIES. Containing a Digest and Display of the Whole Theory and Practice of the Liberal and Mechanical Arts. Comprising a General REPOSITORY of ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES, DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME: Containing All the New IMPROVEMENTS and Latest DISCOVERIES Made in the ARTS and SCIENCES, Particularly Acoustic ... Zoology, &c. Including All the Material Information that is Contained in CHAMBER's CYCLOPAEDIA, THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, AND THE FRENCH ENCYCLOPAEDIE. By Introducing and Incorporating Complete Systems on the Sciences, and Distinct Treatises on the Respective Arts, this Work Comprises, Independent of the Alphabetical Arrangement, A GENERAL CIRCLE OF SCIENCE, AND FORMS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, That was Ever Published in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. The Whole Entirely Freed from the Errors, Obscurities, and Superfluities of Other DICTIONARIES. Illustrated with Upwards of 150 Large Superb COPPER PLATES, Accurately Descriptive of the Subjects to which They Refer. IN THREE VOLUMES.
... AIR - GUN , a pneumatic machine for exploding bullets , & c . with great violence . See Syftem of PNEUMATICS . AIR - JACKET , a fort of jacket made of leather , in which are feveral bags , or bladders , compofed of the fame materials ...
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