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 ...
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 ...
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
... Latin . ] To overlook ; to oversee ; to intend . The small time I supervised the glass - house , I got among those ... SUPINE . adj . [ supinus , Latin . ] 1. Lying with the face upward : opposed to prone . Upon these divers positions in ...
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
... light , By the dead and drowsy fire ; Every elf , and fairy sprite , Hop as light as bird from briar . Fairy elves , Whose midnight revels by some forest side , Or fountain , some belated peasant sees , Or dreams he sees . The king of ...
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
... left out , and so turned cheater , " as Lord Coke in his Charge at Norwich ... dead . I hate when vice can bolt her arguments , And virtue has no tongue to check her pride . Bacon . Milton ... 4 H 2 CHE CHE To CHEAT. v. a. [of uncertain ...
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 ... to which are Prefixed Concise Principl: Particularly Designed for the Use of Schools
... rain . cy or aim of action ; scope of a Droll , drôle , a . comick ... drum è ' da - rẻ , s . a Dril ' ling , par . Drill ed , drild , pre . Drink ... fool . Driv el ling , driv ' vl ling , par . Driv ell ed , driv vld , pre . [ an idiot ...
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 subjoined, An alphabetical account of the heathen deities [&c.]. By W. Braun. London stereotype ed., revised
... Drow'sily , ad . sleepily , heavily , lazily , idly Drink'able , a . what ... jokes Drom'edary , s . a swift kind of camel Dro'mo , s . a swift sailing ... Drow'sy , a . sleepy , heavy , stupid , dull Drub , s . a thump , a knock , a blow ...
A Dictionary of the English Language. By Samuel Johnson, LL.D., and John Walker. With the pronuntiation simplified ... and the addition of several thousand words. By R. S. Jameson. Second edition, revised and corrected
... war and love ; a fiction . To ROMANCE , ( ro - manse ' ) v . n . to forge ... at discretion ; to be at free quarter ; to bluster . To ROISTER , ( rois ' - ter ) ROISTER , ( rois ... cheat . To rob ; to cheat . To cheat ; to 624 ROM ROO.
Johnsons̓ Dictionary of the English Language, in Miniature: To which are Added, an Alphabetical Account of the Heathen Deities, and a Copious Chronological Table of Remarkable Events, Discoveries and Inventions
... v . a . to make keen ; make quick Sharp'er , s . a cheating , tricking fellow ... Sheath , s . a scabbard , the case of any thing Sheath , or Sheathe , v . a ... Shift , 1. an evasion ; a woman's body linen Shift , v . to change , alter ...
Walker and Webster Combined in a Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Definitions of Webster and the Pronunciation of Walker are United ... With an Appendix, Containing Walker's Key to the Pronunciation of Scripture, Greek and Latin Proper Names, and a Vocabulary of Modern Geographical Names, &c
In which the Definitions of Webster and the Pronunciation of Walker are United ... With an Appendix, Containing Walker's Key to the Pronunciation ... In hoc signo spes mea , In this sign is my hope . In hoc signo vinces , In this sign shalt ...
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 ...
The Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and Scientific: Adapted to the Present State of Literature, Science, and Art, on the Basis of Webster's Dictionary, with the Addition of Many Thousand Words and Phrases from the Other Standard Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, and from Numerous Other Sources ...
... the plant , instead of falling , as they usually do ; as , a vi- viparous ... Paradoxure , ( Paradoxurus ) ; 4. The Mangoustes , ( Mangusta ) ; 5. The ... audible sound . - 2 . In words ; as , to express desires vocally . VO'CALNESS , n ...
A Copious Dictionary in Three Parts: I. The English Before the Latin, Enriched with about Ten Thousand Words More Then Any Former Dictionary Contains. II. The Latin Before the English, with Correct and Plentiful Etymological Derivations, ... III. The Proper Names of Persons, Places, and Other Things Necessary to the Understanding of Historians and Poets. To which are Adjoined a Table of Authors Names at Large, which in this Book are Made Use Of, Or Mentioned; and Also Some Lesser Tractates. The Whole Being a Comprisal of Thomasius and Rider's Foundations, Holland's and Holyoak's Superstructure and Improvements: Together with Amendments and Enlargements ... Promoted and Carried on by a Diligent Search Into, and Perusal of Several Other Dictionaries, and Many Authors Ancient and Modern: Rendring this Work the Most Complete and Useful of Any in this Kind Yet Extant; ...
... veins , which being cut afunder , death prefent- ly en fuetb . Life , f . fphagitides . Alittle fwoln vein ... earth . Vena , f . The middle space between the tatus , veins in the earth . Intervenium . excitatus , A vein of earth in ...
A Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, Et Definitions of Words : To which are Added, a Synopsis of Words Differently Pronounced by Different Orthoepisto, and Walker's Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin : With the Addition of a Vocabulary of Modern Geographical Names
... restore to health , as the body , or to soundness , as a limb . 2. To subdue , remove , destroy , or put an end to ; to heal , as a disease . 3. To remedy ; to remove an evil , and restore to a good state ; as . to cure EURLI - NESS , n ...
Tables of Simple Interest, on a New Plan of Arrangement: By which the Interest of Any Number of Pounds, from One to a Thousand, for Any Number of Days Not Exceeding a Year Will be Found ... at Any Rate Per Cent. With Subsidiary Tables, to Each Day, for All Sums Under One Pound, Or Above a Thousand; and Other Useful Interest Calculations. To which are Added Tables of Commission Or Exchange ... at All the Usual Rates
... d . £ . 0 1 2d . 2 3 d . 3 4d . 5 d . 64d . 74d . 84d . 94d . 4 5 6 8 9 £ . s . d . 550 23 17 560 24 6 570 24 15 £ . s . 8 23 18 44 24 7 d . 04 24 15 10 £ . s . d . £ . s . d . £ . s . £ . s . d . £ . s . d . £ . s . d . || £ . 6423 ...
A New French Grammar: Teaching a Person, of an Ordinary Capacity, Without the Help of a Master, to Read, Speak, and Write that Tongue, in Less Than Half the Usual Time, in the Following Easy Method, Never Before Attempted, Viz. I. The True Pronunciation of Vowels, Consonants, Dipthongs, and Tripthongs. II. The Use and Construction of Articles. Of Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, and the Syntax. III. A Dictionary of Some Useful Words ; a Vocabulary French and English ; and a Collection of Adjectives Expressing Divers Qualities. IV. An Alphabetical List of the Proper Names of Men and Women, with Their Abbreviations. V. Familiar Phrases and Dialogues, Disposed in Three Columns, Viz. 1st, the French as Written and Spelt 2d, the English 3d, The French as Pronounced. VI. A Choice Collection of French and English Proverbs. Vii. A Collection of French Songs. By J.E. Tandon, Teacher of the French Tongue at Her Grace the Duchess of Marlborough's. The Third Edition, with the Addition of Many New and Useful Articles, Exceeding More Than Double the Quantity Inserted in the Former Editions, by the Author. The Whole Revised and Corrected by R. Dugud, Student of the Universities of Paris and Ratisbon
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. The Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as Far as They Have Been Ascertained. II. The Genuine Orthography and Pronunciation of Words, According to General Usage, Or to Just Principles of Analogy. III. Accurate and Discriminating Definitions, with Numerous Authorities and Illustrations : To which are Prefixed, an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and of Europe, and a Concise Grammar of the English Language : in Two Volumes
... GOBLIN , n . [ Fr. gobelin ; G. kobold , a gob- lin ; D. kabouter , a boy , an elf ; kabouter- mannetje , a goblin ; Arm . gobylin ; W. coblyn , a knocker , a thumper , a pecker , a fiend ; cobiaw , to knock ; from cob , a top , a thump ...
The American Instructor: Calculated to Succeed the English and Other Spelling-books Containing a Selection of the Principal Part of the Words in Common Use Divided, Accented, Defined and Their Pronunciation Accurately Pointed Out. Adapted to the Orthography and Pronunciation of Walker. Interspersed with Instructive and Entertaining Reading Lessons to which is Added a Comprehensive Abridgment of English Grammar
... Kalahad . Remember , therefore , my son , that thou must now govern this mighty empire alone . Remen ber , O youthful monarch of Indostan , that thy example will influence multitudes of people ; it will constitute either their happiness ...
A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names: In which the Words are Accented and Divided Into Syllables Exactly as They Ought to be Pronounced, According to Rules Drawn from Analogy and the Best Usuage to which are Added Terminational Vocabularies of Hebrew, Greek and Latin Proper Names, in which the Words are Arranged According to Their Final Syllables, and Classed According to Their Accents; by which the General Analogy of Pronunciation May be Seen at One View, and the Accentuation of Each Word More Easily Remembered. Concluding with Observations on the Greek and Latin Accents and Quantity; with Some Probable Conjectures on the Method of Freeing Them from Obscurity and Confusion in which They are Involved, Both by the Ancients and Moderns
... words of doubtful and difficult pronun- Ciation — those very words for which a Dictionary of this kind would be most consulted . To hmm succeeded Mr. Sheridan , who not only divided the words into syllables , and placed figures ever the ...
Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary: And Expositor of the English Language. Abridged for the Use of Schools. To which is Annexed, an Abridgment of Walker's Key to the Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names
... fool , an ideot Dregginess , drêg'gè - nês s . fulness of dregs , Driven ... rain with drink or moisture Droll , drole s . a jester , a buffoon a brute ... drum'è - dâ - re s . a sort of camel Dresser , drés sur s . one who dresses ; a ...
A New Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: Adapted to the Present State of Literature and Science: the Additions of Todd and Webster, and Many Words in Modern Use Included in Former Dictionaries. Exhibiting the Pronunciation of Words in Unison with More Accurate Schemes of Sounds Than Any Yet Furnished, According to Principles Carefully and Laboriously Investigated : Explaining Their Meaning by Classification and Mutual Reference, as Well as by Improved Definitions; and Accompanied by I. Hints for Surmounting Defects of Utterance, Foreign, Provincial, Vulgar, and Impedimental. II. An Etymological Index of Common Terminations. III. A Key to the Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names. IV. A Brief Appendix on the Pronunciation of Modern Foreign Names
... list , s . One who monopolizes . There are two words older than this , Monop ... word of one syllable . Mon ' - o - syl - lab " -ic , 88 , a . Consisting of a ... MOOD = mood , s . Mode , of which word it is another form , and often used ...
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 English Dictionary, as Improved by Todd, and Abridged by Chalmers; with Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary Combined, to which is Added, Walker's Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names
... vn . ad . A word of strong assertion ; verily . || EVERLASTING - PEA * , ¿ v ... STAR * , è ' - vn - ing - stâr ' . n . s . The Ves- per , or Hesperus , of ... zing . a . Delighting at all times ; never ceasing to give pleasure . Sid- ney ...
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