A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the folio ed., by the author. To which is prefixed, an English grammar. To this ed. are added, a history of the English language [&c.].1768 |
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... nefs , and a few in bood or head , noting character of quali- ties ; as , white , whiteness ; hard , hardness ; great , greatness ; skilful , skilfulness , unskilful- messi The imply a more violent degree of motion , as ENGLISH TONGUE .
... nefs , and a few in bood or head , noting character of quali- ties ; as , white , whiteness ; hard , hardness ; great , greatness ; skilful , skilfulness , unskilful- messi The imply a more violent degree of motion , as ENGLISH TONGUE .
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... nefs ; mifery . Skakefp . A'DVERSLY . adv . [ from adverfe . ] Oppositely ; unfortunately . Shakesp . To ADVERT . v . □ . [ adverto , Lat . ] To attend to ; to regard , to obferve . Ray . ADVERTENCE . / . [ from advert . ] Attention to ...
... nefs ; mifery . Skakefp . A'DVERSLY . adv . [ from adverfe . ] Oppositely ; unfortunately . Shakesp . To ADVERT . v . □ . [ adverto , Lat . ] To attend to ; to regard , to obferve . Ray . ADVERTENCE . / . [ from advert . ] Attention to ...
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... nefs ; roughness of furface . Boyle . 2. Rough- nefs of found . 3. Roughness , or ruggedness of temper . Rogers . ASPERNATION . S. [ afpernatio , Lat . ] Ne- gleet ; difregard . Dià . ASPEROUS . a . [ afper , Lat . ] Rough ; uneven ...
... nefs ; roughness of furface . Boyle . 2. Rough- nefs of found . 3. Roughness , or ruggedness of temper . Rogers . ASPERNATION . S. [ afpernatio , Lat . ] Ne- gleet ; difregard . Dià . ASPEROUS . a . [ afper , Lat . ] Rough ; uneven ...
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... nefs . Dia . ASSIMILA'TION . f . [ from affimilate . ] 1. The act of converting any thing to the nature or fubftance of another . Bacon . 2. The state of being affimilated . Brown . 3. The act of growing like fome other being . Decay of ...
... nefs . Dia . ASSIMILA'TION . f . [ from affimilate . ] 1. The act of converting any thing to the nature or fubftance of another . Bacon . 2. The state of being affimilated . Brown . 3. The act of growing like fome other being . Decay of ...
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... nefs of being heard . AUDIBLY . adv . { from audible . ] In fuch a manner as to be heard . Milton . AUDIENCE .. [ audience , Fr. ] 1. The act of hearing . Milton . 2. The liberty of speaking granted ; a hearing . Hooker . 3. An auditory ...
... nefs of being heard . AUDIBLY . adv . { from audible . ] In fuch a manner as to be heard . Milton . AUDIENCE .. [ audience , Fr. ] 1. The act of hearing . Milton . 2. The liberty of speaking granted ; a hearing . Hooker . 3. An auditory ...
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