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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... publick an abftra & t or epitome of my former work . In comparing this with other dictionaries of the fame kind , it will be found to have feveral advantages . 1. It contains many words not to be found in any other . II . Many barbarous ...
... publick an abftra & t or epitome of my former work . In comparing this with other dictionaries of the fame kind , it will be found to have feveral advantages . 1. It contains many words not to be found in any other . II . Many barbarous ...
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... publick infatuation , rife into renown , who , not knowing the original import of words , will ufe them with colloquial licentioufnefs , confound diftinction , and forget pro- priety . As politenefs increafes , fome expreflions will be ...
... publick infatuation , rife into renown , who , not knowing the original import of words , will ufe them with colloquial licentioufnefs , confound diftinction , and forget pro- priety . As politenefs increafes , fome expreflions will be ...
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... publick schools . ACANTHUS . J. ( Lat . ] The herb bearsfoot . Milt . ACATALECTIC . S. { axarahnutixos , Gr . ] A verfe which has the compleat number of fylla- bles . To ACCE'DE . v . n . [ accedo , Lat . ] To be added to , to come to ...
... publick schools . ACANTHUS . J. ( Lat . ] The herb bearsfoot . Milt . ACATALECTIC . S. { axarahnutixos , Gr . ] A verfe which has the compleat number of fylla- bles . To ACCE'DE . v . n . [ accedo , Lat . ] To be added to , to come to ...
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... publick . Dryden . ADVENTURE . / . [ French ] 1. An accident ; 2 chance ; a hazard . Hayward . 2. An enterprise in which fomething must be left to hazard . Dryden . To ADVENTURE . v . n . [ adventurer , Fr. ] ta To try the chance ; to ...
... publick . Dryden . ADVENTURE . / . [ French ] 1. An accident ; 2 chance ; a hazard . Hayward . 2. An enterprise in which fomething must be left to hazard . Dryden . To ADVENTURE . v . n . [ adventurer , Fr. ] ta To try the chance ; to ...
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... publick houses . A'LECOST .. The name of an herb . Dic . ог ALECTORO- MANCY . f . Divination by a cock . A'LEGAR . J. [ from ale and eager , four . ] Sour ALA RUM . . See ALARM . Prior . To ALARUM . 7. a . See ALARM . Shakesp ALA'S ...
... publick houses . A'LECOST .. The name of an herb . Dic . ог ALECTORO- MANCY . f . Divination by a cock . A'LEGAR . J. [ from ale and eager , four . ] Sour ALA RUM . . See ALARM . Prior . To ALARUM . 7. a . See ALARM . Shakesp ALA'S ...
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