Bailey, N (Nathan), d. 1742.
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An 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, 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 sixth edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey, [Greek].
Bailey, N (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1733- E-books
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English and Latin exercises, for school-boys: comprising all the rules of syntax With explanations, and other necessary observations on each rule. And shewing the genitive case, and gender of nounds and pronouns; as also the preterperfect tense, supine, and conjugation of verbs: answering perfectly to the design of Mr. Garretson, and Hermes Romanus, in bringing on learners, gradually and expeditiously, to the translating of English and Latin. By N. Bailey, schoolmaster.
Bailey, N (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1794- E-books
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An universal etymological English dictionary ... The three and twentieth edition, with considerable improvements by N. Bailey, ..
Bailey, N (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1773- E-books
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English and Latin. Exercises, for school-boys: comprising all the rules of syntaxis . With explanations, and other necessary observations on each rule. And shewing the genitive case, and gender of nouns and pronouns; as also the preterperfect tense, supine, and conjugation of verbs. Answering perfectly to the design of Mr. Garretson, and Hermes Romanus, in bringing on learners, most gradually and expeditiously, to the translating of English into Latin. By N. Bailey, schoolmaster.
Bailey, N (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1762- E-books
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An 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, 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, Physic, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematics, Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Music, 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: And also the Dialects of our different Counties. Also a Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication. 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. A new edition, being the twenty-fifth. Besides retaining all former Improvements, there are now added, and interspersed in their proper Places, above two thousand Words, to be found in no other Edition of this Work; a List of Part of which is hereto subjoined. By N. Bailey, [greek text].
Bailey, N (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1783