Volume 2

An American glossary : being an attempt to illustrate certain Americanisms upon historical principles / [Richard Hopwood Thornton].

  • Thornton, Richard H. (Richard Hopwood), 1845-1925.
Date:
1912-1939
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An American glossary : being an attempt to illustrate certain Americanisms upon historical principles / [Richard Hopwood Thornton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AMERICAN GLOSSARY BEING AN ATTEMPT TO ILLUSTRATE CERTAIN AMERICANISMS UPON HISTORICAL PRINCIPLES BY RICHARD H. THORNTON OF THE PHILADELPHIA BAR LAW PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, 1884-1905 Yol. II. M—Z “The new circumstances under which we are placed call for new words, new phrases, and for the transfer of old words to new objects. An American dialect will therefore be formed. ”— Thomas Jefferson to John Waldo, August 16, 1813, from Monticello. PHILADELPHIA : J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. LONDON: FRANCIS & CO., 13, BREAM’S BUILDINGS, CHANCERY LANE, E.C. 1912