The new world of English words: or a general dictionary: containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... / Collected and published by E[dward] P[hillips].

  • Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Date:
1663
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Credit: The new world of English words: or a general dictionary: containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... / Collected and published by E[dward] P[hillips]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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