Mr. Nathan Bailey's English dictionary, Shewing both the orthography and the orthoepia of that tongue, by I. Accents placed on each word, directing to their true pronunciation. II. Distinguishing those words of approved authority from those that are not. III. Their various senses and significations, in English, and also French, Latin and German. IV. The idiom, phrases and proverbial sentences belonging to it. V. A short pointing at the French and Latin etymology. A work useful for such as would speak what they mean in a proper and pure diction; and write true English. Translated into German and improved, as also added an appendix not onely of such words as are not of so general an use, necessity and pureness, but likewise of the most common proper- and nick-names, by Theodore Arnold.
- Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742.
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- MDCCXXXVI. [1736]
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Universal etymological English dictionary. German
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Leipzig : Printed for the heir of the late Mr. Gross, MDCCXXXVI. [1736]
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[818]p.,plate : port. ; 80.
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ESTC T170620