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Johnson's dictionary of the English language in miniature. To which are added, an alphabetical account of the heathen deities; and a list of the cities, Boroughs, and market towns in England and Wales. Embellished with a portrait of Dr. Johnson.
Date: 1795- Books
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Nomenclator classicus, sive dictionariolum trilingue, Secundùm Locos communes, Nominibus usitatioribus Anglicis, Latinis, Graecis, ordine dispositis. A classical nomenclator, with the gender and declension of each word and the quantities of the syllables. By John Ray, M. A. and Fellow of the Royal Society. To which are added paradigmata of all the declensions, as well Greek as Latin; with a Century of Proverbs, and a Collection of modest Jests in English, Latin and Greek, from good Authors.
Ray, John, 1627-1705.Date: 1706- Books
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The spelling and explanatory dictionary of the English language. In which the words are properly accented and explained, the Languages from whence derived are pointed out, and The Different Parts Of Speech Specified. Also a mythological and biographical dictionary of all the heathen gods and Goddesses, Heroes and Philosophers, mentioned in the Writings of the Ancients; and a complete list of all the cities, towns, and remarkable Villages in England and Wales; Their Distances from London in measured Miles, and the days on which their markets are held. To which is prefixed an easy and concise introduction to English grammar. The Whole compiled on so general a Pian, as to make it universally useful to all, who wish properly to understand what they read and write. By the Rev, John Bentick, A.M.
Bentick, John.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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Cocker's English dictionary, containing an explanation of the most refined and difficult words and Terms in Divinity, Philosophy, Law, Physick, Mathematicks, Navigation, Husbandry, Military Discipline, with other Arts and Sciences: And the Derivation of them from the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, and other Languages. Likewise, Historical Remarks upon the Lives and Actions of Emperors, Popes, Kings, Queens, Princes, with a great number of other Persons of Note, both in the former and latter Ages of the World. With Brief Observations upon the Reign of every English Monarch from King William the Conqueror to this Time. Also a short View of what is Considerable in every County of England and Wales. With Variety of other Memorable Matters. A Work very Necessary for all Persons, who desire to understand the Affairs of the World, as well as the Language and Transactions of their own Country. By Edward Cocker, the late famous Practitioner in Writing and Arithmetick. Publish'd from the author's copy: and in this third edition very much enlarged and altered: by John Hawkins
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1724- Books
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Dictionnaîre françoîs & angloîs, Contenant la significâtion des môts, avéc leurs différens usages, les térmes des sciences, des arts, ét des métiérs; les construction, les façons de parler, les idiotismes, ét les provérbs usités en L'une ét L'aûtre langue, le tout èxtrait des mèilleurs aûteurs, par Louis Chambaud.
Chambaud, Lewis, -1776.Date: 1761- Books
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A spelling-Dictionary of the English language, on a new plan, For the Use of Young Gentlemen, Ladies, and Foreigners. Being an introductary part of The circle of the sciences. Published by the King's Authority.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: [1760]- 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, ... 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, ...
Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Clarendon's pocket dictionary; or, Literary companion. Being a treasury of the English language: and the cheapest dictionary ever published. In which are laid down rules for writing and pronouncing with propriety and elegance. The words are accurately accented according to the true pronunciation in present practice with men of letters, eminent orators, and polite speakers wherein each part of speech is properly distinguished; and thier various significations ranced in one line; so that the eye will take in at a single view every thing necessary for understanding, pronouncing, and spelling the words sought for, to render this spelling dictionary cheap, concise, and protable; such words are omitted as being neither properly English, or used in good authors, which serve only to mislead and embarrass the purchaser. The whole compiled and digested in such a manner as to assist the memory, and be of the utmost service to the young student. By Thomas Clarendon, M.A.
Clarendon, Thomas.Date: [1795?]- Books
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A new pocket dictionary; or, English expositor: Containing I. A complete course of spelling for the use of schools II. A spelling dictionary; including seventeen thousand of the most useful words in the language. III. A clear and concise explanation of all the words, except those which are familiar to the meavest capacity: to be read in lessons, or consulted occasionally. IV. A sure and easy help to pronunciation, by long, short, and broad accents over the vowels; by figures to express the number of syllables in words where they are doubtful; and, by inserting the word in crotchets according to the found. V. The young scholar's guide to English parsing, exhibiting all the parts of speech by initial letters. With a supplement, for occasional inspection: containing all the uncommon words in Johnson's abridgment, which were omitted in the first alphabet. To which are prefixed, a practical grammar; with directions for reading; the laws of versification; the explanation of prepositions and terminations; and examples of bad English, to be corrected by the rules of syntax. And a plan for the improvement of children in virtue and learning, without the use of the rod. With the present state and practice of the play-school in Belfast. By D. Manson, schoolmaster.
Manson, David, 1726-1792.Date: M,DCC,LXII. [1762]- Books
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[A spelling-dictionary of the English language, on a new plan. For the use of young gentlemen, ladies, and foreigners. Being an introductory part of the circle of the sciences, &c. Published by the King's authority.]
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: 1748]- Books
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Dictionnaire des particules angloises, Précédé d'une grammaire raisonnée. Ouvrage dans lequel toutes les difficultés de la langue sont applanies; & où l'on trouvera tous les moyens de l'entendre & de l'écrire en peu de temps: le tout rapporté à l'usage. Par M.L.F.
Lefebvre de Villebrune, Jean-Baptiste, 1732-1809.Date: M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]- Books
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The union dictionary, containing all that is truly useful in the dictionaries of Johnson, Sheridan, and Walker, the orthography and explanatory matter selected from Dr. Johnson, the pronunciation adjusted according to Mr. Walker, with the addition of Mr. Sheridan's pronunciation of those words wherein these two eminent orthoëpists differ. The Whole Designed to Present to the Reader, at One View, the Orthography, Explanation, Pronunciation, and Accentuation of all the Purest and Most Approved Terms in the English Language. By Thomas Browne, A. M. Author of a New Classical Dictionary, Viridarium Poeticum, &c.
Browne, Thomas, LL.D.Date: 1800- Books
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Dictionnaire royal, françois et anglois. Le françois tiré des dictionnaires de Richelet, Furetiere, Tachard, de l'Academie Françoise, & des remarques de Vaugelas, Menage & Bouhours. Divisé en deux parties. Par Monsieur Boyer. Tome premier.
Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729.Date: M.DCCII. [1702]- Books
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Harrison's edition, with his life of the author. A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. ... By Samuel Johnson, ...
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.Date: 1786- Books
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Hermes Romanus anglicis Dni. Johannis Garretsoni vertendis exercitiis accommodatus: Or, A new collection of Latin words and phrases, for the more ready and exact translating of Garretson's English exercises into Latin. The whole being done in a most complete method: shewing how every word is declined and conjugated; with whatever else is necessary for speedy and proper translation; so as to render that excellent book of singular use, beyond any thing of the like nature yet extant. By W. H. teacher of a private school.
Hamilton, William (Teacher)Date: 1765- Books
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The complete English dictionary, explaining most of those hard words, which are found in the best English writers. By a lover of good English and common sense.
Wesley, John, 1703-1791.Date: 1790- Books
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An accurate new spelling dictionary, and expositor of the English language. Containing a much larger collection of modern words than any book of the kind and price extant: and shewing how the same are to be written correctly, and pronounced properly; with the different meanings or significations of each word. To which is added an entire new dictionary of all the Heathen Gods and Goddesses: and also of the most illustrious heroes treated of by Homer, Virgil, Ovid, and other ancient poets: with a summary account of their origin, descent, and expolits and how represented by statuaries, painters, &c. To the whole is prefixed, a compendious, practical grammar of the English language. By A. Fisher, author of the practical new English grammar, with exercises of bad English; the new English tutor, calculated for the new method of teaching English, &c. &c.
Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778.Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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Nouveau dictionnaire portatif des langues françoise et angloise; contenant tous les mots dont l'usage est autorisé par les meilleurs auteurs. On y a indiqué les différentes parties d'Oraison, ainsi que le genre des noms dans la langue françoise, & on y a ajouté les accens des mots anglois, une liste alphabétique des noms de baptème les plus usités, & leur signification dans les langues d'où ils tirent leur origine. Composé d'après les dictionnaires françois & anglois les plus estimés, & sur-tout d'après celui de l'Académie Françoise. Par Thomas Nugent. Septième Edition, revue avec soin, & augmentée de plusieurs milliers denouveaux mots, d'une liste nombreuse de noms propres & de villes, ainsi que des termes de marine & de guerre à l'usage de Messieurs les officiers; par J. S. Charrier. On y a joint, en faveur des François, une table des verbes irréguliers en anglois.
Nugent, Thomas, 1700?-1772.Date: M. DCC. XCVI. [1796]- Books
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An universal etymological dictionary of the English language. Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either antient or modern. In which The Terms made use of in Arts and Sciences are defined; The Words explained in their Various Senses; The Accents properly palced, to facilitate the Pronunciation; The Parts of Speech denoted; and The Spelling throughout reduced to an uniform and consistent standard. To which is prefixed, a grammar of the English language. By M. Bayley.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- 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), -1742.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Hermes Romanus, anglicis D. Johannis Garretsoni vertendis exercitiis accommodatus: Or, A new collection of Latin words and phrases, for the more ready and exact translating of Garretson's English exercises into Latin. The whole being done in a most complete method: shewing how every word is declined and conjugated; with whatever else is necessary for speedy and proper translation; so as to render that excellent book of singular use, beyond any thing of the like nature yet extant. By W. H. teacher of a private school.
Hamilton, William (Teacher)Date: 1750- Books
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A spelling-dictionary of the English language, on a new plan. For the use of young gentlemen, ladies, and foreigners. Published by the King's authority. The tenth edition. To which is prefixed, a compendious English grammar; with a concise historical account of the language.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: M,DCC,LXVIII. [1768]- Books
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An accurate new spelling dictionary, and Expositor of the English language. Containing a much larger collection of modern words than any book of the kind and price extant: And shewing how the same are to be written correctly, and pronounced properly; with the different Meanings or Significations of each Word. To which is added, An entire New dictionary Of all the Heathen Gods and Goddesses: And also of the most illustrious Heroes treated of by Homer, Virgil, Ovid, and other ancient Poets: With a summary Account of their Origin, Descent and Exploits, and how represented by Statuaries, Painters, &c. To the whole is prefixed, A compendious, practical Grammar of the English Language. By A. Fisher, Author of the Practical New English Grammar, the New English Tutor, calculated for the New Method of Teaching English, &c. &c.
Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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A new pocket dictionary of the English and German languages. Containing all words of general use, and authorized by the best writers. As also distinguishing the several parts of speech, ... By Charles Benjamin Schade, ...
Schade, Carl Benjamin, 1771-Date: 1797- Books
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Nouveau dictionnaire François & Anglois, contenant la signification des môts, avec les sens différens dans les quels ils peuvent s'entendre, et plusieurs expressions choisies et particuliéres à l'une et l'autre langue. Extrait des meilleurs auteurs Et mis dans un ordre tres facile et tres methodique. Par Mr. Porny.
Porny, Mr.Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]