An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definitions of WordsHarper & Brothers, 1848 - 1265 pages |
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... words have been transmitted for examination , and returned with ample notes and explanations . Much obscurity has thus been removed in re- gard to the use of terms which have a peculiar sense in England , especially some of frequent ...
... words have been transmitted for examination , and returned with ample notes and explanations . Much obscurity has thus been removed in re- gard to the use of terms which have a peculiar sense in England , especially some of frequent ...
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... word given by Walker in his Rhyming Dictionary , from a sense of the gross inconsistency of attaching to this word and its derivative , diameter , a different termina- tion . Others are gradually undergoing the same change . Dr. Webster ...
... word given by Walker in his Rhyming Dictionary , from a sense of the gross inconsistency of attaching to this word and its derivative , diameter , a different termina- tion . Others are gradually undergoing the same change . Dr. Webster ...
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... words are derived . When Dr. Webster substituted bridegoom for bridegroom , fether for feather , & c . , the German critics highly applauded the change . They predicted its speedy and universal reception , because similar improvements ...
... words are derived . When Dr. Webster substituted bridegoom for bridegroom , fether for feather , & c . , the German critics highly applauded the change . They predicted its speedy and universal reception , because similar improvements ...
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... words as favor , labor , & c . , formerly ending in our , drop the . One word , however , is here given in both ways , viz . , Savior , Saviour . 2. Terminations in ck changed into c . - Words of more than one syllable , ending in ic or ...
... words as favor , labor , & c . , formerly ending in our , drop the . One word , however , is here given in both ways , viz . , Savior , Saviour . 2. Terminations in ck changed into c . - Words of more than one syllable , ending in ic or ...
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... words , which in ordinary writing have the parts separated by a hyphen , are arranged directly after the word which forms their first part . Those compounds which are written as simple words , without a hyphen , will be found in ...
... words , which in ordinary writing have the parts separated by a hyphen , are arranged directly after the word which forms their first part . Those compounds which are written as simple words , without a hyphen , will be found in ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin ... Noah Webster Affichage du livre entier - 1832 |
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin ... Noah Webster Affichage du livre entier - 1839 |
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin ... Noah Webster Affichage du livre entier - 1844 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
acid action ancient animal antimony architecture arms avri bear beat Belonging birds blood body botany called cause church chyle civil close cloth color common compound consisting containing contract corrupt costive court cover crustacea denotes deprive dress England English fasten figure fish flowers force furnish genus genus of plants give given heat hence heraldry horse inclosed instrument iron kind land language liquor Literally Little manner mass medicine ment metal mind mineral motion move natural ness one's opposed opposition oxyd person Pertaining piece pret produced quadruped Relating render resembling Roman Roman Catholic Church round Scots law sense Shak ship side sound species substance tain term applied thing tion tree unite utter v. t. Fr v. t. L v. t. Sax vessel wind wood word