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... professions , and the ordinary concerns of life . They mark the progress since the publication of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary . Within that which the English language has made during the seventy years which have elapsed PREFACE .
... professions , and the ordinary concerns of life . They mark the progress since the publication of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary . Within that which the English language has made during the seventy years which have elapsed PREFACE .
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... mark the discriminations in their dictionaries , which they were in the constant habit of making in reading and speaking . Synopsis sparing in the use With regard to what is called the Italian sound of the letter a as in father , ( in ...
... mark the discriminations in their dictionaries , which they were in the constant habit of making in reading and speaking . Synopsis sparing in the use With regard to what is called the Italian sound of the letter a as in father , ( in ...
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... marks the i in the second syllable short , and leaves the y unmarked , as he does also the a in the third syllable , which all the rest designate as short , and which has , in the Synopsis , the mark of the indistinct sound of a . Those ...
... marks the i in the second syllable short , and leaves the y unmarked , as he does also the a in the third syllable , which all the rest designate as short , and which has , in the Synopsis , the mark of the indistinct sound of a . Those ...
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... marks in writing . AC - CENTED , pp . Uttered with accent ; marked with ac- cent . AC - CENTING , ppr . Pronouncing or marking with ac- cent . AC - CENTU - AL , a . Pertaining to accent . AC - CENTU - ATE , v . t . To mark or pronounce ...
... marks in writing . AC - CENTED , pp . Uttered with accent ; marked with ac- cent . AC - CENTING , ppr . Pronouncing or marking with ac- cent . AC - CENTU - AL , a . Pertaining to accent . AC - CENTU - ATE , v . t . To mark or pronounce ...
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... mark made by a flesh wound , a cicatrice . Relph . † AR / RA , n . [ L. arrha , or arra . ] A pledge . Anderson . AR / RACH , n . A plant . See ORRACH .. AR - RACK , n . Contracted into rack . A spirituous liquor imported from the East ...
... mark made by a flesh wound , a cicatrice . Relph . † AR / RA , n . [ L. arrha , or arra . ] A pledge . Anderson . AR / RACH , n . A plant . See ORRACH .. AR - RACK , n . Contracted into rack . A spirituous liquor imported from the East ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin ... Noah Webster Affichage du livre entier - 1848 |
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 |
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Page ii - Webster's Dictionary of the English Language, Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definitions of Words. Abridged from the Quarto Edition of the Author. To which are added a Synopsis of Words differently Pronounced by different Orthoepists ; and Walker's Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names.
Page 219 - That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another or to perform for his benefit ; that of which payment is liable to be exacted ; due; obligation; liability.
Page 26 - A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances.
Page 7 - an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation ; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected; chance; casualty; contingency.
Page ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 53 - Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study or observation.
Page 229 - Government by the people; a form of government, in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively, or in which the people exercise the powers of legislation.
Page 104 - To break loose, to get free by force; to escape from confinement by violence; to shake off restraint To break off, to part; to divide; also, to desist suddenly. To break off from, to part from with violence.
Page 149 - To call for ; to ask or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right or supposed right ; to challenge as a right ; to demand as due.
Page 183 - We say a combination of men to overthrow the Government, or a combination to resist tyranny; another meaning is close union in connection." He defines "conspiracy" a combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement between two or more persons to commit some crime in concert...