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The new universal etymological English dictionary : Containing An Additional Collection of Words, with their Explications and Etymologies from the Ancient British, Teutonick, Dutch, Saxon, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, &c. each in its proper Character. Also An Explication of Hard and Technical Words, or Terms, in all Arts and Sciences; with Accents directing to their proper Pronunciation, shewing both the Orthography and Orthoepia of the English Tongue. Illustrated With some Hundred Cuts, giving a clearer Idea of those Figures, not so well apprehended by verbal Description. Likewise A Collection and Explanation of Words and Phrases used in our antient Charters, Statutes, Writs, Old Records and Processes at Law. Also The Theogony, Theology, and Mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. being an Account of their Deities, Solemnities, Divinations, Auguries, Oracles, and Hieroglyphicks. A Work useful for such as would Understand what they Read and Hear, Speak what they Mean, and Write true English. To which is added, a dictionary of cant words. By N. Bailey.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Standardized Title:
- Universal etymological English dictionary. Supplement
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Dictionaries--Early works to 1800.
- English language.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 690 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 8⁰
- Edition:
- The seventh edition. Corrected and much improved throughout, ..
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for William Cavell, Holborn, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Alston, v, 135
- English Short Title Catalog, T87975.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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