A compendious dictionary of the English language. : In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is, in some instances, corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable directions; and the definitions of many words amended and improved. : To which are added for the benefit of the merchant, the student and the traveller, I.--Tables of the moneys of most of the commercial nations of the world, with the value expressed in sterling and cents. II.--Tables of weights and measures, ancient and modern, with the proportion between the several weights used in the principal cities of Europe. III.--The divisions of time among the Jews, Greeks and Romans, with a table exhibiting the Roman manner of dating. IV.--An official list of the post-offices in the United States, with the states and counties in which they are respectively situated, and the distance of each from the seat of government. V.--The number of inhabitants in the United States, with the amount of exports. IV.--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries. / By Noah Webster, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 11831.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Dictionaries.

English language.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xxiii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 408 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

[New Haven] : From Sidney's Press, for Hudson & Goodwin, book-sellers, Hartford, and Increase Cooke & Co. book-sellers, New-Haven., 1806.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Copyright Jan. 15, 1806 by Noah Webster.

Text printed in two columns.

Errata note, p. 408.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 11831).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.