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An universal etymological English dictionary : comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the English tongue ... : and also a brief and clear explication of all difficult words ... : together with a large collection and explication of words and phrases used in our ancient statutes ... and the etymology and interpretation of the proper names of men, women, and remarkable places in Great Britain ... : also a collection of our most common proverbs ... / by N. Bailey ...
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Dictionaries.
- English language.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Penn Provenance:
- Wylie, S.B. (autograph)
- Littlewood, William (autograph, 1794)
- Littlewood, Fanny (autograph)
- Carmichael, James (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- xiv pages, 910 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The twenty-sixth edition. Besides retaining the two thousand words, added ... in last edition ... some further amendments have been made, so as to render the present edition still more complete.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Printed by Neill and Company, for C. Elliot;--and J. Duncan, sen. J. & M. Robertson, J. and W. Shaw, and Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow, 1789.
- Notes:
- The statement of responsibility appears after the edition statement.
- Signatures: [a]-b4 B-2L4 2M & 2N4 2O-3L4 3M & 3N4 3O-4Q4 4R--4S4 4T-6B4 6C2.
- OCLC:
- 78096484
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