A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, Explained in Their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the Names of the Writers in Whose Works They are FoundW. Strahan; J. and F. Rivington; J. Hinton; T. Davies; Hawes, Clarke, and Collins; R. Horsefield; W. Johnston; W. Owen; T. Lowndes; T. Caslon; S. Crowder; T. Longman; B. Law; Beckett, and De Hondt; E. and C. Dilly; J. Dodsley; W. Nicoll; W. Griffin; G. Robinson; T. Cadell; J. Knox; Almon; W. Goldsmith; J. and J. Ridley, 1773 - English language |
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... Savift . ALEXANDERS . f . [ Smyrnium , Lat . ] The name of a plan " . Miller . ALEXANDER's FOOT . f . The name of an herb . ALEXANDRINE . J. A kind of verfe bor- rowed from the French , first used in a poem cailed Alexander . This verfe ...
... Savift . ALEXANDERS . f . [ Smyrnium , Lat . ] The name of a plan " . Miller . ALEXANDER's FOOT . f . The name of an herb . ALEXANDRINE . J. A kind of verfe bor- rowed from the French , first used in a poem cailed Alexander . This verfe ...
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... Savift . Sidney . Milton . Milton . Raleigh . Hooker . 7. Relative ; correlative . ANSWERABLY . ad . [ from answerable . ] In due proportion ; with proper corre- ípondence Brerewood . fpondence ; fuitably . A'NSWERABLENESS . . [ Α Ν Ο ANS.
... Savift . Sidney . Milton . Milton . Raleigh . Hooker . 7. Relative ; correlative . ANSWERABLY . ad . [ from answerable . ] In due proportion ; with proper corre- ípondence Brerewood . fpondence ; fuitably . A'NSWERABLENESS . . [ Α Ν Ο ANS.
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... Savift . though . To APOSTROPHIZE . v . a . [ from apo- Prophe . ] To addrefs by an apostrophe . Pope . APOSTUME . f . A hollow tumour filled with purulent matter . APOTHECARY . f . [ apotheca , Lat . a re- pofitory . ] A man whole ...
... Savift . though . To APOSTROPHIZE . v . a . [ from apo- Prophe . ] To addrefs by an apostrophe . Pope . APOSTUME . f . A hollow tumour filled with purulent matter . APOTHECARY . f . [ apotheca , Lat . a re- pofitory . ] A man whole ...
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... Savift . ARMS . . without the fingular number . [ arman Lat . ] 2. A piece of armour for the arm . 3. A bracelet for the arm . ARMONIACK , [ erroneously so written for ammonia . ] The name of a falt genera- ted by the urine of camels ...
... Savift . ARMS . . without the fingular number . [ arman Lat . ] 2. A piece of armour for the arm . 3. A bracelet for the arm . ARMONIACK , [ erroneously so written for ammonia . ] The name of a falt genera- ted by the urine of camels ...
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... Savift . To rob ; To BESO'RT . v . a . [ from fort . ] Sperfer . to fit . To BESMU'T . v . a . [ from fmut . ] Tɔ blacken with smoke or foot . BE'SOM . . [ bern , Saxon . ] An inftru- ment to sweep with . To BERO'B . v . a . [ from rob ...
... Savift . To rob ; To BESO'RT . v . a . [ from fort . ] Sperfer . to fit . To BESMU'T . v . a . [ from fmut . ] Tɔ blacken with smoke or foot . BE'SOM . . [ bern , Saxon . ] An inftru- ment to sweep with . To BERO'B . v . a . [ from rob ...
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