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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... colour , prepared of quick filver and fulphur , ground together in a marble mortar . Quincy . ÆTITES .. [ ails , an eagle . ] Eagle - ftone . AFAR . a . [ from a for at , and far . ] 1. At a great distance . 2. To a great diftance ...
... colour , prepared of quick filver and fulphur , ground together in a marble mortar . Quincy . ÆTITES .. [ ails , an eagle . ] Eagle - ftone . AFAR . a . [ from a for at , and far . ] 1. At a great distance . 2. To a great diftance ...
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... colour of AMBIENT . a . [ ambiens , Lat . ] Surround- ing ; encompaffing . Newton . AMBIGU . J. [ French . ] An entertainment , confitting of a medley of dishes . King . AMBIGUITY . J. [ from ambiguous . ] Doubt- fulness of meaning ...
... colour of AMBIENT . a . [ ambiens , Lat . ] Surround- ing ; encompaffing . Newton . AMBIGU . J. [ French . ] An entertainment , confitting of a medley of dishes . King . AMBIGUITY . J. [ from ambiguous . ] Doubt- fulness of meaning ...
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... colour , bordering on purple . Suppofed to hinder drunkenness . The ori ental ame by is the most valuable . Savary . A'METHYSTINE . a . [ from amet . ] Re- fembling an amethy . A'MIABLE . a . [ aimable , French . ] 1. Lovely ...
... colour , bordering on purple . Suppofed to hinder drunkenness . The ori ental ame by is the most valuable . Savary . A'METHYSTINE . a . [ from amet . ] Re- fembling an amethy . A'MIABLE . a . [ aimable , French . ] 1. Lovely ...
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... colour , fpotted with green , black and yellow . ARMENTAL . Belonging to a drove or ARMENTINE . herd of cattle . ARMGAUNT . 4. [ from arm and gaunt . ] Slender as the arm ; or rather flender with Shakespeare . ARM - HOLE . f . [ from ...
... colour , fpotted with green , black and yellow . ARMENTAL . Belonging to a drove or ARMENTINE . herd of cattle . ARMGAUNT . 4. [ from arm and gaunt . ] Slender as the arm ; or rather flender with Shakespeare . ARM - HOLE . f . [ from ...
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... COLOURED . a . [ from ab and colour . ] Coloured between brown and grey . Woodward . ASHA'MED . a . [ from fame . ] Touched with fhame . Taylor . A'SHEN . a . [ from ab . ] Made of afh wood . Dryden . A'SHES . f . wants the fingular ...
... COLOURED . a . [ from ab and colour . ] Coloured between brown and grey . Woodward . ASHA'MED . a . [ from fame . ] Touched with fhame . Taylor . A'SHEN . a . [ from ab . ] Made of afh wood . Dryden . A'SHES . f . wants the fingular ...
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