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A Common-school Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster,William Greenleaf Webster No preview available - 1857 |
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Al-ly animal belonging bird body cing cloth color consisting costive disease dress earth ence excite female fish fruit heat horse instru instrument kind land light liquor Lord manner mark marriage mean ment metal mind ness noise pain person pertaining piece plant prep pron relating round ship side sion skilled skin soft sound stone substance taining taste tending thin thing tion tree utter v. t. pret v. t. to bring v. t. to cover v. t. to deprive v. t. to divide v. t. to draw v. t. to fasten v. t. to form v. t. to give v. t. to lay v. t. to put v. t. to take v. t. to throw versed vessel wind wood words zish'un
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Page 305 - Argument um ad crumenam, L. An argument to the purse; an appeal to interest. Argumentum ad hominem, L. An argument deriving its force from the situation of the person to whom it is addressed. Argumentum ad judicinm, L.
Page 305 - To the utmost ; to th» death. A posteriori, L. From the effect to the cause. A priori, L. From the cause to the effect. A propos, F.
Page 296 - Account. ACS American Colonization Society. AD (Anno Domini), in the year of our Lord. Ad.
Page 247 - Tasty, (tust'e) a, having taste; according to taste. Tatter, (tat'er) vt to rend in pieces; — n. a torn piece ; a rag. Tattle, (tatl) vi to tell tales;— n. idle, trifling talk.
Page 121 - He, (he) pron. of the third person, masculine gender, referring to some man or male. Head, (bed) n.
Page 7 - Ac., in which the u has been dropped or was never introduced ; but they are given both ways. 14. Woe.— This word takes the final e, like doe, foe, hoe, sloe, toe, and all similar nouns of one syllable...
Page 276 - Windward, (wind'ward) a. lying toward the wind ; — n. the point from which the wind blows. Windy, (wind'e) a.
Page 84 - Drawer, (draw'er) n. one who draws a bill ; a sliding box; —pi. an under garment for Drawing, (draw 'ing) n.
Page 120 - Hand, (hand) n, the palm with the fingers ; pointer of a clock or watch ; manner of writing ; — vt to give ; to deliver; to lead. [book. Hand-book, (haml'book) n, a guideHandcuff, (hand'kuf) n. a manacle to confine the hands ; — vt to fetter with handcuffs. [hand can hold. Handful, (hand
Page 296 - Den. Denmark. Dept. Department Dent. Deuteronomy. Dft. Defendant DG (Dei gratia), By the grace of God. Diet. Dictionary ; Dictator. Dist. District Div. Dividend. Do. Ditto ; the same. Dolls. Dollars. Doz. Dozen. DP Doctor in Philosophy. [ Dr. Debtor; Doctor. DV (Meovofente), God willing.