Noah Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language in 1806. His 1828 follow-up contained 70,000 entries. By 1864, the collection had 114,000 ...
People often introduce a definition of a word by saying, “Webster says . . . “ The truth is, Noah Webster himself — the founder of American lexicography, or dictionary-making — hasn’t actually “said” ...
Object Details Author Bosworth, Joseph 1787 or 1788-1876 Date 1881 Old English, ca. 450-1100 Call number PE279 .B6 1881Z PE279.B6 1881Z Type Books Physical description ix, 278 p. ; 23 cm Data Source ...
THE first edition of this useful book has been exhausted in less than one year, thus proving that it filled a vacancy in chemical literature. A careful perusal of the new edition shows that much new ...
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