An universal etymological English dictionary: Comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the English tongue, either ancient or modern, from the ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman and modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew languages, each in their proper characters. And also a brief and clear explication of all difficult words derived from any of the aforesaid languages; and terms of art relating to anatomy, botany, physick, pharmacy, surgery, chymistry, philosophy, divinity, mathematicks, grammar, logick, rhetorick, musick, heraldry, maritime affairs, military discipline, horsemanship, hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing, gardening, husbandry, handicrafts, confectionary, carving, cookery, &c. Together with a large collection and explication of words and phrases us'd in our ancient statutes, charters, writs, old records, and processes at law; and the etymology and interpretation of the proper names of men, women, and
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London : Printed for E. Bell, J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, F. Fayram, J. Pemberton, J. Hooke, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley, and E. Symon, 1724.
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Bell, Elizabeth, -1724, bookseller.; Darby, John, -1733, bookseller.; Bettesworth, Arthur, -1739, bookseller.; Fayram, Francis, bookseller.; Pemberton, John, -1739, bookseller.; Hooke, John, active 1714-1730, bookseller.; Rivington, Charles, 1688-1742, bookseller.; Clay, Francis, -1738, bookseller.; Batley, Jeremiah, -1737, bookseller.; Symon, Edward, -1741, bookseller.
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- 1724
- ESTC No.
- T87494
- Grub Street ID
- 307537
- Description
- [966] p. ; 8°.
- Note
- Part printed by Samuel Richardson, part by Henry Woodfall
With a dedication to the children of the then Prince of Wales, i.e. the later King George II, signed by N. Bailey
Woodcut initial; woodcut factotum; printer's ornaments
Main text printed in double columns
Signatures: A]4] a]4] B-3N]4] *3N]4] **3N]2(-**3N2) 3O-5M]4] 5N]2(-5N2) 5O-6D]4] 5E]2.