The universal etymological English dictionary: containing an additional collection of words (not in the first volume) with their explications and etymologies from the ancient British, Teutonick, Dutch, Saxon, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, &c. each in its proper character. Also an explication of hard and technical words, or terms, in all arts and sciences: with accents directing to their proper pronunciation, shewing both the orthography and orthoepia of the English tongue. Illustrated with above five hundred cuts, giving a clearer idea of those figures, not so well apprehended by verbal description. Likewise a collection and explanation of words and phrases us'd in our ancient charters, statutes, writs, old records and processes at law. Also the theogony, theology, and mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. Being an account of their deities, solemnities, divinations, auguries, oracles, hieroglyphicks, and many other curious matters, necessary to

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  • The universal etymological English dictionary: containing an additional collection of words (not in the first volume) with their explications and etymologies from the ancient British, Teutonick, Dutch, Saxon, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, &c. each in its proper character. Also an explication of hard and technical words, or terms, in all arts and sciences: with accents directing to their proper pronunciation, shewing both the orthography and orthoepia of the English tongue. Illustrated with above five hundred cuts, giving a clearer idea of those figures, not so well apprehended by verbal description. Likewise a collection and explanation of words and phrases us'd in our ancient charters, statutes, writs, old records and processes at law. Also the theogony, theology, and mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. Being an account of their deities, solemnities, divinations, auguries, oracles, hieroglyphicks, and many other curious matters, necessary to
  • Universal etymological English dictionary. Supplement
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Imprint
London : printed for Thomas Cox at the Lamb under the Royal Exchange, MDCCXXXVII. [1737]
Publication year
1737
ESTC No.
T87515
Grub Street ID
307559
Description
[900]p. : ill. ; 8°.
Note
Last word of title in Greek characters.
Uncontrolled note
Final sig. 5X2