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An universal etymological English dictionary : comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the English tongue ... and also a brief and clear explication of all difficult words ... together with a large collection and explication of words and phrases us'd in our antient statutes ... and the etymology and interpretation of the proper names of men, women, and remarkable places in Great Britain ... : to which is added a collection of our most common proverbs ..
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An universal etymological English dictionary : comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the English tongue ... and also a brief and clear explication of all difficult words ... together with a large collection and explication of words and phrases us'd in our antient statutes ... and the etymology and interpretation of the proper names of men, women, and remarkable places in Great Britain ... : to which is added a collection of our most common proverbs ... / by N. Bailey ....
Published
London : Printed for E. Bell [and 9 others], 1721.
Physical Description
[968] p. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Notes
A so-called 2nd volume was published by Thomas Cox in 1727. Cf. The English dictionary from Cawdrey to Johnson / De W.T. Starnes. 1946.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Alston, R. Bibliography of the English language from the invention of printing to the year 1800 , V, 94
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