New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-09
THE REVISED DICTIONARY.
A GLANCE AT THE ADVANCE SHEETS.

vision of Websters Unabridged Dlcuonafy 10
this interesting piece of news was coupled the state
uent that the Forthcoming edition OF the great Work
was TO contain number of words not TO lie found
in the present Dictionary, and that Mr. Porter was
disinclincd 10 furnish any specific information III
relation 10 tee stupendous project IN hand In
order To relieve the President from the Suspicion
which might otherwise attach to HIM OF having
been betrayed into speaking prematurely. 1t is only
fair TO state that the advance sheets of which tAe
extracts gwen below are a part were not fur
nlshed by him. Aud what il true OF Mr Por-
ter is true also of each and every
editor associated with him. These gentlemen VIII
be as much surprised as anybody else, when they
come to cast their eyes upon the specimen Irui's VI
their skllful la5ors set forth below
Anticipating the attention which the pages u 'nc
new Dictionary will command in the schools
academies and colleges of our country, desire To
inter a word of caution. Ine brand-new Worls rs
they now stand in the advanced sheets, and which
So strongly reinforce our English speech, may not
all appear in the final proof OF the revision VI even
if ALI OF them are re taned some of the accompany
ing definitions are liable 70 be altered In certain
particulars Hence students aad teachers would
he wise to delay FASTING the list IN their Old DC
tionaries until they hear directly from President
Porter.
piled to breed of dainty puppies. INDIGENOUS to
The tultfO states. int uHac - -'hc'1it'
ana not unfrequently lons-eared. Easily distn-
guIshaDie by tho lghtness OF It's head can De
traneI fetch anu carry cane. The DUDE is
harmless
NUGEUNP. from mig, face. ana rHHpo' an In
dian verb meaning 20 make.
l. A man IA 1t makes faces at his fellows.
2. A SCI OF perfecuOnsts VINO believe that the VIII
they farni.h the will
3. See PHARI-EE.
4. See SOREuEAD
lIUGwUAP, =. =. imp ana p. p. MUGwrMrED TO To
bolt ID Kick over lie traces. 20 turn ones coat " me
.fT., I 4 IL ID the
in ISL aud the DE nocrat'e ticket IN 1850
MUGwUAP e4 Ieo0'oa MrGw WI iia s s"peT
CKA>MEsr. The latterfor Is preferred ny the best
political writers.
GILK. German MIX Polish and Bohemian m e.s
see also pump AMI its derivatives powerful
opiate employed ~ surface railroad magnates to
100 tacute an insomnia oi the memory. see
J. SHARP.
sUMNERIsM. The origin Of this euphonous sub
s,rce Eat inc best authorities derive It from the
I.atlD sum. | am. and the Pan-iothic aer meaning
great Hence sUNNLRIsA i 10 be recorded as Great
IAN IsM. Generally with the prefix WILLIAM g.
l. Rampant aad gratuitous uoSmal:sh' me
2 A favorite weapon OF the Free Traders.
SYN.-BlSotry, intolerance, 2s-carat bnmpt!ous-
ALDERMAN. ~ From al and a man, Hence, a man
who W L take ali he get
l. A low fellow; a bribe-takar; al official who re-
garis the city goose when Is to Dc p.ucAed 10
2 city Father; so-call-d because he spends him
self and spent FIR pa bic wca with the fidelity
and unsrldsh devotion winch father exercises
toward h.s children. Ms
GARLAND n. spanish. J'tpr'an21; Italian 0Rtr'aafd;
j. Wreath or ch4plet made of branches, flowers
Q dead duck sometimes found lingering super
fuous m an Attorney Generals Office. Cnee Sam.
8. see REFORM.
BOYCOTT H. An ingenious device stimulate the sale
OF bread caRe gIngersnaps. cookies AMI c0Znate ed
bles ~ struggling but deserving bAkeries; also.
scheme to advertise THs NEwYoKN IkibrNE Inc
word was once used 10 denote contiiVanee , 10 ID
jure tue business of community But that aenni-
tion is now obsolete
l. A cosn o; vantage from which tho resources OF
government can he empoy Ell az INST a telephone
2 See PUBLIC OFFICE Ia a PUBLIC IRrsE
JEFFERsONIANsIMPLICiT n. TINS word as will
Of the proper noun JEFFERSON ana the common noun
simplicity frenca. s'mPt'c"e' Lauh, S"Pe"ts.!
Mr. J~drr.on is celebrated Is astatesinan VINO ieit
amautle that is nineteen sizes TOO Dig Tor any iVns
i. a general name applied TO the 80 varieties of
PIE French re- Latin peq s11 d,s are s1i'1i al
.. fancful name for official favor 80.
"Nby esnt Nj Cleveland hand out more PIE 70 the
BLAINEPHOBIA n. disease that brings certain Or
tne
chiefly .eets The ap rom mas sey Ss
and inlpart 10 MS eyes a hopeless squinr
sTx zee Envy w natrsd. malice. all uncharitabencsA
BLOODYsHIRr. n. ANY protest from tee Nortn
against osentatoHs public utterances OF reason
able sentiments the South. rne student must
note nne distinction just here. The utterance OF
reasonable sentiments at the south IS never 10 20
Cennfu as A case Oh pIOO~S - -
the pardonaOe expression OF a spontaneous feeling
an impulsive people
neutrality-suspicious., ~ This word is the out
fersouian simplicity TO verbal EXPRESSION: am ho
l. A desuetude of which inuOcuousness can DC
pfe'i righteousness when employed modify
q Tne state or condition in which the influence of
the independent vote WIN the fFesoeAI Iouhu
itself in the spring OF 1856
FOLSOM proper n. applied to the fret lady OF
the Upited States before her marriage see CLfNk.
ClcVodnds aDscHCo ASA IOI NO4ouci
Lamont
CRITIC n Latin crit,cus that presunes to have
People that have their opinion Of the novel
Q An extinct race OF inhuman beings that once in
hahlied portions 9 No on ann rco authorities upon
rather than the thumbs Of one hand H'"el'"
ACCORDION. ~ From accord, harmony, and ocIavc
4 ANYTHING that smashes harmony all to pieces
nIsved 70 depreciate. Tne ACCORDION may be re-
gsrded as a generic term including the amateur
q lady IN reduced circumstances
q An instrument OF torture much affected by the
His neighOOr played @s aSeGrS1Gs enyard
eAFE-ANDPRUDEST. adj This compound adjective Is
used as an apologize description OF government
policy which is sc.rcely visible 10 Tue nAAeu
eve and - Of no consequence wh'tTvrr IT.
The foreign policy Of the present
AMATEUl .THEATRICALs. n. Isee HOLLOW MocKkKr.I
POKER n. This word - allied to tae Latin p""9ere
TO stab aud p40lo a dasssr.i - ,,,.v.. an ,h. cal,
shows nve aces he liable, in the Southwest, to
have knife (pugto) gently put nrmly inserted ana
turned around ia MS ytals.
2 A poltco-lnoral exercise carried with bits
OF pastenoarc much iudul sed by Arkansas states
men. thus render themselves meet Tor the iu-
heritance of Reform
CAKIsCHTRZIS NJ, ~ This word is evidently OF for
eign extraction but its origin Is wrapped IN ooscu-
rty.l ,,,
keep- changing his local habitation restless man.
a man whose home nome shifts It's post ohce
address every i've minutes six times Ia quarter
OF hour - -, ....,e..
arzisD.'
=. BLAINEPHOBlA
PART n French part. Latin pGrs, partial .. .
l. one o the portions into wnlch anything Is
ayidat something ttss than the whole