An universal etymological English dictionary
Subtitle: 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: by N. Bailey ....
Publisher: Printed for E. Bell [and 9 others]
Published: 1721
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 968
Subjects: English language -- Dictionaries.; Names, Personal -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Names, Geographical -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Dictionaries.; Early works to 1800; Early works to 1800.
Notes: Alston, R.C.  Engl. language, V, 94
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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