A new universal etymological English dictionary
Subtitle: containing not only explanations of the words in the English language; ... but also their etymologies from the ancient and modern languages: and accents directing to their proper pronunciation; ... Illustrated with copper-plates. Originally compiled by N. Bailey. Assisted in the mathematical part by G. Gordon; in the botanical by P. Miller; and in the etymological, &c. by T. Lediard, ... And now re-published with many corrections, ... by different hands. The etymology of all terms ... being revised and corrected by Joseph Nicol Scott, ...
Contributors: Bailey, N. d. 1742.
Series: Eighteenth century -- reel 4158, no. 01.
Publisher: printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton; J. Hodges; R. Baldwin; W. Johnston, and J. Ward
Published: 1755
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 1080
Other titles: Universal etymological English dictionary.
Notes: Titlepage in red and black.

Text in two columns.

Published in 90 parts.

A prospectus, 'By the King's authority. Proposal for printing in weekly numbers, .. A new universal etymological English dictionary ..', was issued on 28 May 1755.

"The revisions and additions are extensive enough to warrant this being regarded as a new work" (Alston).

Alston V, 173

Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1986. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 4158, no. 01).