Colonial American English, a glossary
Subtitle: words and phrases found in colonial writing, now archaic, obscure, obsolete, or whose meanings have changed
By: Richard M. Lederer, Jr.
Publisher: Verbatim Book
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Essex, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Americanisms -- Dictionaries.; English language -- Archaisms -- Dictionaries.; English language -- Obsolete words -- Dictionaries.; English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; English language -- 18th century -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; English language -- United States -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; English language -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; English language -- Obsolete words -- Dictionaries.; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Dictionaries.
Description: This book "is a handy glossary that lists and defines many words and phrases, the meanings of which are now obscure, that were used in America during the period from 1608 to 1783, the Colonial period."--Introd.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 9-14.
Includes index.