The National Standard Dictionary: A Pronouncing Lexicon of the English LanguageA.L. Burt, 1883 - 608 pages |
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... ANIMAL , an ' - e - mal , s . , a body en- dowed with life.-a. , that relates to animals . ANIMALCULA , -mal ' - ku - lă , s.pl. , minute animals . ANIMALCULAR , ku - lar , a . , per- taining to animals . ANIMALČULE , -kewl , s . , a minute ...
... ANIMAL , an ' - e - mal , s . , a body en- dowed with life.-a. , that relates to animals . ANIMALCULA , -mal ' - ku - lă , s.pl. , minute animals . ANIMALCULAR , ku - lar , a . , per- taining to animals . ANIMALČULE , -kewl , s . , a minute ...
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... animal of trop- ical America , living on ants . ANT - EATER . ANTECEDE , an - te - seed ' , v.a. , to go before . ANTECEDENCE , ' -ense , s . , act of going before in time . ANTECEDENT , -seed ' - ent , a . , going before ; anterior ...
... animal of trop- ical America , living on ants . ANT - EATER . ANTECEDE , an - te - seed ' , v.a. , to go before . ANTECEDENCE , ' -ense , s . , act of going before in time . ANTECEDENT , -seed ' - ent , a . , going before ; anterior ...
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... animal that has no feet . APOGEE , ap ' - o - je , s . , that point in the moon's orbit the farthest from the earth . APOLLONICON , ǎ - pol - lon ' - e - kun , s . , a large organ . APOLLYON , ǎ - pol ' - le - on , s . , the Destroyer ...
... animal that has no feet . APOGEE , ap ' - o - je , s . , that point in the moon's orbit the farthest from the earth . APOLLONICON , ǎ - pol - lon ' - e - kun , s . , a large organ . APOLLYON , ǎ - pol ' - le - on , s . , the Destroyer ...
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... animal of burden ; a dolt . ASSAGAY , as ' - să - ga , s . , a javelin or spear . ASSAIL , as - sayl ' , v.a. , to assault ; to invade . ASSAILABLE , -ăbl , a . , that may be assailed . ASSAILANT , -art , s . , one who at- tacks . - a ...
... animal of burden ; a dolt . ASSAGAY , as ' - să - ga , s . , a javelin or spear . ASSAIL , as - sayl ' , v.a. , to assault ; to invade . ASSAILABLE , -ăbl , a . , that may be assailed . ASSAILANT , -art , s . , one who at- tacks . - a ...
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... ; injurious ; hurtful . BADGE , badj , s . , a cognizance . BADGER , -er , S. , a wild animal.- v.a. , to pester ; to annoy , BADINAGE , bad ' in - adzh , course . 39 40 BANDELET , band ' - e - let. INDIAN BADGER . s . , playful dis.
... ; injurious ; hurtful . BADGE , badj , s . , a cognizance . BADGER , -er , S. , a wild animal.- v.a. , to pester ; to annoy , BADINAGE , bad ' in - adzh , course . 39 40 BANDELET , band ' - e - let. INDIAN BADGER . s . , playful dis.
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Page 577 - PETER SCHOEFFER, of Gernsheim, perceiving his master Faust's design, and being himself ardently desirous to improve the art, found out (by the good providence of God) the method of cutting (incidendf) the characters in a matrix, that the letters might easily be singly cast, instead of being cut.
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Page 588 - DAPHNE. A daughter of the River Peneus, or of the Ladon, and the goddess Terra, of whom Apollo became enamored. Daphne -fled to avoid the addresses of this god, and was changed into a laurel.
Page 577 - He private'y cut matrices for the whole alphabet : and when he showed his master the letters cast from these matrices, Faust was so pleased with the contrivance, that he promised Peter to give him his only daughter Christina in marriage, a promise which he soon after performed.
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