A Primary School Dictionary of the English Language: Explanatory, Pronouncing, and Synonymous : with an Appendix Containing Various Useful Tables : Mainly Abridged from the Latest Edition of the American Dictionary of Noah WebsterIvison, Blakeman, Taylor, 1874 - 352 pages |
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Page 15
... pass . SYN . To execute ; effect ; fulfill . Ae - com'plished ( -plisht ) , p . a . Finished ; completed ; re- fined . Ae - com'plish - ment , n . A completion ; an acquire- ment which adds grace . Ae - compt'ant ( -kount'- ) , n . See ...
... pass . SYN . To execute ; effect ; fulfill . Ae - com'plished ( -plisht ) , p . a . Finished ; completed ; re- fined . Ae - com'plish - ment , n . A completion ; an acquire- ment which adds grace . Ae - compt'ant ( -kount'- ) , n . See ...
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... pass - box of a ship . Bi - nŏe'u - lar , a . Having two eyes . Bi - no'mi - al , a . Hav- ing two names . Bi - Ŏg'ra - pher , n . A writer of biog- Binnacle . raphy . BI / o - graph'ie - al , a . Pertain- ing to the history of a per ...
... pass - box of a ship . Bi - nŏe'u - lar , a . Having two eyes . Bi - no'mi - al , a . Hav- ing two names . Bi - Ŏg'ra - pher , n . A writer of biog- Binnacle . raphy . BI / o - graph'ie - al , a . Pertain- ing to the history of a per ...
Page 47
... pass over water on ; a support.- v . t . To form a bridge over . Bri'dle , n . An instrument to restrain or govern a horse . - v . t . To put a bridle on ; to restrain . v . i . To hold up the head . Brō'ken ( brō kn ) , p . p . BRAZEN ...
... pass over water on ; a support.- v . t . To form a bridge over . Bri'dle , n . An instrument to restrain or govern a horse . - v . t . To put a bridle on ; to restrain . v . i . To hold up the head . Brō'ken ( brō kn ) , p . p . BRAZEN ...
Page 59
... pass round . piece of wood . Chûrch ( 18 ) , n . A place of worship ; a body of Chris- tians.v . t . To give thanks ... passing round ; currency . Çir / eum - ăm'bi - ent , a . Sur- rounding . Çir - cum - ăm'bu - late , v . t . To walk ...
... pass round . piece of wood . Chûrch ( 18 ) , n . A place of worship ; a body of Chris- tians.v . t . To give thanks ... passing round ; currency . Çir / eum - ăm'bi - ent , a . Sur- rounding . Çir - cum - ăm'bu - late , v . t . To walk ...
Page 60
... pass over . -v . i . To become fair ; to become free ; to have per- mission to sail . - adv . Plainly ; completely . Clear'ançe , n . A permit to sail . Elǎr'i - on , n . A wind instru - Clear'ing , n . A justification ; ment of the ...
... pass over . -v . i . To become fair ; to become free ; to have per- mission to sail . - adv . Plainly ; completely . Clear'ançe , n . A permit to sail . Elǎr'i - on , n . A wind instru - Clear'ing , n . A justification ; ment of the ...
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ance animal Belonging bird body Capable cause Celt cloth color Consisting costive disease dress earth female fish flowers fluid fruit Full horse inclose instru instrument interj kind land light liquor manner mark marriage means ment metal ness officer pain person Pertaining piece plant prep pron quadruped Quality Relating resembling round sharp ship short shrub side sing sion skilled soft sound stone substance syllable taining Tending thawt thin thing tion tree utter v. i. To grow v. t. imp v. t. To bring v. t. To cover v. t. To draw v. t. To form v. t. To give v. t. To lay v. t. To put v. t. To take v. t. To throw versed vessel Want wind woman wood words zish'un
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Page vii - The words clef-, if> of, and sol, are exceptions. § 2. The letter s, at the end of a monosyllable, and...
Page 262 - When the whole is put for a part, or a part for the whole ; a genus for a species, or a species for a genus...
Page 335 - Meum et tuum. [L.] Mine and thine. Mirabile dictu. [L.] Wonderful to be told ; — visu, wonderful to be seen.
Page viii - Apparel, bevel, bowel, cancel, carol, cavil, channel, chisel, counsel, cudgel, dishevel, drivel, duel, embowel, enamel, empanel, equal, gambol, gravel, grovel, handsel, hatchel, imperil, jewel, kennel, label, level, libel, marshal, marvel, model, panel, parcel, pencil, peril, pistol, pommel, quarrel, ravel, revel, rival, rowel, shovel, shrivel, snivel, tassel, iwuuud, travel, tunnel, unravel.