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 13
... spirit ; baseness . Ab'ju - rā'tion , n . Act of ab- juring . Ab - jure ' , v . t . To renounce upon oath ; to retract . Ab'la - tive , a . Denoting what takes away . [ er ; capable . A'ble ( a / bl ) , a . Having pow- A'ble - bodied ...
... spirit ; baseness . Ab'ju - rā'tion , n . Act of ab- juring . Ab - jure ' , v . t . To renounce upon oath ; to retract . Ab'la - tive , a . Denoting what takes away . [ er ; capable . A'ble ( a / bl ) , a . Having pow- A'ble - bodied ...
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... spirit . [ sourness . A - çes'çent , a . Tending to A - çet'í - fy , v . To turn acid . Aç'e - tim'e - try , n . Art of ascertaining the strength of acids . A - çē'toŭs , a . Having the quality of vinegar ; sour . Ache ( ak ) , v . i ...
... spirit . [ sourness . A - çes'çent , a . Tending to A - çet'í - fy , v . To turn acid . Aç'e - tim'e - try , n . Art of ascertaining the strength of acids . A - çē'toŭs , a . Having the quality of vinegar ; sour . Ache ( ak ) , v . i ...
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... spirit . Al'eo - hol'ic , a . Pertaining to , or partaking of , alcohol . Al'eo - rån , n . The sacred book of the Mohammedans . room . A Al'cove , or Al - cōve ' , n . recess in a library or other [ varieties . Al'der , n . A tree of ...
... spirit . Al'eo - hol'ic , a . Pertaining to , or partaking of , alcohol . Al'eo - rån , n . The sacred book of the Mohammedans . room . A Al'cove , or Al - cōve ' , n . recess in a library or other [ varieties . Al'der , n . A tree of ...
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... spirit ; a beautiful person . An - gěl'ie , a . Belonging An - gěl'ie - al , to , or resem- bling , angels . An gel - čl'o - gy , n . The doc- trine respecting angels . An'ger , n . A strong passion excited by injury ; resent- ment ...
... spirit ; a beautiful person . An - gěl'ie , a . Belonging An - gěl'ie - al , to , or resem- bling , angels . An gel - čl'o - gy , n . The doc- trine respecting angels . An'ger , n . A strong passion excited by injury ; resent- ment ...
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... spirit . Full of life Quality of life ; spir- [ gives life . An'i - ma / tor , n . One who An'i - mos'i - ty , n . ing tackle .. i . To fish Ăn / i - ma'tion , n . with a line and hook . An'gler , n . One who angles or fishes . Ăn'gli ...
... spirit . Full of life Quality of life ; spir- [ gives life . An'i - ma / tor , n . One who An'i - mos'i - ty , n . ing tackle .. i . To fish Ăn / i - ma'tion , n . with a line and hook . An'gler , n . One who angles or fishes . Ăn'gli ...
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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.