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 ix
... tree , trees ; canto , cantos ; claw , claws ; cab , cabs ; bead , beads ; chief , chiefs ; lock , locks ; bell , bells ; cup , cups ; act , acts . A few plurals from nouns ending Derivatives of words of this class ending in silent e ...
... tree , trees ; canto , cantos ; claw , claws ; cab , cabs ; bead , beads ; chief , chiefs ; lock , locks ; bell , bells ; cup , cups ; act , acts . A few plurals from nouns ending Derivatives of words of this class ending in silent e ...
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... trees turned outward for defense . [ superior . Ab'bȧ , n . Father ; religious Ab'ba - cy , n . Condition or privileges of an abbot . Abbe ( áb / ba ) , n . An ecclesi- astic without office or rights . ABOMINABLE nunnery . Ab'bey , n ...
... trees turned outward for defense . [ superior . Ab'bȧ , n . Father ; religious Ab'ba - cy , n . Condition or privileges of an abbot . Abbe ( áb / ba ) , n . An ecclesi- astic without office or rights . ABOMINABLE nunnery . Ab'bey , n ...
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... tree of several Al'der - man ( 21 ) , n . A mag- istrate ranking below mayor . Ale , n . liquor . a A fermented malt ical vessel used in distilling . readiness or willingness . Ål'a - mōde ' , adv . In the fash - A - lem'bie , n . Chem ...
... tree of several Al'der - man ( 21 ) , n . A mag- istrate ranking below mayor . Ale , n . liquor . a A fermented malt ical vessel used in distilling . readiness or willingness . Ål'a - mōde ' , adv . In the fash - A - lem'bie , n . Chem ...
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... tree , a tree much resembling the peach ; one of two glands in the throat ; tonsil . Ål'mon - er , n . A distributer Place for dis- of alms for another . Al'mon - ry , n . tributing alms . Al - most ' ( 17 ) , adv . Nearly ; for the ...
... tree , a tree much resembling the peach ; one of two glands in the throat ; tonsil . Ål'mon - er , n . A distributer Place for dis- of alms for another . Al'mon - ry , n . tributing alms . Al - most ' ( 17 ) , adv . Nearly ; for the ...
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... tree and its fruit ; pupil of the eye . Ap - pli'ançe , n . Act of ap- plying ; thing applied . Ap'pli - ca - bil'i - ty , n . Quali- ty of being applicable . Appli - ca - ble , a . Capable of being applied . [ plies . Ap'pli - eant , n ...
... tree and its fruit ; pupil of the eye . Ap - pli'ançe , n . Act of ap- plying ; thing applied . Ap'pli - ca - bil'i - ty , n . Quali- ty of being applicable . Appli - ca - ble , a . Capable of being applied . [ plies . Ap'pli - eant , n ...
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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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