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 vi
... Woman . Ô , ô , like broad a , as in Order , Fôrm , Stôrk Oo , oo , as in 00 , oo , as in U , • Moon , Food , Booty . • · • Wool , Foot , Good . , u , preceded by r , as in Rude , Rumor . , u , like short oo , as in Bull , Pụt , Push ...
... Woman . Ô , ô , like broad a , as in Order , Fôrm , Stôrk Oo , oo , as in 00 , oo , as in U , • Moon , Food , Booty . • · • Wool , Foot , Good . , u , preceded by r , as in Rude , Rumor . , u , like short oo , as in Bull , Pụt , Push ...
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... woman , women ; goose , geese ; foot , feet ; tooth , teeth ; brother , brethren ; louse , lice ; mouse , mice . Words which end in the syllable man , and are not compounds , form their plurals regularly , by adding s only as , cayman ...
... woman , women ; goose , geese ; foot , feet ; tooth , teeth ; brother , brethren ; louse , lice ; mouse , mice . Words which end in the syllable man , and are not compounds , form their plurals regularly , by adding s only as , cayman ...
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... woman who administers an estate . Ad'mi - ra - ble , a . Worthy of admiration . SYN . Won- derful ; rare ; excellent . Ad'mi - ra - bly , adv . Wonder- fully ; excellently . Ad'mi - ral , n . Principal offi- cer of a fleet or navy . Ad ...
... woman who administers an estate . Ad'mi - ra - ble , a . Worthy of admiration . SYN . Won- derful ; rare ; excellent . Ad'mi - ra - bly , adv . Wonder- fully ; excellently . Ad'mi - ral , n . Principal offi- cer of a fleet or navy . Ad ...
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... woman guilty of adultery . A - dul'ter - ous , a . Guilty of adultery ; spurious ; corrupt . A - dul'ter - y , n . A violation of the marriage bed . A - dult'ness , n . State of being adult . [ out faintly . Ad - ŭm'brate , v . t . To ...
... woman guilty of adultery . A - dul'ter - ous , a . Guilty of adultery ; spurious ; corrupt . A - dul'ter - y , n . A violation of the marriage bed . A - dult'ness , n . State of being adult . [ out faintly . Ad - ŭm'brate , v . t . To ...
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... woman ; a virago . Am'a - zō'ni - an , a . Relating to , or resembling , an Ama- [ bassador . Am - bas'sa - dor , n . See Em- Am'ber , n . A yellowish fos- sil resin , used for ornament- al purposes , varnishes , & c . zon . AMBERGRIS ...
... woman ; a virago . Am'a - zō'ni - an , a . Relating to , or resembling , an Ama- [ bassador . Am - bas'sa - dor , n . See Em- Am'ber , n . A yellowish fos- sil resin , used for ornament- al purposes , varnishes , & c . zon . AMBERGRIS ...
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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.