A new general English dictionary; peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unacquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawking, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explain'd, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and mark'd with Initial letters, to denote the Part of Speech to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefixed, a compendious English grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly, as those who have been some Years conversant in

People / Organizations

• Thomas Dyche (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Richard Ware, at the Bible and Sun in Warwick-Lane, Amen-Corner, MDCCXLIV. [1744]

Publication year

1744-1744

ESTC No.

T186602

Grub Street ID

222742

Description

[912]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price 6 s.

Uncontrolled note

Collation: A-3L8