An universal etymological English dictionary; Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonick, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law; and the Etymology, and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Countries. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before extant. To which is added, A Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughy to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. By N. Bailey, philologos. The four-and-twentieth edition, carefully enlarged and corrected by Edward Hardwood, D. D.
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Bailey, Nathan. An universal etymological English dictionary; Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonick, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law; and the Etymology, and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Countries. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before extant. To which is added, A Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughy to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. By N. Bailey, philologos. The four-and-twentieth edition, carefully enlarged and corrected by Edward Hardwood, D. D.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 15146, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/15146. Accessed 2025-08-24.
Bailey, Nathan. An universal etymological English dictionary; Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonick, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law; and the Etymology, and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Countries. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before extant. To which is added, A Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughy to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. By N. Bailey, philologos. The four-and-twentieth edition, carefully enlarged and corrected by Edward Hardwood, D. D. London: James Buckland [57 Paternoster], William Strahan, John Rivington and Sons [or J. F. and C. Rivington], William Owen, Thomas Caslon, Thomas Longman II, Bedwell Law [13 Ave Maria Lane, 1767-1790, 1794-1795], Charles Rivington II, John Wilkie, Sir Charles Corbett, George Keith, James Robson, Thomas Lowndes [77 Fleet Street], Samuel Bladon [13 Paternoster Row], George Robinson [ii], Robert Baldwin I, William Woodfall, William Goldsmith [Paternoster Row], John Sewell [Royal Exchange], Thomas Beecroft, John Bew [Paternoster Row], Zachariah Stuart, John Russell, Thomas Evans [32 Paternoster Row], John Fielding [23 Paternoster], John Walker II [20 Paternoster Row], Samuel Hayes, Elizabeth Newbery, Benjamin Collins, 1782.
Bailey , N. (1782). An universal etymological english dictionary; comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the english tongue, either ancient or modern, from the ancient british, saxon, danish, norman, and modern french, teutonick, dutch, spanish, italian; as also from the latin, greek, and hebrew languages, each in their proper characters. and also a brief and clear explication of all difficult words, derived from any of the aforesaid languages, and terms of art, relating to anatomy, botany, physick, pharmacy, surgery, chymistry, philosophy, divinity, mathematicks, grammar, logick, rhetorick, musick, heraldry, maritime affairs, military discipline, horsemanship, hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing, gardening, husbandry, handicrafts, confectionary, carving, cookery, &c. together with a large collection and explication of words and phrases used in our ancient statutes, charters, writs, old records, and processes in law; and the etymology, and interpretation of the proper names of men, women, and remarkable places in great britain: also the dialects of our different countries. containing many thousand words more than either harris, philips, kersey, or any english dictionary before extant. to which is added, a collection of our most common proverbs, with their explication and illustration. the whole work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the entertainment of the curious, as the information of the ignorant; and for the benefit of young students, artificers, tradesmen, and foreigners, who are desirous thoroughy to understand what they speak, read, or write. by n. bailey, philologos. the four-and-twentieth edition, carefully enlarged and corrected by edward hardwood, d. d. London: James Buckland [57 Paternoster] William Strahan. John Rivington and Sons [or J. F. and C. Rivington] William Owen. Thomas Caslon. Thomas Longman II. Bedwell Law [13 Ave Maria Lane, 1767-1790, 1794-1795] Charles Rivington II. John Wilkie. Sir Charles Corbett. George Keith. James Robson. Thomas Lowndes [77 Fleet Street] Samuel Bladon [13 Paternoster Row] George Robinson [ii] Robert Baldwin I. William Woodfall. William Goldsmith [Paternoster Row] John Sewell [Royal Exchange] Thomas Beecroft. John Bew [Paternoster Row] Zachariah Stuart. John Russell. Thomas Evans [32 Paternoster Row] John Fielding [23 Paternoster] John Walker II [20 Paternoster Row] Samuel Hayes. Elizabeth Newbery. Benjamin Collins.
Bailey, Nathan. An universal etymological English dictionary; Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonick, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law; and the Etymology, and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Countries. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before extant. To which is added, A Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughy to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. By N. Bailey, philologos. The four-and-twentieth edition, carefully enlarged and corrected by Edward Hardwood, D. D. London: James Buckland [57 Paternoster], William Strahan, John Rivington and Sons [or J. F. and C. Rivington], William Owen, Thomas Caslon, Thomas Longman II, Bedwell Law [13 Ave Maria Lane, 1767-1790, 1794-1795], Charles Rivington II, John Wilkie, Sir Charles Corbett, George Keith, James Robson, Thomas Lowndes [77 Fleet Street], Samuel Bladon [13 Paternoster Row], George Robinson [ii], Robert Baldwin I, William Woodfall, William Goldsmith [Paternoster Row], John Sewell [Royal Exchange], Thomas Beecroft, John Bew [Paternoster Row], Zachariah Stuart, John Russell, Thomas Evans [32 Paternoster Row], John Fielding [23 Paternoster], John Walker II [20 Paternoster Row], Samuel Hayes, Elizabeth Newbery, Benjamin Collins, 1782.
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