Abstract
THE work to which this volume belongs is much more than a mere dictionary in the ordinary sense. It includes the description of things as well as of words, special attention being given to objects and processes indicated by scientific and technical terms. The information offered is never, of course, exhaustive, but it is sufficient for the purposes the compilers have had in view, and generally it has the merit of being clear, concise, and, as far as it goes, accurate. As a dictionary the work deserves high praise. It contains all the English as well as all the Scotch words now in use, with their significations re-investigated, re-classified, and re-illustrated by examples. A large number of obsolete words have also been introduced. The etymology is inclosed within brackets immediately following each word; and the pronunciation is indicated by diacritical marks, a key to which is given at the foot of the several pages. The present volume includes all words from “quoi” to “shipp,” and, so far as we have been able to test it, we have found it lucidly arranged and thoroughly trustworthy.
The Encyclop"dic Dictionary.
Vol. VI. Part i. (London: Cassell and Co., 1887.)
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The Encyclopædic Dictionary . Nature 35, 485 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/035485a0
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