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  1. Webster's Dictionary is any of the English language dictionaries edited in the early 19th century by Noah Webster (1758–1843), an American lexicographer, as well as numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that have adopted the Webster's name in his honor.

  2. The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1,000 years of English.

  3. PE1580. A Dictionary of English Etymology is an etymological dictionary of the English language written by Hensleigh Wedgwood and published by Trübner and Company in three volumes from 1859 to 1865 (vol. 1 1859, vol. 2 1862, vol. 3 1865), with a second edition published in 1871. [1] It was reviewed anonymously [2] [3] [4] and by Herbert Coleridge.

  4. OCLC. 499105143. A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a dictionary of slang originally compiled by the noted lexicographer of the English language Eric Partridge. The first edition was published in 1937 and seven editions were eventually published by Partridge. An eighth edition was published in 1984, [1] after Partridge's death ...

  5. Dictionary. A dictionary is a type of book which explains the meanings of words or, more precisely, lexemes. The words are arranged in alphabetical order so that they can be found quickly. The word "dictionary" comes from the Latin "dictio" ("saying"). There are several types of dictionaries: dictionaries which explain words and how they are ...

  6. Jun 22, 2023 · A Dictionary of the English Language (v.2, 1755).pdf. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. File. File history. File usage on Commons. File usage on other wikis. Metadata. Size of this JPG preview of this PDF file: 351 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 140 × 240 pixels | 281 × 480 pixels | 449 × 768 pixels | 599 × 1,024 pixels ...

  7. The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) ( Scots: Dictionar o the Scots Leid, Scottish Gaelic: Faclair de Chànan na Albais) is an online Scots – English dictionary run by Dictionaries of the Scots Language. Freely available via the Internet, the work comprises the two major dictionaries of the Scots language: [1]

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