An edition of The new world of English words (1658)

The new world of words

or, Universal English dictionary. Containing an account of the original or proper sense, and various significations of all hard words derived from other languages ... Together with a brief and plain explication of all terms relating to any of the arts and sciences, either liberal or mechanical ... To which is added, the interpretation of proper names ...

The seventh edition, revised, corrected, and improved; with the addition of near twenty thousand words, from the best authors, domestick and foreign, that treat of the several subjects / by J.K. Philobibl. --

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An edition of The new world of English words (1658)

The new world of words

or, Universal English dictionary. Containing an account of the original or proper sense, and various significations of all hard words derived from other languages ... Together with a brief and plain explication of all terms relating to any of the arts and sciences, either liberal or mechanical ... To which is added, the interpretation of proper names ...

by Phillips, Edward

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1720

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Printed for J. Philips ...; H. Rhodes ...; and I. Taylor ...

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English

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711

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1 The new world of English words. 1969, G. Olms in English - (Reprograf. Nachdr. d. Ausg. London, Brooke, 1658.)	zzzz Not in Library
2 The new world of words: or, Universal English dictionary. Containing an account of the original or proper sense, and various significations of all hard words derived from other languages ... Together with a brief and plain explication of all terms relating to any of the arts and sciences, either liberal or mechanical ... To which is added, the interpretation of proper names ... 1720, Printed for J. Philips ...; H. Rhodes ...; and I. Taylor ... in English - The seventh edition, revised, corrected, and improved; with the addition of near twenty thousand words, from the best authors, domestick and foreign, that treat of the several subjects / by J.K. Philobibl. --	aaaa Not in Library
3 The new world of words: or, Universal English dictionary : containing an account of the original or proper sense, and various significations of all hard words derived from other languages... : together with a brief and plain explication of all terms relating to any of the arts and sciences, either liberal or mechanical... 1720, printed for J. Philips; D. Rhodes; and J. Taylor in English - the seventh edition.	zzzz Not in Library
4 The new world of words: or, Universal English dictionary. Containing an account of the original or proper sense, and various significations of all hard words derived from other languages ... Together with a brief and plain explication of all terms relating to any of the arts and sciences, either liberal or mechanical ... To which is added, the interpretation of proper names ... 1706, J. Phillips in English - 6th ed., rev., corr., and improved / with the addition of near twenty thousand words, from the best authors, by J. K[ersey] ...	zzzz Not in Library
5 The new world of words: or, A universal English dictionary. Containing the proper significations and derivations of all words from other languages ... as now made use of in our English tongue. Together with the definitions of all those terms that conduce to the understanding of any of the arts of sciences ... To which is added, the interpretations of proper names ... 1696, R. Bently [etc.] in English - The 5th ed., with large additions and improvements from the best English and foreign authors ...	zzzz Not in Library
6 The new world of words: or, A general English dictionary : containing the proper significations, and etymologies of all words derived from other languages ... : together with the definitions of all those terms that conduce to the understanding of any of the arts or sciences ... : to which are added, the significations of proper names, derived from the ancient or modern tongues ... 1678, Printed by W.R. for Obadiah Blagrave ... in English - The fourth edition. Containing besides an addition of several thousand words ... a brief view of the most eminent persons of the ancients ... / collected and published by E.P. --	zzzz Not in Library
7 The new world of English words: or, A general dictionary: containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... Together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... To which are added e significations of proper names, mythology, and poetical fictions, historical relations, geographical descriptions of most countries and cities of the world ... as also all other subjects that are useful, and appertain to our English language 1658, Printed by E. Tyler, for Nath. Brooke at the Sign of the Angel in Cornhill Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat

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Added engr. t.p.: The moderne world of words, or, A universall English dictionary / collected from the best authors by E.P. Printed for & sold by I. Phillips, H. Rhodes, & I. Taylor.

"The preface" signed: John Kersey.

First ed. (London, 1658) has title: The new world of English words.

First revised by John Kersey in 1706 "so thoroughgoing as to produce what must be regarded as a new dictionary". - Starnes, D.W.T. The English dictionary from Cawdrey to Johnson, 1604-1755, p. 84.

Leaf 3O1 closely trimmed.

---- ------ Copy 2. Signature R and leaves 5R1-3 wanting.

Published in: London
Other Titles: A universal English dictionary, The moderne world of words

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Library of Congress: PE1620

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Pagination: [711] p. (p. [711] advertisement)
Number of pages: 711

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Open Library: OL19724762M

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The new world of words

by Phillips, Edward