Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in the Same Sense. And Words which are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects, Volume 2 |
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ནས ་ alil DICTIONARY OF OBSOLETE AND PROVINCIAL ENGLISH , CONTAINING WORDS FROM THE ENGLISH WRITERS PREVIOUS TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WHICH ARE NO LONGER IN USE , OR ARE NOT USED IN THE SAME SENSE . AND WORDS WHICH ARE NOW USED ONLY IN ...
ནས ་ alil DICTIONARY OF OBSOLETE AND PROVINCIAL ENGLISH , CONTAINING WORDS FROM THE ENGLISH WRITERS PREVIOUS TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WHICH ARE NO LONGER IN USE , OR ARE NOT USED IN THE SAME SENSE . AND WORDS WHICH ARE NOW USED ONLY IN ...
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| Title | Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in the Same Sense. And Words which are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects, Volume 2 Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in the Same Sense. And Words which are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects, Thomas Wright |
| Author | Thomas Wright |
| Compiled by | Thomas Wright |
| Publisher | H.G. BohnDetroit : Gale Research Company, 1857 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 11 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 1039 pages |
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