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Pagina 12
... dictionary is a little Mr. Monkhouse , in his scarce little book ' Ety- odd . A good deal depends upon knowing where to mologies of Bedfordshire , ' pp . 8-13 , has success - look , and what to look for . I found it in the first fully ...
... dictionary is a little Mr. Monkhouse , in his scarce little book ' Ety- odd . A good deal depends upon knowing where to mologies of Bedfordshire , ' pp . 8-13 , has success - look , and what to look for . I found it in the first fully ...
Pagina 16
... Dictionary of Arts , ' & c . , 1878 . H. G. GRIFFINHOOFE . ( Consult Electric Illumination , ' by J. Dredge , 2 vols . , large 4to . , 358. each , published at the office of Engineering . M. D. - BIRTH OF THE KING OF SPAIN ( 7th S. i ...
... Dictionary of Arts , ' & c . , 1878 . H. G. GRIFFINHOOFE . ( Consult Electric Illumination , ' by J. Dredge , 2 vols . , large 4to . , 358. each , published at the office of Engineering . M. D. - BIRTH OF THE KING OF SPAIN ( 7th S. i ...
Pagina 25
... Dictionary . ' Mr. Hole's Brief Dictionary ' is unluckily wrong . The origin of the incorrect date I do not know - probably some confusion with another William Barlow . It is given in Moreri's ' Dictionary ' ( 1759 ) , which refers to ...
... Dictionary . ' Mr. Hole's Brief Dictionary ' is unluckily wrong . The origin of the incorrect date I do not know - probably some confusion with another William Barlow . It is given in Moreri's ' Dictionary ' ( 1759 ) , which refers to ...
Pagina 35
... Dictionary , ' only gives the first derivation . But see Ménage ( ed . 1750 ) , where Cardinal Perron is quoted ; and Littré , who gives the following explanation , " Portug . bergamota ; du turc bergarmuth , poire du seigneur ...
... Dictionary , ' only gives the first derivation . But see Ménage ( ed . 1750 ) , where Cardinal Perron is quoted ; and Littré , who gives the following explanation , " Portug . bergamota ; du turc bergarmuth , poire du seigneur ...
Pagina 38
... Dictionary of England , ' sub " Newcastle - under- Lyme , " may prove acceptable to your correspond - under - Lyne are so called from lying on the skirts ent : - Newcastle - under - Lyne ( or Lyme ) and Ashton- of the great Lyme Wood ...
... Dictionary of England , ' sub " Newcastle - under- Lyme , " may prove acceptable to your correspond - under - Lyne are so called from lying on the skirts ent : - Newcastle - under - Lyne ( or Lyme ) and Ashton- of the great Lyme Wood ...
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