A new universal etymological English dictionary. Containing not only explanations of the words ... but also their etymologies ... and accents ... / Originally compiled by N. Bailey. Assisted in the mathematical part by G. Gordon ; in the botanical by P. Miller ; and in the etymological [part], etc. by T. Lediard ... etymology of all terms mentioned ... reviewed. And now republished with many corrections ... by Joseph Nicol Scott.

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