Thesaurus of English words and phrases : classified and arranged so as to facilitate the expression of ideas and assist in literary composition / by Peter Mark Roget ; enlarged and improved, partly from the author's notes, and with a full index, by John Lewis Roget.

Peter Mark Roget

Date:: 1894

Credit: Thesaurus of English words and phrases : classified and arranged so as to facilitate the expression of ideas and assist in literary composition / by Peter Mark Roget ; enlarged and improved, partly from the author's notes, and with a full index, by John Lewis Roget. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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$lineament, feature, trait, characteristic, diagnostic; divining-rod; cloven lioof; footfall; means of recognition. sign, symbol; ind-ex, -ice, -icator; point, -er ; exponent, note, token, symptom. type, figure, emblem, cipher, device; representation &c. 554; epigraph, motto, posy. gest-ure, -iculation; pantomime; wink, glance, leer; nod, shrug, beck; touch, nudge; dactylo-logy, -nomy; freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, by-play, dumb-show; cue ; hint &c. 527; clue, clew, key, scent. signal, -post; rocket, blue light; watch-fire, -tower; telegraph, sema- phore, flag-staff; cresset, fiery cross ; calumet; heliograph, mark, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, scratch, tick, dot, point, notch, nick; asterisk, red letter, Italics, sublineation, underlining, j otting; print; impr-int, -ess, -ession ; note, annotation. [For identification] badge, criterion; counter-check,-mark, -sign,-foil; duplicate, tally ; label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, tessera, card, bill; witness, voucher; stamp; trade Hall- mark; signature ; address -, visiting- card ; carte de visite ; credentials &c. {evidence) 467 ; attestation; hand, - writing, sign-manual; cipher; seal, sigil, signet; autograph, -y; paraph, brand; superscription; in-, en-dorsement; title, heading, docket; mot -de passe, - du i/uet; passe-^oarole ; shibboleth ; watch-, catch-, pass- word ; open sesame. insignia ; banner, -et, -ol; bandrol; flag, colours, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflumme; figure-head; ensign; pen-non, -naut, -dant; burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union-jack; tricolor, stars and stripes ; bunting. heraldry, crest; coat of -, a.rms ; armorial bearings, hatchment; e-, scutcheon; shield, supporters; livery, xiniform; cockade, epaulette, chevron ; garland, love-knot, favour. [Of locality] beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock ; guide-, hand-, finger-, directing-, sign-post; pillars of Hercules, pharos; land-, sea-mark; lighthouse, balize; pole-, load-, lode-star ; cynosure, guide ; address, direction, name ; sign, -board. [Of the future] warning &;c. 668; omen &c. 512; prefigurement &c. 511. [Of the past] trace record &c. 551. [Of danger] warning &c. 668; alarm &c. 669. [Of authority] sceptre &c. 747. [Of triumph] trophy &c. 733. [Of quantity] gauge &c. 466. [Of distance] mile-stone, -post. [Of disgrace] brand, fool's cap. [For detection] check, tell-tale; test &c. {experimenf) 463. notification &c. (informatim) 527; advertisement&c. (publication) 53f< word of command, call; bugle-, trumpet-call; bell, alarum, cry; battle -, rallying- ciy. exposition &c. {explanation) 522; proof &c. {evidence) 463; pattern &c. {prototype) 22. &c. {evidence) 467; bear the-impress &c. of; con-note,-notate. represent, stand for; typify &c. {prefigure) 511; symbolize, put -an indication, - a mark, - &c. n.; note, mark, stamp, earmark • label, ticket, docket; dot,spot,score, dash,trace,chalk; print; im-print' press ; engrave, stereotype. ' make a -sign &c. n.; signalize; give -, hang out- a signal; beck, -on; nod; wink, glance, leer, nudge, slirug, tip the wink; gesticulate; raise -, hold up- the -finger, - hand; saw the air, suit the action to the word. wave -, unfurl -, hoist -, hang out- a banner &c. n.; wave -the hand' - a kerchief; give the cue &c. {inform) 527; show one's colours • give-' sound- an alarm ; beat the drum, sound the trumpets, raise a cry ' denote, betoken; argue, testify 167$