Glossographia Anglicana nova, or, a dictionary, interpreting such hard words of whatever language, as are at present used in the English tongue, with their etymologies, definitions, etc.

Date:
1707
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Credit: Glossographia Anglicana nova, or, a dictionary, interpreting such hard words of whatever language, as are at present used in the English tongue, with their etymologies, definitions, etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    is brought or carried from another Place; Foreign. Advent, (Lat.) is the time from the Sunday that falls ei¬ ther upon St. Andrews, or next to it till €briftmas ; the Word properly flgnifies a coming un¬ to, or approaching. Advent at le, a Word ufed by Chaucer fignifying a Coat of Armour or Defence. Adventitia bona, were an¬ ciently fuch Goods as came to a Man unexpectedly 3 Wind- falls as we now call them. Adventitious, that comes by Chance, Cafual, Accidental. Adventure* Chance, an En¬ counter by Accident. Adverb, is a Part of Speech undeclined 3 and is common¬ ly joyned with a Verb to ex- prefs the manner of Action. Adverfe, contrary, oppofite. Advertency, Heed, Care- fulnefs, Attention. Advertife, to Warn or give Intelligence. Advertifement, Advice, Warning, Intelligence. Adulation, (Lat.J Flattery. Adulatory, apt to Flatter, or full of Flattery. Adult, grown up, of full Age. Adulteration of any thing, as Wine, Medicinal Drugs, Chymical Preparations, is a mixing fome bafer Matter with it, which hinders it from being truly good and Genuin in its kind. Adultery, is a Violation of the Marriage Bed. Adumbration, a Shadowing; Among ft Painters a Sketch of rude Draught of a Pidhire: In Heraldry, an abfolute tak¬ ing away the Subftance of the Charge or Thing born, fo that there remains nothing of it befides the out Lines ; it is al- fo called Tranfpareney. Aduncous, crooked down¬ wards. Advocate, a Gentleman of the Civil Law, that Pleads, Aflifts , or Sollicits another Man s Gaufe. Advowfon, the Reverfion of a Spiritual Benefice ; it figni- fies in Law a Right to prefent is Clergy-man to a Benefice, it a as much as jus Batronatus in the Canon Law. Aduft, burnt, parch’d, Agrimony or Aigritude ] (LatJ Skknefs< JEgylops, Angilops, or An- chilops, a Tumour or Swelling in that Corner of the Eye next the Noie, either with or without an Inflammation* /Egyptiacum Vnguentumjis a kind of deterfive Ointment, lb Called from its black Colour. /Enigma, (GrJ a dark and obfcure Proportion,often Con- tradidtory in appearance. /Enigmatical, (Gr.) hidden* obfcure. ALolipile, a kind of En¬ gine called the Hermeticdl or Wind Bellows, ufeful for Smiths and Chymifts. JE^uanimity, (Lat.) an E- vennefs of Temper in all States and Conditions. /Equator9 (Lat,) See Equa¬ tor, Adqui*
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