An edition of A dictionary of the English language (1747)
A dictionary of the English language
in which the words are deduced fromtheir originals, explained in their different meanings and authorized by the names of the writers in whose works they are found, abstracted from the Folio ed., to which is prefixed a grammar of the English language.
By Samuel Johnson
Publish Date
1807
Publisher
Printed for J. Johnson, W.J. and J. Richardson, R. Baldwin, F.C. and J. Rivington, J. Cuthell and Martin...
Language
eng
Pages
418
Description:
A dictionary with more than 40,000 entries which was a primary reference source for scholars and writers of the 18th and 19th century.
subjects: English language, Dictionaries, Early works to 1800, Lexicography, Grammar, History, Anglais (Langue), Dictionnaires, British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900, Social history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Reference, 18th century, English, Engels, Lexikografie, Description and travel, Travel, Freer Gallery of Art, English language, dictionaries, Railroads, Management
Times: 18th century