Dictionary

Elyot published his 'Dictionary,' that this name would supplant all the others, and even take the place of the older and better-descended word _Vocabulary_; much less that _Dictionary_ should become so much a name to conjure with, as to be applied to works which are not word-books at all, but reference-books on all manner of subjects, as

The evolution of English lexicography James Augustus Henry Murray 1876

And now -- notwithstanding my former boast to do justice to the remaining bibliomaniacal characters of respectability -- as I find my oral powers almost exhausted, I shall barely mention the sales, by auction, of the collections of WILKES, RITSON, and BOUCHER [412] -- although I ought to mention the _Bibliotheca Boucheriana_ with more respect than its two immediate predecessors; as the collector was a man endowed with etymological acumen and patience; and I sincerely wish the public were now receiving the benefit of the continuation of his Dictionary; of which the author published so excellent a specimen, comprehending only the letter A.Dr. Jamieson has, to be sure, in a great measure done away the melancholy impression which lexicographical readers would otherwise have experienced -- by the publication of his own unrivalled "_Scottish Dictionary_;" yet there is still room enough in the literary world for a continuation of Boucher.

Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1811

In the interests of science I have retrieved The Oxford Latin Dictionary from the top shelf - a somewhat dangerous operation; Volkswagen makes automobiles smaller than the O.L.D. Oxford give three definitions.

12/01/2003 - 01/01/2004 John 2003

Again, according to the Introduction, the author has chosen to include only "the most popular slang words and expressions of today," whence we get the title Dictionary of Popular Slang.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VIII No 3 1981

Risk, according to my lovely Encarta World English Dictionary, is complicated.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch » 2010 » June » 17 2010

Risk, according to my lovely Encarta World English Dictionary, is complicated.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch » 2010 » June 2010

The M-W Dictionary is a widely used tool book and especially useful for preparing GRE.

The Merriam-Webster English Dictionary « Books « Literacy News 2009

Risk, according to my lovely Encarta World English Dictionary, is complicated.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Risks Part Two 2010

Daily usage demands better quality, the replacement, Concise Oxford English Dictionary, is not up to my standards. and I am less than satisfied!

Concise Oxford English Dictionary: 11th Edition Revised 2008 « Books « Literacy News 2009

The Photographic Dictionary is dedicated to defining words through the literal, figurative, and personal meanings found in each photograph.

The Photographic Dictionary The Nag 2009