A Complete and Universal English Dictionary

by James Barclay

Versions of A Complete and Universal English Dictionary include:

• A Complete and Universal English Dictionary on a New Plan (London, 1774) external link
  • full title: A Complete and Universal English Dictionary on a New Plan: Including Not Only I. A Full Explanation of Difficult Words and Technical Terms in All Faculties and Professions, Whether in Algebra, Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetic, Astronomy, Botany, Chemistry, Dialling, Divinity, Gardening, Geography, Geometry, Grammar, Heraldry, History, Husbandry, Hydrostatics, Law, Mathematics, Mechanics, Military Art. Music, Natural History, Navigation, Optics, Painting, Perspective, Philosophy, Pneumatics, Poetry, Rhetoric, Sculpture, Surveying, etc. but II. A Pronouncing Dictionary; in Which the Proper Sounds of English Words Are Given in a Manner So Plain and Simple, That Both Natives and Foreigners May Correct an Improper, or Acquire a Right Pronunciation of the English Language. III. The Origin of Each Word; Its Different Meanings or Applications Explained; and Illustrated by Authorities, and Properly Accented; As Also Followed by Initial Letters, Denoting the Part of Speech to Which It Is Appropriated. IV. The Difference Between Words Esteemed Synonimous Pointed Out; and the Proper Choice of Them Determined. V. An Epitome of the History of England; Including Every Remarkable Event From the Time of Egbert to the Conclusion of the Peace of Versailles in 1763, Arranged Alphabetically Under Each King's Name, and Including the Character of Each Sovereign, with the State of the Arts and Sciences During His Reign. VI. An Historical and Geographical Description of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States, Republics, Provinces, Cities, and Chief Towns of the Known World. VII. A Short Account of the Primitive and Modern Sects and Divisions in the Christian Church; Their Opinions and Practices; Together with a Brief History of the Prophets and Apostles. VIII. An Authentic Account of the Counties, Cities, and Market Towns in England, Wales, and Scotland; As Also the Villages with Fairs; the Days on Which They Are Kept According to the New-Stile; As Well As the Cattle, Goods, and Merchandize Sold Thereat; and the Exact Distance from London, Carefully Corrected from the Latest Measurements. To Which Are Prefixed, a Free Enquiry into the Origin and Antiquity of Letters: An Essay on the Origin and Antiquity of the English Language: A Sketch of the Constitution, Government, and Trade of England: A New Compendius Grammar of the English Language: And to the Whole Is Added, an Outline of Antient and Modern History; Including a Chronological Series of Remarkable Events, Discoveries and Inventions, from the Creation to the Present Time: Together with a Complete List of the Grecian, Roman, and English Classicks. The Whole Comprising Several Thousand Articles Not to Be Found in Any Other Dictionary.