EXPLANATION 



Headings in black type ; substantives are shown by the use of an initial capital 

 letter ; adjectives and adverbs by the use of a small initial letter 

 (exceptions are explained in the preface); the sign ~ is used to avoid 

 repetition of the heading ; J was used by Lindley to denote a word 

 which is obsolete or improperly formed, and is used here for un- 

 doubtedly obsolete terms. 



Latin words are shown by being in Italic where practicable, elsewhere by the 

 abbreviation Lat. appended ; other languages are indicated by Fr. for 

 French, Ger. or Germ, for German, Ital. for Italian. 



Cross-references in SMALL CAPITALS are employed to spare repeated defini- 

 tions ; they are usually preceded by the sign of equality, =. When 

 variants do not differ save by the termination, that only is given, but 

 if the accent varies, they are spelled out in full. A few well-known 

 abbreviations are also employed, such as dissyll. for dissyllable, pr. for 

 pronounced, and the like. 





