THK STANDAKD DICTIONARY OF FACTS 



Equir. Equivalent. 



E.S.E. East-south-east. 



Ktpee. Especial, especially. 

 EfQ.. Eqr. Esqu: 



rial (Lat. et alibi). And elsewhere. 

 et al: (Lat. tt alii, alia, or alia). And 



others. 

 fie.. <*r. (Lat. ft cttari. eatent. or 



catera). And others, and so forth. 



ogy. ethnological. 



or tequen- 



Ktym Etymology. 



Example: Examined: Excep- 

 ius. 



iuer. 

 Document. 



.t. exempli gratia). For 



lus. 



i), Exeter. 

 Exor. Executor. 



/ra. 



Buk. Etekiel. 



E. & O. E. Errors and omissions ex- 

 cept ed 



Fahrenheit. 



/. Farthinji. farthings. 

 f.,fem. Feminine. 

 /. Franc, francs. 

 ft. Foot 

 Fahr. Fahrenheit. 



of the Society of 

 Arts. 



P. A A.M. Free and Accepted Ma- 

 MM. 



Fellow of the Antiqua- 

 rian Society, Edinburgh. 



I .-Mow of the Botanical 

 Society of Edinburgh. 



Free Church of Scotland. 

 Foolscap. 



I'.S. Fellow of the Philosoph- 

 ical Society, -Cambridge. 



8. Fellow of the Chemical So- 



l>ef. (Lat. Fidei Def en- 

 tor). Defender of the Faith. 

 Feb. February. 

 Fee. (Lat. fecit). He or she did it. 



of the Educational 

 Institute of Scotland. 

 Fern. Feminine. 



low of the Entomologi- 

 cal Society, 

 idal. 



r-t Families of Virginia. 

 -w of the Geological 



Bocfc 



low of the Institute of 

 Actuaries. 



:..w of the Chemical In- 

 <ite. 



/ 'ieri facias. 

 Fig. Figure, figures, figurative, fig- 



urati 

 /'inn. Firn 



P.I. Fellow of the Ki n ir^ 

 niifl Queen's College of Phy.-. 

 ind. 



mish; Florin, florins; Flour- 

 ished. 



low of the Linnaean So- 



inarshal. 



n Office; Field-officer. 

 F.O. B. I >! on board. 

 For. For 



Fort. Fortifi.-Mtion. 

 / . /'. Fire-plug. 



ST. I ,-llow of the Philological 

 Society. 



mce; French; Francis; Francs. 

 /r. From. 



Fellow of the Royal &B- 



n of the Royal Col- 

 lege of Phy.Mcians. 



i the Royal 



c'ollem- of Physicians, Edinburgh. 

 ,:il Col- 

 lege of Sui 



How of the Royal 

 ons, Edinburgh. 

 i-Vllou of the Royal 

 College of Surgeons, Ireland. 



ick. 



tentative. 



I rllow of the Royal Geo- 

 graphical Society. 



1 -l low of the Royal Hor- 

 ticultural Society. 



J. 1-Vllow of the Royal 

 Historical Society. 

 Fri. Friday. 



Friesland. 

 Fris. Frisian. 



J. Fellow of the Royal 

 rological Society. 

 /.N. Fellow of the Royal Mi- 

 croscopical Society. 

 F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal Society. 

 F. R. S. E. Fellow of the Royal So- 

 ciety, Edinburgh. 



F. R. S. L. Fellow of the Royal So- 

 ciety of Literature. 

 F. R. S. S. Fellow of the Royal Sta- 

 tistical Society. 

 F. S. A. Fellow of the Society of 



Arts, or of Antiquaries. 

 F. S. A. Scot. Fellow of the Society 



of Antiquaries of Scotland. 

 Ft. Foot, feet; Fort. 

 Fth. Fathom. 

 Fur. Furlong. 

 Fut. Future. 



F. Z. S. Fellow of the Zoological 

 Society. 



G. Genitive; Guinea, guineas; Gulf. 

 Ga. Georgia. 



G. A. General Assembly. 



Gael. Gaelic; Gadhelic. 



Gal. Galatians. 



Gal., Gall. Gallon, gallons. 



Galv. Galvanism, galvanic. 



G. A. R. Grand Army of the Repub- 

 lic. 



G. B. Great Britain. 



G. B. & I. Great Britain and Ireland. 



G. C. B. Grand Cross of the Bath. 



G. C. H. Grand Cross of the Guelphs 

 of Hanover. 



G. C. L. H. Grand Cross of the Le- 

 gion of Honor. 



G. C. M. G. Grand Cross SS. Michael 

 and George. 



G. C. S. I. Grand Commander of the 

 Star of India. 



G. D. Grand Duke, Grand Duchess. 



Gen., Genl. General. 



Gen. Genesis; Genitive. 



Gend. Gender. 



Genii. Genitive. 



Gent., Gentn. Gentleman, gentlemen. 



Geo. George; Georgia. 



Geoa. Geography, geographical. 



Geol. Geology, geological. 



Geom. Geometry, geometrical. 



Ger., Germ. German. 



Gi. Gill, gills. 



G. L. Grand Lodge. 



Gm. Grammes. 



G. M. Grand Master. 



Go., Goth. Gothic. 



(i. n. M. Grand old man (applied to 

 Gladstone). 



Gov. Governor. 



Gov.-gen. Governor-general. 



Govt. Government. 



G. P. O. General Post-Office. 



iin, grains; Great; Greek; 

 Gross. 



Gram. Grammar, grammatical. 



Gro. Gr 



G. T. Good Templars; Grand Tyler. 



Gtt. (Lat. guttce), Drops. 



Gun. Gunnery. 



H. Hour, hours. 



Jlnb. Hahakkuk. 



Hag. Haggai. 



Hants. Hampshire. 



//. li. r. Hudson Bay Company. 



//. H. M. His (or Her) Britannic 



Majesty. 

 B.C. Heralds' College; House of 



Commons. 

 H. C. M. His (or Her) Catholic 



Majesty. 

 /<. r. (Lat. hoc eat, hie e&t), This or 



That is, hore is. 

 //,/-.. ll.hr. Hebrew, Hebrews. 

 //</. Heraldry, heraldic, 

 Hf.-bd. Half-bound. 

 //. (/. Horse Guards. 

 //.//. His (or Her) Highness; Ihs 



Holiness (the Pope). 

 ///if/. Hogshead, hogsheads. 

 //. /. //. His (or Her) Imperial Hiph- 



Hintl. Hindu, Hindustan, Hindu- 

 stani. 



Hist. History, Historical. 



//. J., H. J. S. (Lat. hie jot-el, hie 

 j'ocet sepultus), Here lies, here lies 

 buried. 



//. M. His (or Her) Majesty. 



//. M. P. (Lat. hoc monumentum 

 posuit). Erected this monument. 



H. M. S. His (or Her) Majesty's 

 Service, Ship, or Steamer. 



Hon., Honble. Honorable. 



Hond. Honored. 



II or., Horol. Horology, horological. 



Hort., Hortic. Horticulture, horticul- 

 tural. 



Hos. Hosea. 



H.P. Half-pay; High-priest; Horse 

 power. 



H. R. House of Representatives. 



H . R. E. Holy Roman Empire, or 

 Emperor. 



//. R. H. His (or Her) Royal High- 

 ness. 



H. R. I. P. (Lat. hie requiescit in 

 pace), Here rests in peace. 



H. S. (Lat. hie situs), Here lies. 



H.S.H. His (or Her) Serene High- 

 ness. 



Hum., Humb. Humble. 



Hun., Hung. Hungary, Hungarian. 



Hund. Hundred. 



Hyd., Hydros. Hydrostatics. 



Hydraul. Hydraulics. 



Hydros. [Hvo.] 



Hypoth. Hypothesis, hypothetical. 



/. Island. 



la. Iowa. 



/&., Ibid. (Lat. ibidem}, In the same 

 place. 



Icel. Icelandic. 



Ich., Ichthy. Ichthyology. 



Id. (Lat. idem), The same. 



Ida. Idaho. 



/. e. (Lat. id est), Thai is. 



7. H. S. (Lat. Jesus Salrator Homi- 

 num), Jesus, the Saviour of 

 Men. 



Ill Illinois. 



Imp. (Lat. imperator), Emperor; Im- 

 perial; impersonal. 



Imp., Impf. Imperfect. 



Imper. Imperative. 



In. Inch, inches, 



Incog. (Ital. incognito, incognita), 

 Unknown. 



Ind. India, Indian; Indiana. 



Indie. Indicative. 



Ind. Ter. Indian Territory. 



Inf., Infin. Infinitive. 



In lim. (Lat. in limine), At the out- 

 set. 



In loc. (Lat. in loco), In its place. 



/. N. R. I. (Lat. Jesus Nazarenus 

 Rex ludceorum), Jesus of Nazareth, 

 King of the Jews. 



Ins. Insurance. 



Ins. Gen. Inspector General. 



Inst. Instant, the present month; 

 Institute, institution. 



Int. Interest. 



