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which is obsolete or improperly formed, and is used here for un- 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