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A19044 The English dictionarie: or, An interpreter of hard English vvords Enabling as well ladies and gentlewomen, young schollers, clarkes, merchants, as also strangers of any nation, to the vnderstanding of the more difficult authors already printed in our language, and the more speedy attaining of an elegant perfection of the English tongue, both in reading, speaking and writing. Being a collection of the choisest words contained in the Table alphabeticall and English expositor, and of some thousands of words neuer published by any heretofore. By H.C. Gent. Cockeram, Henry, fl. 1650.; Cawdry, Robert. Table alphabeticall. aut; J. B. (John Bullokar). English expositor. aut 1623 (1623) STC 5461.2; ESTC S118706 133,393 332

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