Authors' & Printers'
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Authors, Editors, Printers, Correctors
Press, Compositors, and Typists
With full list of Abbreviations
An Attempt to codify the best Typographical
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by
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ABBR.
An asterisk* denotes a spelling used in the
Oxford English Dictionary." Words in claren-
don italic type should be printed in italic. / is used
for the piirpose of compression ; e. g. abbreviat/e,
-or = abbreviate, abbreviator.
A., Academician, Academy,
amateur, artillery, the first
in a series, all proper
names beginning with this
initial, (mus.) alto.
a., acre, active.
a, not an, before all words
beginning with a conso-
nant, or with the sound
of zt>, wh, or y, as: a
eulogy, a euphony, a Eu-
ropean, a ewe, a ewer, a
herb, -al, a honorarium,
a hope, a horse, a hospital,
a humble, a one, a oneness,
a unanimous, a unicorn, a
uniform, a union, a unison,
a unit, a universe, -al, -ity,
a useful, a usurper. (See
M a/so an, wo/ a,")
A, a, in G erman , may not be
replaced byy4*, ae (except
in some proper names),
A, a, or <<, *. "The
modified vowels, whether
used as capitals or as small
letters, take the Umlaut
sign above them." (Prus-
sian Minister of Education,
1880.) The first only of
two vowels takes the
Umlaut sign, as du.
a, the "Swedish a" (see
Swedish).
@, at, the "commercial a"
(used only in quoting
prices).
A 1*, " first-class " ships in
"Lloyd's Register."
A.A., Associate of Arts;
A. A. A., Amateur Athletic
Association ; A.A.A.S.,
American Association for
the Advancement of Sci-
ence ; A.A.C., anno ante
Christum (in the year be-
fore Christ) (s.caps.) ;
A.A.G., Assistant-Adju-
tant - General ; a. a. O.
(Ger.), ant angefuhrten
Orte (at the place quot-
ed) ; A.A. Of A., Auto-
mobile Association of
America ; A.A.P.S.,
American Association for
the Promotion of Sci-
ence ; A.A.S., Fellow of
American Academy of
Arts and Sciences ;
tiquarianxSocietatis Socius
(Fellow of the American
Antiquarian Society).
A .B. *, A rtiumBaccalaureus
(Bachelor of Arts) ; able-
bodied [seaman].
ab\ (Lat.), from ; ante,
from before.
abac/us* (arch.), plate at
top of a column ; pi. -i*.
Abar, Assam, not -or.
a has (Fr.), down with.
abatable *, not -cable.
a batons rompus (Fr.),
by fits and starts.
abattul (Fr.), fern, -e, de-
jected.
abb., abbess, abbey, abbot.
abb* (Fr. m.), title (not
ital.).
Abbeokuta, W. Africa,
use Abeo-.
Abbildung (Ger. typ. f.),
a cut or picture (cap.).
Abbot, family name of
Baron Colchester.
Abbott, family name of
Baron Tenterden.
Abbottabad, Punjab.
abbr., abbreviated, -ion.
1
ABBREVJAT5", - A3EST
abbreviat/e *, -or *.
abbreviation, inFr. abre-.
abbreviations.
punctuation: a full point
after all contracted words
or phrases, except chemi-
cal and math, symbols (see
also county).
When abbreviation ends
sentence, one point only.
Capitalization as in full
word or words. Initials of
an abbreviation should not
be divided by end of line.
(See also the word itself
and punctuation, XXI.
2.)
AbbreviationsfprLong-
hand recognized by
printers, agreed to at the
International Shorthand
Congress, 1887, with a few
additions marked f :
a, . ; about, ab* ; accordingf,
ace. ; account, ace* ; adver-
tisementf, ad, or advt;
affectionatef, aff; affec-
tionatelyf, aff ly ; after-
noon, aft D ; again, ag n ;
against, ag 8 * ; Americaf,
Amer. ; among, ams ;
amount, am* ; -ance, - ce ;
because, b eo ; been, b n ;
between, b twn ; brought,
bro*; caught, ca*; chair-
man, ch n ; circum-
stance, cir 06 ; committee,
com* ; could, c d ; differ-
ence, dif ce ; different, dif fc ;
difficult, dif clt ; difficulty,
diP 1 *; -ence, - ce ; Eng-
land, -ishf, Eng. ; especi-
allyf, esp ; evening, ev* ;
-ever, -r ; every, ev* ;
excellentf, exc ; extra-
ordinary, xtr y ; faithfullyf,
flR; for, f; Friday, Fri ;
from, f m ; further, fur r ;
general, gen; generallyf,
geny ; goodf, g* ; govern-
ment, gov*; great, g fc ;
had, h d ; have, h ; import-
ance, imp ce ; important,
imp* ; -ing, -g ; -ion, -n ;
large, Ige ; manuscriptf,
-s, MS., MSS. ; meeting,
m*s ; -ment, -mt ; might,
m*; Monday, Mon; morn-
ing, m ; notwithstanding,
notw* ; objection, obj a ;
occasionf, occ n ; o'clock,
o'c"j* ; of, o ; opinion,
op n ; opportunity, oppy ;
other, o r ; ought, o*;
pagef, -s, p., pp. ; particu-
lar, part r ; popularf, pop ;
queryf, q? ; question, q n ;
quotation't', quot ; said,
s d ; Saturday, Sat ; several,
sev 1 ; shall, sh ; should,
sh d ; -sion, -n ; speciallyf,
spec ; Sunday, Sun ;
that, t ; the, / ; their,
there, th r ; though, tho ;
through, thro; Thursday,
Thurs; -tion, -n; together,
tog*; trulyf, ty; Tuesday,
Tues ; very, vf, or v y ;
very goodf, v.g ; Wed-
nesday, Wed; whether,
wh r ; which, wh ; with,
w ; without, w* ; would,
w d ; yesterday, yesty, or
y'dayf; you, y; your,
y r ; yours, y rs .
A.B.C.P.M., American
Board of Foreign Missions.
"ABC Guide" (no points).
abdicat/e, -or.
a Becket (Thomas),
ni8?-7o, Abp. (one f).
a Beckett (A. W.), 1844-,
journalist; (G-. A.),
1811-56, writer (two /'s).
Abeokuta, W. Africa, not
Abb-.
Abercrombie, Fife.
Abercromby, Lanes.
Aberdonians, natives of
Aberdeen.
Aberglaube (Ger. m.), su-
perstition.
Abernethy, Inverness and
Perth.
Aberystwyth, Wales, not
-ith.
abest (Lat.), he, she, or it,
is absent ; pi. absunt.
ABETTER AGO.
abett/er*, in law -or*.
ab extra (Lat.), from out-
side.
Abhandlungen (Ger.f.pl.),
Transactions (of a So-
ciety) ; abbr. Abh.
A.B.H.M.S., American
Baptist Home Mission
Society.
abiitl ad plures or ad
majores (Lat.), he, or
she, has gone to the ma-
jority : is dead ; pi. able-
runt .
ab incunabulis (Lat.),
from the cradle.
Abingdon, Berks, and
Virginia, U.S.A.
Abington, Northants,
Lanark, Limerick, and
Mass., U.S.A. .
ab\ initio (Lat.), from the
beginning, abbr. ab init. ;
intra, from within.
a bis ou a blanc (Fr.), by
hook or by crook.
abl., ablative.
-able* (the suffix). Words
ending in e omit the e
before -able, except when
necessary for pronuncia-
tion, as receive receivable ;
but change changeable,
since g becomes hard be-
fore a.
A.B.M.U., American Bap-
tist Missionary Union.
a bon\ compte ( Fr. ^cheap-
ly, at a low estimate ;
droit, with justice ;
marche, cheap.
Abor, Assam, use Abar.
ab origine (Lat.), from the
beginning.
above-mentioned*, hy-
phen only when a noun
immediately follows, as
" the above - mentioned
sentence," but " the sen-
tence above mentioned."
ab ovo (Lat.), from the be-
ginning.
Abp., Archbishop.
abr., abridged, abridgment.
a bras ou verts (Fr.), with
open arms.
abrg6(Fr. m. ) , abridgment.
abreviaiion (Fr. f.), abbre-
viation.
abridgment*, abbr. abr.
A.B.S., American Bible So-
ciety, able-bodied seaman.
abs., absolutely, abstract.
Abschnlttj (Ger. typ. m.),
section, part, chapter, or
division; pi. -e, abbr.Abs.
absciss/a* (math.),/>/. -SB*.
absenter*, not -or.
absente reo (Lat.), the
defendant being absent,
abbr. abs. re.
absinth/*, in Fr. f. -e.
absit], let him, her, or it,
be absent ; omen, let
there be no (ill) omen.
absolutely, abbr. abs.
abs. re., absente reo (the
defendant being absent).
abstract, abbr. abs.
absurdum* (Lat.), absurd.
Abt. (Ger.), Abteilung (div-
ision).
abundance, in Fr.abond-.
ab uno d/sce omnes
(Lat.), from one (sample)
judge the rest.
abut*/, -ment*, -ted*,
-ting*.
abys/s*, -mal*.
A.C., Alpine Club; A.C.,
ante Christum (before
Christ) (s.caps.) ; a.c.,
author's correction ; in Fr.
annee courante (current
year) ; a/c, account ; in
printing use acct.
A.C.A., Associate (of the
Institute of) Chartered
Accountants (offic.).
Academician, abbr. A.
Academiefrancaise (cap.
A, not cap./).'
Academy, a learned body;
abbr. A., or Acad. (cap.).
a capite ad calcem (Lat),
completely.
ace., acceptance (bill),
accusative.
1*
ACCABLE ACTTTEL
accabl\e (Fr.), fern. -ee,
overwhelmed.
acced/e *, -er *.
accedence*, a giving con-
sent.
accelerando (mus.), ac-
celerating ; abbr. accel.
accelerat/e, -or *.
accents and diacritical
marks : acute ('); cedilla
(9); circumflex (*); diae-
resis (") ; doubtful length
mark(^); grave ('); Gr.
breathings : asper ( ' ) ;
lenis ('); Gr. circumflex
(") ; long vowel(") ; Scan-
dinavian o (0) ; short
vowel ("); Spanish or
tilde (n); Swedish a (a);
Umlaut ().
acceptance, abbr. ace.
accepter*, in law -or *.
accessary *, not -ory.
accessf ft (Lat.), he, she, or
it, came near;/)/, -erunt
acciaccatura* (mus.), a
grace-note.
accidental* (mus.).
acclimatize*, o/-ise.
accompanist*, not -yist.
accordion*, not -eon.
accouche/ment *, -ur *,
-use* (not ital.).
account, abbr. a/c ; in print-
ing use acct.
Accra, use Akkra.
accroch\e (Fr.), fem. -ee,
brought to a deadlock.
acct., account, or account
current.
accusative, abbr. ace.
Acestes, not Akestes.
ac etiam (Lat.), and also.
A.C.F., Automobile Club
de France.
A.C.G.B.I.; Automobile
Club of Great Britain and
Ireland.
Achaemenes, not Achai-.
a cbeval (Fr.), on horse-
back.
Achin, Sumatra, not -een,
Atchin.
A-chnashellach, Ross.
A.C.I. (Fr.), assure centre
rincendie (insured against
fire).
acknowledgment*, not
-ement
a compte (Fr.), in part pay-
ment.
a corps perdu (Fr.), des-
perately.
acoustics* (sing, noun),
pron. a-kow'stiks.
a couvert (Fr.), protected.
A.C.P., Associate of the
College of Preceptors.
acquit/ *, -tal *, -tance *,
-ted*, -ting.
Acra, use Akkra.
Acre, Syria, not Acca,
Accho, Acco.
acre, abbr. a.
acre (Fr. f.), acre.
acre (Fr.), acrid.
A.C.S., Additional Curates
Society.
Actaeon, a mythical hun-
ter.
acte d' accusation (Fr.
m.), indictment.
Actini/a * (zool.), pi.
-33*.
actinomy/ces (bot.), pL
-cetes.
actionnaire (Fr. m.), a
shareholder.
active, abbr. a.
acts of a play (typ.), cap.
only when the number
follows, as "Hamlet,"
Act i. sc. 2 (see also
authorities).
Acts of Parliament
(cap. A\ cited thus-:
Factory and Workshops
Act, 1878 (54 & 55 Vic.
c. 75, ss. 14 and 15).
28 Geo. II, c. VIII is a
private Act. 28 Geo. II,
c. 8, is a public Act.
Acts of Sederunt (Scots
law).
actualite (Fr. f.'), present
state.
actuell (Fr.), fem. -le,
present.
ACTTJM AD MODUM
actuml agere (Lat.), to do
what has been already
done ; est, it is all over.
A.C.U., American Con-
gregational Union.
acushla (Irish), darling.
acute accent* (').
A.D.* (anno Domini] , should
always be placed before
the figures ; B.C. after
(s.caps.); a.d., ante diem
(before the day), after
date ; ad., advertisement.
Adam's Peak, Ceylon
(apos.).
ad amussim (Lat.), ex-
actly.
adapt/able*, -er*, not -or.
ad arbitrium (Lat.), at
pleasure.
a</asfra(Lat.),to the stars.
a dato (Lat.), from date.
A.D.C., aide-de-camp,
Amateur Dramatic Club.
adl captandum vulgus
(Lat.), to catch the rabble :
claptrap; clerum, to
the clergy ; crumen-
am, to the purse;
eundem gradum, to
the same degree, abbr.
ad eund.
addend/um*, something to
be added ; pi. -a* (not ital.).
addible*, not -able.
addio (It.), good-bye.
addorsed*, not adorsed,
adossed.
address, in Fr. f. adresse;
(typ.) in printed letters
to be s.caps.
adducible*, not -ceable.
Adeler (Max), 1841-,
Amer. writer (see also
Adi-).
a demi (Fr.), by halves.
a/ dessein (Fr.), on pur-
pose ; deux, of (or be-
tween) two ; deux
mains, with both hands.
adl extra (Lat.), in an out-
ward direction ; ex-
tremum, to the last.
adl filum aquas (Lat.) to
5
centre of the stream ;
filum via?, to centre of
the road ; finem, near
the end ; gustum, to
the taste; hoc, for
this (object) ; homi-
nem, to the [interests of
the] man -,huncJocum,
on this passage, abbr.
a.h.L- idem, to the
same (point).
a die (Lat.), from that day.
adieu/, pi. -x (not ital.).
ad\ infinitum * (Lat.), to
infinity, pron. in-fi-nl'-
tum ; interim, mean-
while.
A Dios (Sp.), adieu.
Adirondack Mountains
(U.S.A.), o*-dac.
a discretion (Fr.), at dis-
cretion.
Adj., Adjutant.
adjectiv/e, abbr. adj.;
-al*, -ely*.
Adj. -Gen., Adjutant-Gen-
eral.
adjudgment*, wof-ement.
adjudicator*, not -er.
adjutage *, not aj-.
Adjutant/, abbr. Adj. ;
-General, abbr. A.-G.,
or Adj. -Gen.
adjuvant*.
adl kalendas Grascas
(Lat.),never; libitum*,
at pleasure, abbr. ad lib.
Adler (Hermann), 1839-
1911, Chief Rabbi.
adlitem (Lat.), for a suit.
Adm., Admiral, Admiralty.
ad manum (Lat.), ready.
administr at/or*, abbr. ad-
mor . ; -rix*, abbr. admix.
Admiral/, in Fr. amirjal,
pi. -aux; , -ty, abbr.
Adm.
admiration (note of),
see punctuation, XVII.
ad misericordiam (Lat.),
appealing to pity.
admix., administratrix.
ad modum (Lat.), after the
manner of.
ADMONTTOB AESCHYLUS
admonitor*, not -er.
admor., administrator.
ad nauseam (Lat.), to a
sickening degree.
ado*, work, trouble (one
word).
Adonai* (Heb.), the Lord.
adorsed, use add- *.
adl patres (Lat.), dead ;
quod damnum, to
what damage; refer-
endum, for further con-
sideration ; rem, to
the point.
adresse (Fr. f.), address.
a droite (Fr.), to the right.
adscititious *, not asci-.
adscriptus glebae (Lat.),
a serf.
ad sum (Lat), I am pre-
sent.
ad summum (Lat.), to
the highest point.
a due (It.), in two parts.
adulator*, not -er.
ad] unguem (Lat.), per-
fectly; unum otnnes,
all, to a man ;
usum, according to cus-
tom.
adv., adverb, adverbially,
advocate.
adv., adversus (against).
ad valorem* (Lat.), accord-
ing to value; abbr. adval.
advancement *.
adverb/, -ially,abbr. adv.
ad verbum (Lat.), to a
word, verbally.
adversaria* (Lat. pi.), jot-
tings.
adversus (Lat.), against ;
abbr. adv.
advertise*, not ~\ze.
advertisement*, abbr.
ad., or advt., pi. ads.,
or advts. ; in Fr. f.
annonce.
adl vitam aut culpam
(Lat.), for lifetime or until
fault; Vivum, lifelike.
advocate, abbr. adv.
Advocates (Faculty
of)*, the Bar of Scotland.
advocatus diaboli (Lat.),
an adverse critic(notitaL).
advt./,-s., advertisement, -s.
M, "third-class" ships in
"Lloyd's Register."
fie (ligature). The ligatures
a?, eg, for single sounds
are in England employed
in Danish, English,
French, Greek, Latin, and
Old-English words. The
separate letters a#, oe,
should be used in new
classical books, and in
German (see also A, a).
sadile*, not e-.
^Egean Sea, the eastern
part of the Mediterranean.
fiBgis*, a shield, protection,
not e-.
oegrescitque medeado
(Lat.),and he grows worse
with the remedy.
segrotjat* (Lat.), he is ill ;
pi. -ant.
A.E.I.O.U., Austria Est
Intperator Orbis Universi
(Austria is the ruler of
the whole earth).
*, not E-.
aeolian*, not eo-.
aeon *, an age, not eon.
sepyornis (zool.), not epi-,
aequales (Lat.), equal,
equals ; abbr. aeq.
sequ an i miter (Lat.), com-
posedly.
aequo ammo (Lat.), with
an equable mind.
A.E.R.A., Associate En-
graver Royal Academy.
aer/ate*, etc., -ial*, -ie*,
-ify*, -obic, -onaut*,
not a6-.
aeroplane*, a kite-like
machine.
aery, use aerie*.
ass] alien um (Lat.), debt ;
triplex, a strong de-
fence.
.SDsehylus.
-ffiSCULAPIUS A HAUTE
-ffisculapi/us *, -an*.
aesthete*, etc., not e-.
aestiv/al*, -ation*, not e-.
set. or set at., anno xtatis suse
(of age, aged).
aether, space-medium, use
e-*.
aetiology*, not e-.
^Itna, use Etna.
A.-F., Anglo-French;
A.F.A., Associate of the
Faculty of Actuaries ;
A.F.A.M., Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons ;
A.F.B.S., American and
Foreign Bible Society ;
A.F.C.U., American and
Foreign Christian Union.
aff., affirmative, affirming.
affaire] d' amour (Fr. f.),
love affair ; de coeur,
affair of the heart;
d'honneur, duel.
af fictile (Fr. f.), placard,
poster ; -ee, posted up.
affidavit, abbr. afft.
aff HIS (Fr.), sharp; -/,
affiliated.
affranchise*, not-ize.
affreu\x,fem. -se, frightful.
afft., affidavit.
Afghanistan, abbr. Af-
ghan.
afield* (one word).
a fond/ (Fr. ), thoroughly;
de train, at full speed.
a forfait, by contract.
a fortiori* (Lat), with
stronger reason, not a
(not ital.).
Afr., Africa, -n.
Afridi, race of Cent. Asia,
not -eedee.
afternoon, abbr. aft., or
p.m.
afterthought * (one word).
Ag, argentum (silver).
A.Q. (Ger.), Aktiengesell-
schaft (joint-stock com-
pany).
A.-G., Adjutant -General,
Agent-General (of Colo-
nies), Attorney-General.
agacerie (Fr. f.), allure-
ment.
Agadah, s*Haggadah*.
agate*(Amer.typ.),asi Z e of
type as this, five and half point,
about thirteen lines to the inch.
a gauche (Fr.), to the left,
ageing*, not agi-.
agend/um, a thing to be
done; pi. -a (not ital.).
a genoux (Fr.), kneeling,
agent, abbr. agt.
Agent - General, abbr.
A.-G.
ages (typ.), to be printed in
figures; but "he died in
his fortieth year."
aggrandize*, not-ise.
aggression, in Fr. f.
agression.
agistor*, not -er.
agitat/or*, not -er; fern.
-rix.
aglet*, not ai-.
aglow* (one word).
agneau (Fr. m.), lamb.
Agnostic/*, -ism* (cap.).
agonize*, o/-ise.
agouti*, not-y, aguti.
agraffe*, a clasp ; in Fr. f.
agrafe.
agrarianize *, not -ise.
agreeable,in Fr.agrable.
agrements (Fr. m.), com-
forts.
agric., agriculture, -al, -ist.
agriculturist*, not -alist.
A.G.S.S., American Geo-
graphical and Statistical
Society,
agt., agent.
A.H., anno Hegirse(A.T>. 622),
the Moham. era (s.caps.).
ah, when it stands alone,
takes a mark of exclama-
tion (!). When it forms
part of a sentence, it is
usually followed by a
comma, the ! being
placed at the end of the
sentence : as "Ah, no, it
cannot be!"
aha, use ha-ha*.
a haute voix (Fr.), aloud.
A.H.C. A LA
A.H.C., Army Hospital
Corps.
a.h.L, ad hunc locum (on
this passage).
Ahmed/abad, -nagar,
India, not Ahmad-, Amed-.
A.H.M.S., American Home
Mission Society.
Ahriman,Zoroastrian spirit
of evil.
A.H.S., anno hutnanx salutis
(in the year of human
salvation) (s.caps.).
a.h.v., ad hanc vocetn (at
this word).
A.I., American Institute ;
A.I., anno inventt'onis (in
the year of the discovery)
(s.caps.); A.I.A., Asso-
ciate of the Institute of
Actuaries, American In-
stitute of Architecture ;
A.I.C., Associate of the
Institute of Chemistry.
"Aida," opera by Verdi,
1871 (no diaeresis).
aide (Fr. m.), assistant;
(f.) help.
aide - de - camp *, abbr.
A.D.C.;/>/. aides .
aide-memoire (Fr. m.), aid
to memory ; pi. aides .
A.I.G., Assistant-Inspec-
tor-General.
aiglet, use aglet*.
aigrej-doux (Fr.), fern.
-douce, sour-sweet.
aigrette*, a spray, not ei-,
-et (see also egret*).
A.I.G.T., Association for
the Improvement of Geo-
metrical Teaching.
Ailesbury (Marquess
Of} (see also Ayl-).
aimable (Fr.), amiable.
A.I.M.E., Associate of the
Institute of Mining En-
gineers ; American Insti-
tute of Mining Engineers.
A. I. Mech. E., Associate
of the Institution of Me-
chanical Engineers.
afa/(Fr. ),/*;. -ee, elder,
senior; opposed toputne,
fem. puinee, or cadetl,
-te, younger.
Air (Point of), N. Wales
(see also Ayre).
air noble (Fr. m.), air of
distinction,
ait, use eyot*.
Aix - la - Chapelle, pron.
ax (hyphens).
Aix-les-Bains (hyphens).
a jamais (Fr.), for ever.
Ajax,/>/. Ajaxes.
ajutage, use adj-*.
A.K.C., Associateof King's
College (London).
Akestes, use Acestes.
a-kimbo* (hyphen).
Akkolade (Ger. typ.), a
brace (cap.).
Akkra, Upper Guinea, not
Accra, Acra.
Aktiengesellscbaft (Ger.
f.), joint-stock company;
abbr. A.Q.
Al*, aluminium.
a. I. (Fr.), apres livraison,
after delivery (of goods).
A.L.A., American Library
Association.
Ala., Alabama (off. abbr.).
a V abandon (Fr.), uncared
for, at random.
a la] belle itoile (Fr.),
in the open air ;
bonne beure! well and
good ; campagne,
in the country ;
carte, as the bill of fare.
Aladdin, not Alladin.
a laj francaise (Fr.), in
French style (not cap.) ;
grecque, Greek
(not cap. ) ; bauteur
de, on a level with ;
lettre, literally ;
main, at hand, ready ;
mode*, in fashion ; aj
l'anglaise,in theEnglish
style (not cap.) ; /' an-
tique, antique style;
a laj parisienne, in the
Parisian style (not cap.) ;
russe, Russian
style (not cap.).
8
ALAS. ALLAHABAD
Alas., Alaska.
alas, when it stands alone,
takes a mark of exclama-
tion (!). When it forms
part of a sentence, to
be followed by a comma,
the ! being placed at the
end of the sentence : as,
"Alas, it is true!"
Alb., Albanian.
Alban., signature of Bp. of
St. Albans (full point).
albatross*, not-os.
Albert note, 6 x 3 7 / ? in. ;
envelopes 4 1 /* x s 1 ^ in.
Albin (A.), 1848-, chess
player.
albin/o*, pi. -os*, fern.
-ess*, -ism*, o/-oism.
Albrighton, Salop.
Alb Sunday, first after
Easter (caps.).
album/*, scrapbook ; pi.
-s*.
album/en*, natural white
of egg; -in*, its chief con-
stituent; adj. -inous*.
Albury, Surrey.
AlcaBUS of Mytilene.
alcayde*, a governor, not
-ade, -aide; in Sp. al-
caide.
Alcestis, not Alk-.
Alcibiades, not Alk-.
alcoholize*, not -ise.
Alcoran, use Koran *.
Alcyone, pron. al-sy'o-nS.
Aldborough, Norfolk,
Yorks.
Aldbrough, Yorks.
Aldbury, Hereford.
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Alderbury, Wilts.
Alderman, abbr. Aid.
Alderney, Channel Isles.
Aldsworth, Gloucester.
Aldus Manutius, see
Manutius.
Aldworth, Berks.
Alectryon (myth.), pron.
a-lek'tre-On.
ale-house * (hyphen).
Alembert, see d'Al-.
Alencon lace (c).
a 1'espagnole (Fr.), in
Spanish fashion (not cap.).
Alethea.
Aleutian Isles, Bering
Sea.
Alex., Alexander.
a 1'extSrieur (Fr.), on the
outside.
Alford, Aberdeen, Lines.
Alfred, abbr. A., or Alf.
alfresco* (one word, not
ital.).
Alg., Algernon, Algiers,
alg/a* (bot.), pi. -8B* (not
ital.). '
algebra, abbr. alg. (see also
mathematics),
algology* (bot.).
Algonkin (U.S.A.), not
-quin.
alia (Lat.), other things.
alias}* (Lat.), otherwise;
pi. -es.
alibi/*, elsewhere ; pi. -s.
alienator*, not -er.
alieni appetens (Lat.),
greedy of another's pos-
sessions.
Aligarh, N.W. India.
Alighieri, family name of
Dante.
align, use aline *.
alii (Lat.), other people,
alimentativeness*, not
alimentive-.
Ali Mesjid, Afghanistan,
aline/ *,-ment*, not align.
alinea (Fr. m.), paragraph.
a /'/Jif6r/ei/r(Fr.),indoors.
alio intuitu (Lat.), from
another point of view.
Alipur, India.
aliquid (Lat.), something,
somewhat.
alii us (Lat.), another per-
son ; pi. -/.
Aliwal, Punjab, also S.
Africa.
alkali/ *, pi. -s*.
alkalize*, HO/ -ise.
Alkestis, use Ale-.
Alkoran, use Koran*.
Alladin,s* Aladdin.
Allahabad, N.W. India.
ALLAN ALTOGETHER
Allan-a-Dale, minstrel
hero.
alia ventura (It.), at a
venture.
allee (Fr. f.), alley, avenue.
Allegany, Pennsylvania.
allegement*.
Alleghany, mountains and
river, U.S.A. But Alle-
gheny City.
allegorize*, o/-ise.
Alleluia*, more usually
Hallelujah*.
Allen v. Flood, trade
union case.
Allendale, Northumb.
alleviator *, not -er.
allez vous en I (Fr.), be-
gone ! (no h3'phen).
All Fools' Day* (caps., no
hyphen).
All-Hallows, All Saints'
Day, i Nov. (caps., hy-
phen).
Allhallows, near Roches-
ter (one word).
allineation*. wo/alin-.
alliterator*, not -er.
allonge (Fr. typ. f.), a fly-
leaf.
allonsl (Fr.), let us go,
come !
allonym*, a pseudonym.
allot/*, -table*, -ted*,
-ting*.
air ottava (mus.), an
octave higher than
written ; abbr. all' ott.
all right, not alright, all-
right.
all round* (" all round the
Wrekin ).
all-round* ("an all-round
man").
All/ Saints' Day*, i Nov.;
Souls College, Ox-
ford (no ^>os.) ; Souls'
Day *, 2 Nov. ; Souls*
Eve*, i Nov. (caps.,
no hyphens),
allspice* (one word),
all together* (in a body) ;
but altogether* (en-
tirely).
alluvi/um*, pi. -a*.
Alma Mater*, fostering
mother, one's university,
almanac*, but "Oxford,"
also "WhitakerV Al-
manack.
Alma Tadema (Sir
Lawrence), 1836-1912,
painter ; (Miss
Laurence), writer.
Almighty (the) (cap.).
Almondbury, Yorks ;
pron. am'be-re".
Almondsbury, Glos.
Alnmouth, Northumb.
Alnwick,Northumberland ;
pron. an'Ik (see also
Anwick).
A.L.O.E., A Lady of
England (Charlotte M.
Tucker, 1821-93).
alouette (Fr. f.), lark
(bird).
a I'outrance should be a
outrance, to the utmost,
to the death.
aloyau (Fr. m.), sirloin of
beef.
Alpes-Maritimes, dep.
France.
Alphaeus, Apostle James's
father.
Alpheus River.
Alresford, Essex, Hants.
A.L.S. *, Associate of the
Linnean Society ; auto-
graph letter signed.
alt., alternate, altitude.
Alt., Altesse (Highness).
Alta., Alberta, Canada.
Altenburg, Saxe-Alten-
burg, Bavaria, Hungary,
Prussia.
alterf ego (Lat.), one's
second self; idem,
another self.
Altesse (Fr. f.), Highness;
abbr. Alt.
Altezza (It.), Highness.
Althorpe, Lines.
Althorp Library and
Park (Northants).
altitude, abbr. alt.
alto/* (mus.),/>/. -s; abbr. A.
ALTO ANABAPTIZE
alto-rilievo/, pi. -s (not
ital.).
altruize*, not -ise.
aluminium *, symbol Al *.
alumnjus*, pi. -/*, fem.
-a, pi. -as; abbr. alum.
Aiwa, Bombay.
Alwar, Rajpootana.
A . M! . *, A. rtiu rn Magister
(Master of Arts); Ave Ma-
ria (Hail Mary !) (caps.).
A.M.*, anno mundi (in
the year of the world)
(s.caps.).
a.m.*, ante meridiem (be-
fore noon) (lower case).
amah * (Ind.), wet-nurse.
Amalek, not -ech, -eck.
amantl, a lover, pi. -s ;fetn.
-e, pi. -es.
amantium Iras (Lat.),
lovers' quarrels.
amanuens/is*, pi. -es*.
amarl all quid (Lat.),
something bitter.
amateur, abbr. A.
a maximis ad minima
(Lat.), from the greatest
to the smallest.
Amballa, India, not Um-.
Amboyna*, o/-ina.
A.M.D., Army Medical
Department.
amej damnee (Fr.), a
* ' cat's paw " ; de bOUG,
a base, ungenerous spirit.
Amednagar, N.W. India,
use Ahmed-.
Ameer*, not Amir, Emir.
amende honorable (Fr.
f.), honourable repara-
tion.
a mensa et toro (Lat.),
from bed and board, not
thoro.
ame perdue (Fr.), a des-
perate character.
Amer., America, -n.
Americanize*, not -ise.
a mervellle (Fr.), per-
fectly, wonderfully.
A.M.I. C.E.,Assoc.M.
Inst.C.E.
amicus curias (Lat.), a
friend of the Court, a dis
interested adviser.
A.M.I.E.E., Associate
Member of the Institution
of Electrical Engineers.
A. M. I. Mech. E., Associ-
ate Member of the Institu-
tion of Mechanical Engi-
neers.
Am/ir, use -eer *.
Ammergau, Bavaria.
ammeter * ( elec. \formerly
amperemeter.
amcab/a, pi. - (not itaL).
a moitie (Fr.), half.
amorl patriae ( Lat.),love of
one s country ; sceler-
atus habendi, accursed
love of possessing.
amour-propre * (not ital.).
Ampere (A. M.), 1775-
1836, electrician (accent).
amper/e, -age, elec. unit
(no accent) ; abbr. amp.
ampersand* = &, may be
used in names of firms
as Smith & Co., but not
at the beginning or end
of lines; etc. preferred
to &c.
amphibi/um *,/>/. -a*.
amphor/a*, ajar; pi. -SB*.
Amritsar, India, not Um-
ritsur.
amuck*, mtf-ock, -ok,-uk.
Amur, Siberia, not -oor.
an, not a, before all words
beginning with a vowel
(not having the sound of
w, zvh, orjy), silent h, or
aspirated h when the ac-
cent is not upon the first
syllable of the word, as :
an harmonious, an heir,
-loom, an heraldic, an
hereditary, an heroic, an
historian, an historical, an
honest, an honour, -able,
an horizontal, an hotel,
an hour, -glass. (See also
* a, not an,")
A.-W., Anglo-Norman.
ana * , sayings.
anabaptize*, wo/-ise.
ii
ANACOIiUTHOW ANGOULEME
anacoluth/on* (gram.), pi.
-a*, not -outhon, -kolou-
thon, -luthon.
Anacr., Anacreon, -tic.
anaemia*.
anaesthetize*, not -ise.
anal., analogy, -ous,
analyse, -r,-is,analytic,-al.
analogous, abbr. anal.
analogy, abbr. anal.
analys/e*, -er*, -is*, pi
-es; abbr. anal.
analytic/, -al; abbr. anal.
Anam, Siam, not Ann-.
anamorphos/is*, pi. -es.
anapaest*, a reversed dac-
tyl, not -pest.
anastomos/is*, pi. -es*.
anat., anatomy, -ical, -1st.
anathematize*, not -ise.
anatomize*, HO/ -ise.
anatom/y, -ical, -ist ;
abbr. anat.
anatta* (bot.), Ho/arnotto.
ancestress*, o/-trix.
anchorite*, not -et.
anchylosis *, not ank-.
ancienne noblesse (Fr.
f.), the old nobility.
anclen regime (Fr. m.),
the old order of things.
ancient, abbr. anc.
"Ancient Mariner"
(Rime of the), by S. T.
Coleridge, 1798.
Ancient Order of
Druids, abbr. A.O.D. ;
ditto Foresters, A.O.F. ;
ditto Hibernians,
A.O.H.
ancle, use ankle*.
and (gram.), when and joins
two or more subjects in
the singular number the
verb must be in the pi., as
Jack and Gill are going.
Where and joins two
single words the comma is
generally omitted.
"and" or", and" The late
Herbert Spencer allowed
me to quote from his
letter : " whether to
write 'black, white, and
green,' with the comma
after white, or to leave out
the comma and write
'black, white and green'
I very positively de-
cide in favour of the first.
To me the comma is of
value as marking out the
component elements of a
thought, and where any
set of components of a
thought are of equal value,
they should be punctuated
in printing and in speech
equally. Evidently there-
fore in this case, inasmuch
as when enumerating
these colours black, white,
and green, the white is
just as much to be
emphasized as the other
two, it needs the pause
after it just as much as the
black does."
and, see also ampersand.
Andersen(HansC.),i8o5-
75, writer of fairy tales.
Andrea del Sarto, 1486-
1531, It. painter.
"Andria,"play by Terence.
Androcles, not -kles.
Anfangsbuchstabe (Ger.
typ. m.), initial letter.
Anfuhrungszeichen(Ger.
n.), quotation marks.
Angelico (Fra), 1387-
J 455, Ik painter.
anglais] (Fr.), fern, -e,
English (not cap.).
angle, the sign Z ; angle
between two lines /\ ;
right angle L ; two right
angles A..
An glesea, Wales, not -ey.
Anglesey (Marquess of).
anglice, in English (no
accent) ; abbr. angl.
anglicize*, not -ise (not
cap.).
Anglo/-French, abbr.
A.-F. ; -Norman,
abbr. A.-N. ; Saxon,
abbr. A.-S.
Angouleme, dep. France.
ANGSTROM ANTITHESIS
Angstrom ( A. J.), 1814-74,
chemist ; pron. Ong'strom.
anguis in berba (Lat.),
snake in the grass.
animalcule/ *,/>/. -s, o/-ae.
animalcul um, pi. -a *.
ankle*, not ano.
Anmerkungen (Ger. f.),
notes (cap.) ; abbr. Anm.
ann., annales, annals, anni
(years), annual.
anna/*, 16 to rupee ; pi. -s.
annales (Fr. pi. f.), annals;
abbr. ann.
annals, abbr. ann.
Ann Arbor, U.S.A.
"Anne of Geierstein,"
by Sir W. Scott, 1829.
Anne (Queen), 1665-1714.
Anne (Saint).
anno] (Lat.), in the year,
abbr. ann. ; set at is
suae, aged, abbr. ast., or
setat. ; Domini (cap.
Z>),abbr. A.D.(s.caps.),to
be placed beforethe figures;
humanas salutis,
in the year of human
salvation, abbr. A.H.S. ;
mundi, in the year
of the world, abbr. A.M.
(s.caps.); post Chris-
tum natum, in the year
after the birth of Christ,
abbr. A.P.C.N. (s.caps.) ;
post Rom am con-
ditam, in the year after
the building of Rome,
754 B.C., abbr. A.P.R.C.
(s.caps.) ; salutis, in
the year of salvation,
abbr. A.S. (s.caps.).
annos vixit (Lat.), he, or
she, lived so many years;
abbr. a.v.
annotat/ed*, -or*, wof-er;
abbr. annot.
annoyed by complaints
means if they should be
made ; annoyed with ,
that they are made.
annual, abbr. ann.
Annunciation Day, 25
March.
annjus (Lat.), year ; pi. -/.
anonymous, abbr. anon.
answer, abbr. ans.
answers (typ.), commence
a new paragraph in print-
ing legal work ; in official
work (committees and
commissions) they follow
after an em dash in same
paragraph.
Ant., Anthony, Antigua.
ant., antonym.
Antaeus.
antagonize*, not -ise.
Antarctic regions.
ante} (Lat.), before ; bel-
lum, before the war.
antechamber *, not anti-.
ante diem (Lat), before
the day; abbr. a.d.
antediluvian *.
antefix/ (arch.), pi. -es.
ante] litem motam (Lat. ).
before litigation com-
menced; lucem, before
the light.
antemeridian * (one
word).
ante meridiem (Lat.), be-
fore noon ; abbr. a.m.
antenn/a* (zool.),^/. -SB*.
ante- room* (hyphen).
Anthony, abbr. Ant.
anthropolog/y, -ical ;
abbr. anthrop.
anthropomorphize*, not
-ise.
anthropophag/us*, pl.-i*.
anticline* (geol.).
Antigua, abbr. Ant.
antimony*, symbol Sb*.
antipathize *, not -ise.
antiq., antiquary, -ian.
antiqs., antiquities.
Antiqua (Ger. typ. f.), ro-
man type (cap.).
antisabbatarian * (one
word).
Anti-Semite (caps., hy-
phen).
Antisthenes.
antistrophon*, a retort.
antisyzygy*.
antithes/is*, pi. -es*.
ANTITHESIZE APPAL
antithesize *, not -ise.
anti-tobaccoist, not -nist.
antitype *, not ante-.
antonym*, a word of oppo-
site meaning ; abbr. ant.
Anvers, Seine-et-Oise, Fr.
Anvers, Fr. for Antwerp.
Anverse, Maine-et-Loire,
France.
Anwick, Lines (see also
Alnwick).
anybody *, any person.
any body*, any number of
persons.
anyhow* (one word).
anyone* (any person).
any one* (of a collection).
any/thing *, -where * (one
word).
AnzeigeJ (Ger. f.), notice,
advertisement ; pi. -n.
A.O., Army Order ; A.O.C.,
Ordnance Corps ;
A.O.D., Ordnance De-
partment, Ancient Order
of Druids ; A.O.F., ditto
Foresters ; A.O.H., ditto
Hibernians ; A.O.S., ditto
Shepherds.
aorist, abbr. aor.
aort/a* (anat), pi. -89.
A.O.S.E., American Order
of Stationary Engineers.
A.O.S.S., Americana Ori-
tntalis Societatis Socius
(Fellow of the American
Oriental Society).
A.O.IT., American Ornith-
ologists' Union.
aoitt (Fr. m.), August (not
cap.).
a ou trance (Fr.), to the
bitterend, tto/al'outrance.
A.P., Associated Presby-
terian ; a.p., above proof,
author's proof ; Ap., Apos-
tle ; A.P.A., American
Protestant Association.
Apache, U.S.A.
apanage*, wo/ app-.
apart (Fr.), apart.
apartment, in Fr. m. ap-
partement.
A.P.C.N., anno post Christu m
14
natum (in the year after
the birth of Christ).
ap/e*, -ed*, -ing*, -ish*.
A.P.D., Army Pay Depart-
ment.
Apennines, Italy (three
n's).
apercu (Fr. m.), outline (f\
a peu de frais (Fr.), at
cost ; apeupres, nearly.
apex/*, pi. -es*.
aphaeretic*.
aphorize *, not -ise.
aphthong*, a mute letter.
a pied (Fr.), on foot.
a p/a/S/r(Fr.), at pleasure.
aplanatic* (optics), with-
out error.
aplomb*, self-possession.
Apocalypse*, abbr. Apoc.
Apocrypha* (cap. A);
abbr. Apocr. (for abbr. of
books see under names).
apodictic*, not -deictic.
apogee* (astr.), abbr. apog.
Apollo Belvedere, not
Belvi-.
apologize*, not -ise.
apophthegm*, not apoth-.
apostasy*, not -cy.
apostatize*, not -ise.
a posteriori*, not a (not
ital.).
Apostle,abbr.Ap.,//.App.
Apostles* Creed (caps.).
Apostrophj (Ger. m.), apos-
trophe; pi. -en (cap.).
apostrophe, see posses-
sive case, punctua-
tion II, quotations.
apostrophize *, not -ise.
apothecaries weight,
signs : KI minim ; 9 scru-
ple ; 3 drachm ; | ounce ;
Ib. pound. Quantities
in lower-case letters : if
quantity ends with f, final
i becomes j\ as vij = 7.
apothegm, use apo-
phthegm *.
apotheos/is *, pi. -es.
App., Apostles.
app., appendix.
appal/*, -led*, -ling*.
APPALACHIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Appalachian Mts., E.
North America,
appanage, use apa-*.
apparatus*, sing, and pi.,
not -i (a useful synonym
"appliances").
apparel/*, -led*, -ling*.
apparitor*, not -en
appartement (Fr. m.),
apartment.
appeasement*, of-sment.
append/ix, abbr. app. ;
general pi. -ixes*, zool.
pi. -ices *, abbr. apps.
appetize*, not -ise.
appllquje* (Fr. ),/. -ee ;
appliqued*.
appreciator*, not -er.
apprentice, abbr. appr.
apprise * (to inform).
apprize* (to value).
appro., approbation.
approver* (law).
approximat/e, -ely, -ion;
abbr. approx.
A.P.R.C., anno post Romam
conctitam(inthe year after
the building of Rome, 754
B.C.) (s.caps.).
apres] (Fr.), after, what
next ? coup, too late ;
livraison, after de-
livery (of goods), abbr.
a. I. ; mid i t afternoon
(hyphen) ; moi (or
nous) le d6tuge, after
me (or us) the deluge.
April (typ.), not to be ab-
breviated; in Fr. avrtl
(not cap.).
a prima vista (It.), at first
sight.
a primo (Lat.), from the
first ; a prlncipto, from
the beginning; a priori*,
deductively, not a (not
ital.).
a propos usual, but apro-
pos*; a propos de
bottes (Fr.), beside the
mark.
A.P.S., Aborigines Pro-
tection Society, American
Peace Society, American
Protestant Society, Asso-
ciate of the Pharmaceu-
tical Society.
apse* (arch.), pi. apses*.
apsis* (astr.),/>7. apsides*,
pron. ap-sl'des.
A.P.U.C., Association for
PromotingUnity of Christ-
endom.
apl/J(Lat.), according to, in
the work, or works, of.
aq., aqua (water).
A.Q.C., Associate of
Queen'sCollege (London}.
A.Q.M.G., Assistant-Quar-
termaster-General.
aquarium/*, pi. -s*.
a quatre mains (Fr. mus.),
for two performers.
A.R., anno regni (in the year
of the reign) (s.caps.).
A.R.A., Associate of the
Royal Academy, London.
Arabi/a, -an, -c; abbr.
Arab.
"ArabianNights'Enter-
tainments (The).'*
arabic numerals, figures
used in ordinary computa-
tion, as i, 2, 3 (not cap.).
arach;, arachnology.
araeostyle* (arch.).
Aragon, not Arr-.
A.R.A.M., Associate of the
Royal Academy of Music.
Aramaic*, Semitic dialect ;
abbr. Aram.
arbiter etegantiarum
(Lat.), a judge of taste.
arboriculture, abbr. ar-
bor.
arc *, sign r .
Arcades ambo (Lat.), two
with like tastes.
A.R.C.E., Academical
Rank of Civil Engineer.
arc-en-ciel (Fr. m.), rain-
bow ; pi. arcs .
Arch., Archibald.
arch., archaic, -ism,
archery, archipelago,
architect, -ural, -ure.
archeeolog/y *, -ical * ;
abbr. archaeol.
ARCHANGEL ARMY
archangel* (one word).
Archbishop, abbr. Abp.
Archd., Archdeacon, Arch-
duke.
archetype*, not archi-.
archidiaconal*, not ar-
chide-.
archipelago/*, pi. -s*;
abbr. arch.
architect/, -ural, -ure;
abbr. arch.
arcking, not arc-.
A.R.C.M., Associate of the
Royal College of Music ;
A.R.C.O., ditto Organ-
ists ; A.R.C.S., ditto
Science.
Arctic regions (cap. A\
Ardleigh, near Colchester.
Ardley, near Bicester.
A.R.E.. Associate of the
Royal Society of Painter-
Etchers.
a reculoos (Fr.), back-
wards.
aren't (typ.), to be close
up.
areol/a*, a small area; pL
-83* (not ital.%
Arequipa, S. Amer.
a rez de chaussee (Fr.),
on the ground floor.
argel, a shrub, not -hel.
argent comptant(r. m.),
ready money.
argentum, silver, symbol
Ag (no point).
argot*, slang (not itaL).
argumentum ad] cm-
menam, argument to the
purse ; hoc, for
this (purpose) ; bo-
minem, to the man's
interests ; igno-
rantiam, based on the
adversary's ignorance ;
invidiam, to men's
hatreds or prejudices ;
rent, to the purpose ;
verecundlam,
appeal to modesty; ar-
gumentum baculinum
(Lat.), argument of the
stick, club-law.
Argyle/ (Minnesota);
Place, W.C. ; Road,
E. and N.E. ; Square,
W.C.; Street, W.C.
Argyll/ and the Isles
(Bp. of); (Duke of ;
Place, W.; Road,
W. ; Street, W.
Argyllshire, abbr. Argyl.
A.R.H. A., Associate of the
Royal Hibernian Acad-
emy; A.R.I.B.A., ditto
Royal Institute of British
Architects.
Arian* (theol.), a follower
of Arius.
Ariege, France.
Aristotelean*, not -ian.
arithmetic/, -al, -ian ;
abbr. arith.
Ariz., Arizona (off. abbr.).
Ark., Arkansas (off. abbr.).
ark of the Covenant*
(cap. C only).
Arlay, dep. Jura, France.
Arle, Glos.
Aries, dep. Bouches-du-
Rhone, France.
arles* (Sc.), an earnest.
Arm., Armenian, Armoric.
armadillo/ *, pi -s *.
arm-chair * (hyphen).
Armenian*, of Armenia.
armes blanches (Fr.), side
arms bayonet, sabre, or
sword.
armful/*, pi. -s.
Arminians, followers of
Arminius.
armourer-serjeant, abbr.
armr.-serjt.
Army (Navy and), in
toasts, etc., the Navy be-
ing the senior service is
placed first.
Army/ Hospital Corps,
A.H.C.; Medical
Department, A.M.D. ;
Staff, A.M.S. ;
Nursing Service,
A.N.S.; Order, A.O.;
Ordnance Corps,
A.O.C. ; Depart-
ment, A.O.D.; Pay
16
ARMY A.S.C.E.A.
Department, A.P.D. ;
Army/ Service Corps,
A.S.C. ; Veterinary
Department, A.V.D.
Arnold- Forster (H. O.),
1855-1909, statesman (hy-
phen).
arnotto, ws*anatta*.
Arola, Piedmont.
Arolla, Switzerland.
Arolo, Lombardy.
aroma/*, pi. -s.
Aroostook, Canada.
A.R.P., Associated Re-
formed Presbyterian.
arquebus, use har-*.
A.R.R., anno regni Regis or
Reginss (in the year of the
King's or Queen's reign)
(s.caps.).
arr., arranged, arrive, -ed,
-es, -als.
arrectis auribus (Lat.),
with ears erect.
arriere\-garde (Fr. f.),
rearguard; -pensee,
a mental reservation,
pi -s.
arriv/e, -ed f -es, -als;
abbr. arr.
" Arrows of the Chace,
by Ruskin, not Chase.
A.R.S.A., Associate of the
Royal Scottish Academy,
Associate of the Royal
Society of Arts.
arsenic*, symbol As *.
ars est celare ariem
(Lat.), the art is to conceal
art.
A.R.S.Ij., Associate of the
Royal Society of Litera-
ture ; A.R.S.M., ditto
School of Mines (now
Royal College of Science).
art., article, artificial, ar-
tillery, artist.
"Artemis Prologizes",
by R. Browning.
Arthez, dep. Basses- Py-
renees.
Arthies,dep. Seine-et-Oise.
arthropod/*, pi. -s*, Lat.
pi. -a*.
artichaut (Fr. m.), arti-
choke.
article, abbr. art.
article de fond (Fr. m.),
newspaper leading article.
articles of roup (Sc. law).
conditions of sale.
articles (titles of), when
cited, to be roman double-
quoted.
artificial, abbr. art.
artificialize*, o*-ise.
artillery, abbr. A., or
art.
artisan *, not -zan.
artist*, " one who practises,
or is skilled in any art "
(O.E.D.) ; abbr. art.
artiste*, "a public per-
former who appeals to the
aesthetic faculties, also one
whomakesa 'fineart' of his
employment" (O.E.D.).
Use artist (not ital.).
artist's proof, see proofs
of engravings.
A.R..TJ., American Railway
Union.
Arundel (Earl of}.
Arundell of Wardour
(Baron).
Arva, Cavan, not Arvagh.
A.R.W.S., Associate of
the Royal Water-Colour
Society.
Aryan*, Indo-European,
not -ian.
A.S., Academy of Science;
assistant-secretary.
A.-S., Anglo-Saxon.
A.S., anno salutis (in the
year of salvation) (s.caps. ).
As., Asia, -n, -tic.
As*, arsenic.
A.S.A., American Statis-
tical Association.
asafcetida*, not ass-.
Asbjornsen (P. C.), 1812-
85, Norwegian writer.
A.S.C., Army Service
Corps; A.Sc., Associate
in Science ; A.S.C.E.A.,
American Society of Civil
Engineers and Architects.
ASCENDANCE ASSEMBLIES
ascendan/ce *, -cy*, -t*,
not -ence, -cy, -t.
Ascension Day (caps.,
two words).
uscititious, use adsci-*.
Asclepiad*, not Ask-.
A.S.E., Amalgamated So-
ciety of Engineers.
"as follows: " (colon,
dash only before new
paragraph).
A.S.G.B., Aeronautical So-
ciety of Great Britain.
Ashanti, W. Afr., not -ee.
Ashby - de - la - Zouch,
Leicester (hyphens).
ashlar* (arch.), not -er.
ashore* (one word).
ash-pit* (hyphen).
Ash- Wednesday (hyp.).
Asia/, -n, -tic, abbr. As.
as in praesenti (Lat.), a
tnemona technica of rudi-
ments.
A.S.M.E.,AmericanSociety
of Mechanical Engineers.
Asnieres, Paris suburb ;
pron. an'gair.
Asola, Lombardy ; pron.
as'6-la.
Asolo, Venetia ; pron.
as'6-l<3.
A.S.P., Astronomical So-
ciety of the Pacific; Fr.
accepte sous protet (ac-
cepted under protest).
A.S.P.C.A., American So-
ciety for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals.
asper*, Gr. breathing (').
asperge (Fr. f.), asparagus.
asperges *, holy - water
sprinkler.
asphalt*, not -e.
aspic*, apoisonousserpent,
the great lavender, a
savoury jelly, a piece of
light ordnance.
A.S.R.S., Amalgamated So-
ciety of Railway Servants.
assaicetida, use as a-*.
assagai*, not asse-, hasse-.
assai/lant, in Fr.m. -llant.
assassin*.
assault-at-arms (not of).
Ass.- Com.- Gen., Assist-
ant-Commissary-General.
assegai, use assagai*.
Assemblies, National
and Federal :
America, U.S.A. Con-
gress (Senate and House
of Representatives).
Australia : each Colony
and the Common-
wealth Legislative
Council and Legisla-
tive Assembly.
Austria Reichsrat (Up-
per and Lower House).
Belgium Senate and
Chamber of Represent-
atives.
Brazil General Assem-
bly (Senate and Cham-
ber of Deputies).
Bulgaria Sobranje.
Canada Parliament
(Senate and House of
Commons).
China The Grand Cab-
inet, Grand Secretariat,
and the seven Boards.
Denmark Rigsdag
(Landsting and Folke-
ting).
France Senate and
Chamber of Deputies.
Germany Reichstag and
Bundesrat ; Landtag
(Prussia and other
States).
Great Britain Parlia-
ment (House of Lords,
House of Commons").
Greece House of Re-
presentatives and the
Boule.
Holland Staats-General
(First Chamber, Second
Chamber)
Hungary Reichstag
(House of Magnates,
House of Represent-
atives).
Japan Imperial Diet
(consisting of two
Houses).
18
ASSEMBLIES ASTRONOMY
Assemblies, National
and Federal (cow/.):
Norway Storthing( Lag-
thing and Odelsthing).
Portugal Cortes (House
of Peers, House of Dep-
uties).
Russia Council of the
Empire and Senate.
Servia Skuptschina.
Spain Cortes (Senate
and Chamber of Dep-
uties).
Sweden Staatsrad and
Riksdag.
Switzerland Federal As-
sembly (Standerat and
Nationalrat).
Assembly (Churches of
Scotland) (cap. A).
assenter*, in law -or*.
asserter *, one who asserts.
assertor*, an advocate.
assess/able*, -or*.
assess bien(Fr.\ fairly well.
GSSiettesJ (Fr. cook. pi. f.),
plates ; vo /antes, small
entries.
assignor*, "correlative
with assignee " (O.E.D.).
Assiniboia, Canada, not
Assinn-.
assistant, abbr. asst.
assist/er*, in law -or*.
assizer*, not -ser, -sor, -zor.
assizes* (law), pi. form
usual.
assoc., 'associate, -ion;
Assoc.Inst.C.E., Asso-
ciate of the Institution of
Civil Engineers ; Assoc.
M.Inst.C.E., Associate
Member, ditto (offic.
abbrs.) ; Assoc.Sc., As-
sociate in Science.
asst., assistant.
A.S.S.U., American Sun-
day School Union.
assuager*, not -or.
Assuan, Egypt, not the
many variations.
assurance*, "the present
usage is to differentiate
life assurance, and fire
and marine insurance"
(O.E.D.).
assurer*, " he who, or that
which, gives assurance "
(O.E.D.).
assuror*, " an under-
writer" (O.E.D.).
Assyr., Assyrian.
assythment* (Sc. law),
action for damages.
a-starboard (hyphen).
asterisk, in this work sig-
nifies spelling used in
the "Oxford English
Dictionary " ; in college
lists of members, de-
ceased ; at end of news-
paper advts., paid ; in
R.C. Church books di-
vides each verse into
' two parts, and marks the
responses ; (typ.) in sig-
natures, the cancels, cut-
offs, or third pages.
Asti, It. red wine.
astonied * (Bib.), be-
wildered.
astr., astronomy, -er.
Astrabad, Persia.
Astrakhan*, no/-chan.
astrol., astrology, -er.
Astronomer Royal
(caps., no hyphen).
astronomy, abbr. astr.;
planetary signs :
Sun, ; Moon, new, $ ;
Moon, first quarter, ]) ;
Moon, full, O 5 Moon, last
quarter, {[ ; Mercury, $ ;
Venus, $ ; Earth, ;
Mars, $ ; Jupiter, I/ ;
Saturn, fj 5 Uranus, 1$. ;
Neptune, ^ ; asteroids in
order of discovery, (
@, etc.; fixed star,
or % ; conjunction, C> > op-
position, ; ascending
node, S3; descending node,
8-
zodiacal signs :
Aries, T ; Taurus, Q ;
Gemini, n ; Cancer, 05 ;
2*
ASTRONOMY AUNTIE
astronomy (COM/.).
Leo, & ; Virgo, IT? ;
Libra, ; Scorpio, Tl\ ;
Sagittarius, f ; Capri-
cornus, YJ ; Aquarius, $ ;
Pisces, K-
Asturias, Spain, not to
be preceded by "the."
A.T. (Ger.), Altes Testa-
ment (the Old ).
at., atomic.
Atahualpa, the last Inca.
atar, use attar*.
Atchin,Sumatra, use Ach-.
atelier *, studio (not ital.).
Athabasca, Canada ; abbr.
Ath.
a'thegither (Scotscolloq.).
atheize*, o/-ise.
Atheling*, wo/Aeth-.
Athenaeum *.
Athol, Canada, New Zea-
land.
Atholl (Duke of).
Atl., Atlantic.
Atlas* (arch.), pi. At-
lantes*.
atonable*, not -cable.
a tort et a travers (Fr.),
at random.
a tout] prendre (Fr.), on
the whole; prix,
at any price.
atra ci/ra(Lat.), black care.
a travers (Fr.), across.
A.T.S., American Temper-
ance Society, American
Tract Society, Associate
of Theological Study.
ats. (law), at suit of.
attache/*, pi. -s (not ital.).
attainer*, not -or.
attar* (as of roses), not
atar, otto, ottar.
Att.-Gen., Attorney-Gen-
eral.
Attic salt*, delicate wit
(cap. A).
attitudinize*, not -ise.
attorn* (law), to transfer.
attorney, abbr. atty.
Attorney- General, abbr.
A.-G., or Att.-Gen.
attractor*, not -er.
Atwood's machine (phy-
sics), not Att-.
at. wt., atomic weight.
Au, aurum (gold).
A.U.A., American Unit-
arian Association.
auberge* (Fr. f.), an inn;
aubergiste* (m. or f.),
inn-keeper.
Aubigne, dep. Deux-
Sevres.
Aubigny, dep. Nord.
A.U.C., anno urbis conditae (in
[the year from] the build-
ing of the city [Rome] in
754 B.C.) (s.caps.).
Auchnashellach, Ross-
shire, use Ach-.
auj contraire (Fr.), on the
contrary; courantde,
fully acquainted with ;
desespoir, in despair.
audi alteram partem
(Lat.), hear the other
side!
Auditor-General, abbr.
Aud.-Gen.
au fait* (Fr.), thoroughly
conversant with.
Auflagel (Ger.f.), an unal-
tered edition; pl.-n (cap. ).
au fond (Fr.), at the bot-
tom.
Aug., August.
aug., augmentative.
Augean* (cap.).
aught*, anything (see also
nau-).
au\ grand serieux (Fr. ) , in
all seriousness ; gra~
tin, with grated bread or
cheese.
August, abbr. Aug.
Auld lang syne.
AuldReekie*,Old Smoky,
that is Edinburgh.
Auld Robin Gray "
(Sc. ballad, 1772).
Aumale (due d').
auj mieux (Fr.), very in-
timate; nature!, in
its natural state.
auntie *, not -y.
20
ATT PIED AV.
au]p!ed de la lettre (Fr.),
literally; pis alter,
should the worst come
to the worst.
au prix coutant (Fr.), at
prime cost.
aurea me diocritas (Lat.),
the golden mean.
aureole*, a saint's " glory."
au reste (Fr.), besides.
au revoir (Fr.), till I see
you again (not ital.).
auri sacra fames (Lat),
accursed thirst for gold.
auror/a austral/is*,/^/. -SB
-es; boreal/is*, />/.-
-es.
aurum*, gold, symbol Au.
Aus., Austria, -n.
au serieu x (Fr.), seriously.
Ausgabe (Ger. f.), revised
edition -a.bbr.Ausg. (cap.).
Ausgteich, ten-year treaty
between Aus. and Hun.
Ausrufungszeichen (Ger.
typ.n.), exclamation markl
Austen(Jane), 1775-1817,
author of " Pride and
Prejudice," etc.
Austin (Alfred), 1835-,
Poet Laureate, 1896-.
Austral/ia, -ian, -asia,
-asian; abbr. Austral.
(see also Assemblies).
Austria, abbr. Aus.
Austria - Hungary, not
Austro ; in Ger. Os-
terreich-Ungarn.
Auteuil, Paris suburb,
auth., authentic, author,
-ess, -ity, -ized.
authorities at the end of
quotations, or notes :
(i) Name of author in
roman lower-case.
(a) Name of book in roman
lower-case double-quot-
ed; andifoneof a series,
the series should be
double-quoted.
Act and scene iii. 4.
Act, scene, and line
iv. 3. 45.
Book iii.
authorities, etc. (cont.}.
Book and line iii. 25.
Book, chapter, section,
and paragraph
If n. 3> 1T 4-
Canto xv.
Chapter xiv.
Chapter and verse, u. 34.
Chapter, section, and
paragraph, vii. 3, f 4.
Line 1. 384.
Number and page, II, 34.
Page p. 213.
Paragraph f 68.
Part and chapter ii. 3.
Part, book, and chapter
II, iv. 12.
Part, canto, and stanza
II, iv. 12.
Section 5.
Stanza st. 18.
Volume and chapter, IV, vi.
Volume and page, III, 32.
Volume, part, section, and
paragraph I, i. 2, f 6.
authorize*, not -ise.
Authorized Version* (of
Bible) (caps.); abbr. A. V.
autochthon/*, a son of the
soil ; pi. -s*.
auto-da-fe* (Port.), pi
autos-da-fe*; (Sp.)
de *.
automat/on*, pi -a *.
automobil/e, -ist.
autonomize*, not -ise.
autonym*,a book published
under author's real name.
autore (It.), author ; abbr.
aut.
autres temps, autres
moeurs (Fr. ), other times,
other manners.
autumn (not cap.).
auxabois (Fr.), to extrem-
ities, at bay.
auxiliary, abbr. auxil.
Auxiliary Forces (caps.).
A.V., Artillery Volunteers,
Authorized Version (of
Bible).
a. v., annos vixit (he, or she,
lived so many years).
av., average.
AVA AZYME
ava, Hawaian intoxicant,
use kava *.
avails-courier*, in Fr. m.
-courtier or -cowr/ewr,
fern, -ease, a forerunner ;
-garde*, (f.) the ad-
vanced guard; -- propos
(m.), preface, pi. same
(hyphens).
av. C. (It.), az/tf Cm/o
(B.C.).
A.V.iD., Army Veterinary
Department.
avdp., avoirdupois.
Ave Maria*, Ave Mary *
(Hail, Mary !);abbr.A.M.
aventurine*, not -in, avan-
turine.
Avenue, abbr. Ave.
average, abbr. av.
averse to *, not front.
avertible*, no/ -able.
avertissement (Fr.
notice, warning.
avid*, greedy.
Avignon, dep. Vaucluse.
a vinculo matrimonii
(Lat.), full divorce.
avizandum* (Sc. law), for
consideration, not avis-.
avocet*, a bird, not -set.
m.),
avoirdupois*, abbr. avdp.
a/ volont6(Yr.\ at pleasure;
votre sante! here's
to your health !
avril (Fr. m.), April (not
cap.).
avvocalo del diaboio
(It.), devil's advocate.
aweel* (Scots colloq.).
aweing*, not awi-.
awesome *, not aws-.
ax., axiom.
axe, usual, but ax *.
axe (Fr. m.), axis,
ay/ *, always ; pron. a.
ayah *, nurse.
aye*, yes; pron. i, pi. ayes.
Aylesbury, Bucks (see
also Ail-).
A.Y.M., Ancient York
Mason.
Ayr, Scotland.
Ayre (Point of), Isle oi
Man.
az.. azure.
Azof (Sea of), not -off,
-ov.
Azrael (Moham.), the angel
of death,
azyme*, Jewish Passover
cake.
A NOTES
A NOTES
B. BAILER
B
B.. Bachelor, Baron, Basso,
Bay, the second in a
series, all proper names
with this initial.
B (chem.), boron, (chess)
bishop.
b., base, born, brother,
(cricket) bowled also byes,
(naut.) blue sky.
b (compass), by.
B.A., Bachelor of Arts,
British Academy, A-
merica, Association.
Ba (chem.), barium.
Bab. (bot), Babington.
Babcock & Wilcox,
engineers.
Babington (C. C.), 1808-
95, botanist ; abbr. Bab.
babiroussa*, a wild hog,
not baby-, -russa.
baboo*, Indian title, not
babu.
baboon*, fern, babuina *.
baccara*, a card game, not
-ah, -at.
Bach, the musical family,
not Bache.
Bacharach*, aRhinewine.
Bachelier es\ lettres
(Fr.), Bachelor of Letters,
abbr. B.esL.; sci-
ences, ditto Science, B.
&S S* (no hyphens).
Bachelier (Irving),
1859-, Amer. writer.
Bachelor/, abbr. B.*; of
Agriculture, B.Agr. ;
Architecture, B.-
Arch. ; Arts, B.A. ;
Civil Engineering,
B.C.E. ; Civil Law,
B.C.L.; Divinity,
B.D. ; Engineering,
B.E., or B.Eng. ; -
Law, B.L. ; Laws,
B.LL. ; Letters,
B.Litt., or Litt.B., in
Fr. B. es L.; Medi-
cine, B.M., or M.B.
(Cambridge, T.C.D.) ;
Bachelor of Mining
Engineering, B.M.E.;
- Music, B.Mus., or
Mus. Bac. ; Science,
B.Sc., in Fr. B. es S. ;
Surgery,B.C.,B.Ch.,
or B.S.; Theology,
B.Th.
bacill/us*, //.-i*(notital.).
back (typ.), see margins.
Backhuysen (Ludolf),
1631-1708, Dutch painter.
back pages (typ.), those
on the left side of an open
book.
backwoodsman* (one
word).
Bacon (Sir Francis)
(often incorrectly Lord),
1561-1626, Baron Verulam
and Viscount St. Albans.
bacshish, use bak-
sheesh*.
bade*, past tense of bid,
not bad.
Baedeker (Karl), guide-
book publisher.
Baffin Bay, N.E. America,
not -ns, -n's.
bag/, -s, abbr. bg., bgs.
bag cap, brown paper
24 x ig 1 /., in.
Bagdad, not Bagh-.
baggage, in Fr. m. bagage.
Bagneres/ de Bigorre,
d6p. Hautes-Pyrenees ;
de Luchon, dep.
Haute-Garonne.
Bagnoles, dep. Orne.
Bagnols, dep. Card.
bagpip/e* (not -s), -er*
(one word).
B.Agr. (U.S.A.), Bachelor
of Agriculture.
BaifiB, Naples.
bailer* (naut.), one who
bails water out ; (cricket)
BAILIE BANGKOK
a ball which rises to the
bails (see also bailor).
bailie* (Scot.), an alder-
man ; bailiery*, jurisdic-
tion of a bailie, not -iary.
Baillie (Joanna), 1762-
1851, Sc. poetess.
Baillire,Tindall,& Cox,
publishers, London.
bailor* (law), one who
delivers goods (see also
bailer).
" Baily's Magazine."
bain-marie*, a double
saucepan ; pi. bains- .
Baireuth, Bav., use Bay-.
Bairut, Syria, use Beirut.
baksheesh *(Arab.,Turk. ),
a gratuity, not the many
variations.
bal., balance.
Balaclava, not -klava.
balanceable*, not -cable.
balas*,a ruby, o/-ais, ballas.
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin,
also knitted cotton goods.
bale/, -s, abbr. bl., bis.
Baliol, an Anglo-Norman
family, not the Oxford
College Balliol.
balk*, not baulk.
Balkan Mts., Transcau-
casia, not -ban.
Bal/laarat, Victoria, use
-larat.
ballade*, medieval French
poem, also its imitation.
Ballantine (James),
1808-77, artist and poet ;
(William), 1812-86,
serjeant-at-law.
Ballantyne (James),
1772-1833; and (John),
1774-1821, Sir W. Scott's
printers and publishers ;
Press, founded 1796,
named after Sir W. Scott's
printers ; (R. M.),
1825-94, writer for boys.
Ballarat, Victoria, not
-aarat.
ballet* ; ballet] d' action
(Fr. m.), ballet combining
action and dancing;
divertissement, ballet
entertainment.
Balliol College, Oxford
(see also Bali-).
ballon d'essai (Fr. m.), a
"feeler" of any kind.
ballot/*, -ed*, -ing*.
ballot (Fr. m.), a small bale.
ball-room* (hyphen).
Ballsbridge, Dublin (one
word).
bal pare (Fr. m.), fancy-
dress ball.
Baltimore, abbr. Bait.
Baluchi, a native of Balu-
chistan, not Be-, Bi-.
Balzac (Honors de),
1799-1850, Fr. writer;
(J. L. O.), 1597-1654,
Fr. writer.
ban*, governor of Croatia
and Slavonia.
banlal(Fr. ),/>/. -aux,fem.
-ale, pi. -ales, common-
place.
banalite (Fr. f.), a common-
place.
Banco Regis (LatJ, on the
King's Bench.
Bancusj Communium
Placitorum (Lat.),Court
of Common Pleas ; Re-
ginas, Queen's Bench ;
Superior, King's Bench,
abbr. Bane* Sup.
Band (Ger.m.),avolume,/>/.
Bande ; abbr. Bd., pi.
Bde.
bandanna*, a handker-
chief, not -ana.
bandbox* (one word), net
banbox.
Banddeckel (Ger. m.), a
book cover ; lose ,
loose covers.
B. & F. B. S., British and
Foreign Bible Society.
bandit/*,/)/, -s*.
bandoleer*, a belt for cart-
ridges, not -alier, -elier,
-ilier.
bang,Indianhemp,sbh-*.
Bangalore, India.
Bangkok, not Bankok.
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BANIAN BARTOLOMMEO
banian/, tree, s*ban-
yan*.
banjo/*, pi -s.
bank, abbr. bk.
banking, abbr. bkg.
bank-note* (hyphen).
banneret* (law), a knight
made on the field of battle,
bannerette*, a small ban-
ner.
bannimus* (law), expul-
sion from a university.
banns*, wo* bans,
banquet/*, -ed*, -ing*.
banquette* (Fr. f.), front
seat of a diligence,
banyan* (bot.), not -ian,
banyan-tree.
bap., baptized.
Baptist, abbr. Bapt.
baptistery*, no f -try.
baptize*, mrt-ise.
Bar, called to the (cap.).
bar., barley-corn, baro-
meter.
Bariatynsky(J. A.), 1631-
1708, Russian poet.
Barbados, not -oes, abbr.
Barb.
barbarize*, o/-ise.
Barbary, W. Africa,
barberry *, not ber-.
barbette *, gun platform.
barbju (Fr.), fern. -lie,
bearded.
arne(Fr.f.),brill,alsodab.
barcarole*, boatman's
song, not -lie.
B. Arch. (U.S. A.), Bachelor
of Architecture.
Bareilly, India, not -eli.
bargain/er*, a haggler;
-or* (law), the seller.
Baring-Gould (Rev. S.),
1834-, writer (hyphen).
baritone * (mus. ), not
bary-.
barium*, symbol Ba.
bark (naut.), use barque,
bark/entine, ws^barqu- *.
Barkston, Yorks.
Barkstone, Lines,
barley-corn* (hyphen) ;
abbr. bar.
Barmecide*, one who
offers imaginary things,
not -acide.
Barmston, Durham.
Barnaby-bright *, bt .
Barnabas' Day, n June.
baro/graph*, a recording
barometer ; -gram *, the
record ; -logy*, science
of weight; -meter*,
abbr. bar. ; -motor,
motor worked by hand or
foot.
Baron, cap. with English
name; I.e. foreign; abbr.B.
baronl (Fr.), fern. -ne.
baron and feme (law),
husband and wife.
Baronet, abbr. Bart.
barouche*, four-wheeled
carriage, not baru-.
barque (U.S.A. bark),
full-rigged ship, but with
fore-and-aft mizen ; abbr.
bque.
barquentine *, three-mast-
ed vessel with foremast
only square-rigged, not
-antine, barke-.
barr., barrister. M
barrad *, the Irish conical
cap.
barrage*, a dam.
barrator*, one who incites
to litigation, not -ater,
-etor.
barrel/, -s, abbr. bl., bis.
barrel/led*, -ling*.
barrico/*, a small cask; pi.
-es.
Barrie (J. M.), 1860-,
writer.
barrister, abbr. barr.
Barrow- in-Furness (hy-
phens).
Bart., Baronet.
Barthelemy- Saint-Hil-
aire (Jules), 1805-95,
statesman, Orientalist.
Bartholomew Day, 24
August (caps., two words,
not St.).
Bartolommeo (Fra),
1475-1517, It. painter.
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BARTOLOZZI BAYLIS
Bartolozzi (Francesco),
1727-1813, engraver.
Baruch (Apocr.), no abbr.
bar/uche, use -ouche*.
barytone, use bari-*.
basan*, bark-tanned sheep-
skin, not baz-.
6asft/en*(Fr.m.),a "blue-
stocking."
base, abbr. b.
base-ball*, U.S. national
game (hyphen unusual in
America).
bashaw, use pasha*.
Bashkirtseff (Marie C.),
1860-84, diarist.
basil*, sheepskin, not baz-.
basin*, a circular vessel,
not -on.
bas/is*,^/. -es*.
basket/, -s, abbr. bkt., -s.
Basle, Switz. ; in Fr. Bale ;
in Ger. Basel.
bas-relief*, HO/ bass-.
bass *, a fish, not -e.
bassinet*, a cradle, not
-ette, berceaunette.
basso}* (mus.),abbr. B. ;
profondo (It. mus.), low-
est male voice ; -r///e-
V/O*, not re-, pi. OS *.
bastard eigne (law), a
natural son.
bastard/fount (typ.), type
with the face differing
from that proper to the
size of the type body ;
title (typ.), the fly or
half-title before the full
title of a work. It should
be i-s^j picas above the
centre of the page.
bastardize*, o/-ise.
Bastion-Lepage (Jules),
1848-84, painter(hyphen).
Bastille (Fr. f.), Paris
prison.
bastille*, a fortified tower,
not -ile.
bastinado*, wo/basto-.
bataille rangee (Fr. f.), a
pitched battle.
bateau I* (Fr. m.), a light
boat, no* batt-; pi. -x*.
Bath : & Well : sig. of Bp.
of Bath and Wells (two
colons).
Bath/ brick*, bun*,
chair*, chap* (not
chop), note, folded
writing paper 8x7 inches,
stone* (cap. B).
bath/ sponge*, towel *
(not cap.).
bathybius*, an inorganic
precipitate,
baton*, music conductor's
stick ; in Fr. m. baton.
battalion*, abbr. batt. ;
in Fr. m. bataillon.
battels*, provisions, etc., at
Oxford University.
Battenberg (Princess H.
of), not -burg.
batterie de cuisine (Fr.
f.), a set of cooking
utensils.
battery, abbr. batt.
Batthyani, noble Hun-
garian family.
battle*, in Fr. f. bataille.
battledore*, not -door,
battle-field* (hyphen).
battleship (one word).
battrella campagne (Fr.),
to beat about the bush ;
le pave, to loaf about,
battue *,shooting(notital.).
Batum, Russia, not -oum.
baulk, use balk*.
Baur (P. C.), 1792-1860,
theologian.
Bavaria/, -n, abbr. Bav. ;
in Ger. Bayern.
bawbee *(Sc.), halfpenny,
not bau-.
Bay, when with name
cap. ; abbr. B.
bayadere *, Hindu dancing
girl.
Bayard (Pierre de Ter-
rail, Chevalier de).
i-HS-rS^, "The Knight
without fear and without
reproach."
Bayeux tapestry.
Baylis (T. H.), 1817-,
writer.
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BAYLISS BEDEL
Baylisa (Sir Wyke),
l8 35~> painter.
bayonet/*, -ed*, -ing*.
Bayreuth, Bavaria, not
Bai- (see also Beirut).
bazaar*, in Fr. m. bazar.
bazan, use bas-*.
bazil, sheepskin, use'bsiB-*.
B.B.C., Base-ball Club.
B.C., Bachelor of Surgery,
Bad Character, Board of
Control, British Colum-
bia; B.C., before Christ
(s.caps.), year to precede,
as 41 B.C. : the reverse
of A.D., as A.D. 1900;
B.Ch., Bachelor of Sur-
gery ; B.C.E., ditto
of Civil Engineering ;
B.C.Ii., ditto of Civil
Law ; B.C.S., Bengal
Civil Service.
B.D., Bachelor of Divinity ;
Bd., Ger. Band (a
volume) ; bd., board,
bond, bound ; Bde. (Ger. ),
Ba'nde (volumes) ; bdl.,
bdls., bundle, -s; bds.,
(bound in) boards.
B.E., Bachelor of Engi-
neering ; Be (chenr.),
beryllium ; b.e., bill of
exchange.
Beach (Sir Michael
Hicks) (now Viscount St.
Aldwyn), 1837-, states-
man (hyphen not used by
him).
bear* (Stock Exchange),
speculator for a fall.
bearskin*, military cap
(one word).
beastings, use bee-*.
beasts of the chase (law),
buck, doe, fox, marten,
roe; ditto forest (law),
boar, hare, hart, hind,
wolf; ditto warren (law),
cony and hare ; ditto of
venery (law) are " beasts
of the forest."
beatss memoriae (Lat.),
of blessed memory; abbr.
B.M.
Beata\ Maria, or Virgo
(Lat.), the Blessed Virgin ;
abbr. B.M. , or B.V.
beau- fits (Fr. m.), son-in-
law ; without hyphen,
beautiful son.
beau- ideal*, model of
excellence (hyphen, no
accent, not ital.).
beauidealize*, not -ise
(one word).
Beaujolais, a Burgundy
wine.
beau-monde*, the fashion-
able world.
Beaune, a Burgundy wine.
beaul rdle (Fr. m.), a fine
part ; sabreur, dash-
ing cavalryman.
beauseant, Knights Temp-
lars' standard (not cap.).
beaux] esprits (Fr. pi.
m.), wits, sing. be!
esprit ; yeux, good
looks.
becafico, s*becc-*.
becarre (Fr. mus. m.), the
natural sign ft.
becasse (Fr. f.), a wood-
cock.
btcassine (Fr. f.), a
snipe.
beccafico/*, pi. -es, bird,
not beca-.
bechamel (Fr. f.), a white
sauce.
beche-de-mer *, the tre-
pang Holothuria edulis.
Bechstein (F. W. K.),
pianoforte maker ;
(J.M.), 1757-1822, nat.
Bechuanaland,/row. bek-
(one word).
Becket (a), see a Becket.
Beckett, family name of
Baron Grimthorpe.
Becquerel (A. E.), 1820-
91, Fr. physicist.
bedaw/een, -i, -in, use
bedouin*.
Beddgelert, Carnarvon.
bedel*, Oxford official form
of beadle ; at Cambridge
bedell*.
BEDFORDSHIRE BENEDICT
Bedfordshire, abbr. Beds
(no point).
bedouin/*, a desert Arab,
not the many variations ;
pi. -s.
bed/owy, use -ouin*.
bedroom* (one word).
Beds, Bedfordshire.
bed/uin, use -ouin*.
beer firkin, abbr. b.f.
beerhouse (law), where
beer is sold to be drunk
on or off the premises.
beershop (law), where
beer is sold to be drunk
q^the premises.
Bees (St.), theological col-
lege (no apos.).
Beesly (Prof. E. Spen-
cer), 1831-, writer.
beestings*, first milk from
a mammal, not bea-, bie-.
Beethoven (Ludwig
van, not von), 1770-1827,
composer, divide Bee-
thoven ; pron. bat'5-fn.
beetling* (Sc.), beating of
clothes with a beetle.
befall*, not -al.
Beghard*, a mendicant
brother; fern. Beguine*.
Beglerbeg*, high Ottoman
governor.
Beguine/*, a mendicant
sister, not -uin ; pi. -S.
behemoth*, Biblical animal.
behoof* (noun), benefit.
behove* (verb), to be
necessary for, not -oove.
Behring Isle, Sea, and
Strait, use Bering .
beigebunden(Ger.\ bound
in (with something else) ;
abbr. beigeb.
beignet (Fr. m.), a fritter.
Beilage (Ger. typ. f.), ad-
dition, supplement (cap.).
Beirut, Syria, not Ba-,
Beyrout (see also Bay-
reuth).
bekko-ware, Chinese
pottery (hyphen).
bet air (Fr. m.), good de-
portment.
Belalp, Switz. (one word).
Bel and the Dragon
(Apocr.), no abbr.
el<"
beldam*, a hag, not -e.
bell esprit (Fr. m.), a
brilliant wit, pi. beaux
esprits; etage, the
first floor, not belle .
Belgique (Fr. f.), Belgium ;
beige, Belgian (not cap.).
Belg/ium, -ian, -ic, abbr.
Belg. (see a/so Assem-
blies).
believable*, not -cable.
belladonna *(bot), deadly
nightshade (one word).
belle* (not ital.).
belle j amie (Fr. f.), female
friend ; assemblee *,
fashionable gathering ;
-de-nuit(bot.}, marvel of
Peru ; filte, daughter-
in-law ; without hyphen,
beautiful girl.
Belle Isle, Newfoundland.
Belleisle, Fermanagh.
Belle-Isle-en-Mer, dep.
Morbihan (hypKens).
belief-mere (Fr.f.),mother-
in-law, stepmother; with-
out hyphen, beautiful
mother; znort, natural
death ; passion *, the
tender passion.
belles-lettres*, literature,
is plural (hyphen).
Bel/oochee, -uchi, use
Baluchi.
belvedere* (It.), a raised
building, not belvi- ; pron.
bel-ve-deer / (not ital.).
Ben Bui, near Inveraray.
Ben Buie, Sound of Mull.
bene decessit (Lat.), he
died naturally.
Benedic (liturg.), canticle
from Psalm ciii.
Benedicite*, the "Song of
the Three Children."
benedicite I * bless you !
Benedick, in " Much Ado
about Nothing."
Benedict*, a newly-mar-
ried man.
BENEDICT B. ES S.
Benedict Biscop, 628-90,
Anglo-Saxon Churchman.
Benedictus*, the fifth
movement of the Mass.
belief esse (Lat.), well-
being ; exeat, certifi-
cate of good character.
benefactor*, not -er.
beneficiaire (Fr. m.), the
recipient of a benefit.
benefici'lum, an ecclesias-
tical living ; pi. -a.
benefit/*, -ed*, -ing*.
benej merenti (Lat.), to
the well-deserving ;
meritus, having well
deserved, pi. merit!.
benet*, R.C. Order (see also
bennet).
bene vale (Lat.), farewell,
abbr. b. v. ; vobis I
prosperity to you !
ben flccato (It.), well
established.
B.Eng., Bachelor of Eng-
ineering.
Bengali/*, native, also of,
Bengal, not -ee, pi. -s;
abbr. Beng.
Benjamin, abbr. B., or
Benj.
Ben/ Lawers, Perth ;
Macdhui, Aberdeen.
Bennet, fam. name of Earl
of Tankerville.
bennet*, a grass (see also
benet).
Ben Rhydding, Yorks.
benthal *, ocean depths
exceeding 6000 feet.
Bentham (O.), 1800-84,
bot. ; abbr. Benth.
ben trovato (It.), well
invented.
Ben/ Venue, Vrackie,
Perth (two words).
ben venuto (It.), welcome.
Benvoirlich, Perth (one
word).
benzene*, o/-ine.
benzol*, not -e.
benzoline *.
" Beowulf," Anglo-Saxon
epic.
bequeather*, a testator,
berberry, use bar-*.
berceau (Fr. m.), cradle.
berceaunette, use bassi-
net*.
berceuse, a cradle song,
bereavement*, o/-vment.
Bergj(Ger. m.), a mountain ;
pi. -e (cap.).
Bergamask*, native of
Bergamo, Lombardy.
bergamot*, not bur-.
Bergerac, a town, also
wine made there ;
(Savinien Cyrano de),
1620-55.
beriberi*, tropical disease,
not -ria (one word).
Bering Isle, Sea, and
Strait, not Beh-, -ings.
Berk, (bot.), Berkeley.
Berks, Berkshire.
Bernard (Claude), 1813-
78, physiologist.
Berne, Swiss canton and
town ; in Ger. Bern.
Berners(Dame Juliana),
wrote "Boke of St.
Albans," first ed. 1486.
Bernhardt(Rosine, called
" Sarah " ), 1 844-, actress.
Bernoulli, family of math.,
not -illi.
bernouse, use burnous*,
Arab cloak.
bersaglier/e (It.), a rifle-
man ; pi. -i.
berth* (naut.), o/bi-.
Berthelot (P. E. M.),
1827-1907, Fr. chemist;
pron. bert'lo.
Berthollet (count C. L.),
1748-1822, Fr. chemist.
beryllium*, symbol Be.
Berzelius (J. J., baron),
1779-1848, chemist.
B. es A., now B. es L.
Besancon, dep. Doubs.
bes-antler, use bez-
antler*.
B. es L. (Fr.), Bachelier
es lettres (Bachelor of
Letters) ; B. es S., ditto
sciences (no hyphens).
BESO BIGELOW
besol las manos (Sp.), " I
kiss the hands" (frequent-
ly said or written) ;
Jos pies, "I kiss the
feet."
Bessbrook, Co. Armagh.
Besses o' th* Barn, town
near Manchester.
bestialize*, o/-ise.
bestrew*, not -ow.
Bestltur*, government in
Dutch-speaking S. Africa.
bete fFr.), stupid.
Betelgeux (astr.), red star
in Orion, not -euse.
bete noire (Fr. f.), an object
of aversion, not noir.
betise (Fr. f.), stupidity,
betony* (hot.), not bett-.
better*, one who bets, not
-or.
Bettws-y-Coed, Carnar-
von (hyphens),
bevel/*, -led*, -ling*.
Beverley, Yorks.
Beverly, Mass., U.S.A.
bevy*, proper word for a
company of ladies, larks,
maidens, quails, or roes,
bewet*, leather attaching
bell to hawk, not -it.
Bexleyheath, Kent (one
word, " P.O. Guide ).
bey* (Turk.), a governor,
bey lie*, jurisdiction of a
bey, not -ik.
Beyrout, use Beirut,
bezant*, gold coin, not by-.
bez-antler*,of deer's horn,
not bes-, bis- (hyphen),
bezel*, a slope, o/-il, basil.
b.f., beer firkin,
bg., bgs., bag, -s.
B'ham., Birmingham.
bhang*, Ind. hemp, notba-.
bheesty*, Indian water-
carrier, not -ie.
b.h.p., brake horse-power.
B.I., British India.
Bi* (chem.), bismuth,
biannual*, half-yearly, but
biennial*, two-yearly,
bias/*, -ed*, -ing*.
Bib., Bible, -ical.
bibl., bibhotheca (library).
Bible, abbr. Bib. (cap.%
(See also authorities,
quotations.)
Bible - Text
a size of type as above, four
and a half lines to the inch
(hyphen).
" Biblia Pauperum "
(caps.).
Biblical (cap.), abbr. Bib.
bibliOgraaf(Dutch\ biblio-
grapher, Ger. m. Biblio-
graph, Fr. m. biblio-
graphe.
bibliograph/er, -ic, -ical,
-y; abbr. biblio?.
bibliopegy*, bookbinding.
bibllojtheca* (Lat.), a li-
brary ; -thecaire ( Fr. m. ),
a librarian ; -theque *
(Fr. f.), a library.
Bibliotbekl (Ger. f.), a
library ; -ar (m.), a
librarian (caps.).
Bictre, asylum near Paris.
Bickleigh, Devon.
Bickley, Cheshire, Kent.
bidder *, one who bids.
bider*, one who bides or
remains.
bidet*, bath, o/-ette.
blen aim' 6 (Fr.}, fem.
-ee, well- beloved ; bien\
Chaussl6,fetn. -ee, neat-
ly-booted; entendu,
of course; gant\e t fem.
-ee, well-gloved.
biennial *, two-yearly,
(bot.) ,but biannual"*,
half-yearly.
biennium, a two-year
period.
bienseance (Fr. f.), pro-
priety.
biere (Fr. f.), beer, bier.
biestings, use bee-*.
biffe (Fr.), cancelled.
bigarreau*, white-heart
cherry, not -aroon.
Bigelow (E.B.), 1814-79,
machinist ; (Jacob),
1787-1879, botanist;
BIGELOW BISQUE
(John), 1817-, writer;
Bigelow (Mr. and Mrs.
Poultney), Amer.
writers.
"Biglow Papers (The),"
1848, '68, by J.R.Lowell.
bigot/*, -ed*.
bijou/*, a "gem"; pi. -x*.
bilberry*, wo* bill-.
bilbo/ *, a fetter ; pi. -es *.
Bilborough, Notts.
Bilbrough, Yorks.
Bilderdijk (Willem),
1756-1831, Dutch poet,
philologist.
Bill (parliamentary) (cap.).
bills vera (law), a true bill.
billet/*, -ed*, -ing*.
billet-doux* (Fr. m.), a
love letter; pi. billets
(hyphens).
billiards, in Fr. m. billard.
billion* (Eng., Ger.), a mil-
lion millions;(Fr., U.S.A.),
a thousand millions.
bill of/ exchange, abbr.
b.e. ; lading, abbr.
B/Jj. (printed six to a
sheet on folio post) ;
sale, abbr. b.s.
Bilston, Staffs.
Bilstone, Leicester.
biltong*, sun-dried meat
Biluchi, use Bal-.
bimeridian*, recurring at
midday and midnight.
bimetall/ic*, -ism *, -ist *.
bimillenary*, a period of
2000 years.
bindery*, a bookbinder's
establishment.
Bindestrich (Ger. typ. m.),
the hyphen.
binding, see various head-
ings.
binnacle* (naut.), a com-
pass-stand.
binocle*, a field-glass.
binocular*, a field-glass.
Binstead, I. of Wight.
Binsted, Alton, Hants.
biograph/er, -ic, -ical,-y;
abbr. biog.
biolog/y, -ical ; abbr. biol.
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Bipont/*, -ine*, books
printed at Bipontium
(Zweibrucken), Bavaria.
bird-cage * (hyphen).
bird's-eye view*.
Birmingham, abbr.
B'ham.
Birnam, Perth, immortal-
ized in " Macbeth."
Birstal, Yorks.
Birstall, Leicester.
birth (naut.), use be-*.
birthplace, abbr. bpl.
6/s* (Fr., It., Lat.), twice.
bis., bissextile.
bisantler, use bez- *.
Biscayan, abbr. Bisc.
Bischof (K. G.), 1792-
1870, chem., geol.
Bischoff (T.L.W.), 1807-
82, anatomist.
bis dat qui cito dat(Lat.\
he gives twice who gives
quickly.
Bishop, abbr. Bp. ; (chess)
B.
Bishop in partibus infi-
delium, R.C. Bishop in
diocese of unbelievers.
bishop's length* (paint-
ing), canvas 58x94 in.,
half ditto 45 x 56 in.
Bishop's Stortiord, Herts
(apos.).
Bishopsteignton, Devon
(one word).
Bishopston, Glos, War-
wick, Wilts, Glam.
Bishopstone, Berks,
Hereford, Sussex, Wilts.
Bishop's Waltham,
Hants (apos.).
Bishopthorpe, residence
ofAbp.ofYork(oneword).
bisk*, a rich soup (not ital.)
(see also bisque).
Bismarck (O. E. L.,
Fiirst von), 1815-98, not
-a'rk.
bismillah* (Arab.), "in
the name of God," not biz-.
bismuth*, symbol Bi*.
bisque* (tennis) (not ital.)
(see also bisk) .
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BISSEXTILE BLOTTESQUE
bissextile, abbr. bis.
bistre *, pigment, not
-er.
bit* (U.S.A.), ia l L cents,
bitt/* (naut.), />/. -s.
bitter end (naut.), the
end of a rope loose after
belaying.
bitumin/ize*, -ous*.
bivouac/*, -ked *, -king *.
bizarre* (not ital.).
Bizet (Georges), 1838-75,
French composer.
Bjornson (Bjorn-
stjerne), 1832-1910,
Norwegian writer.
bk., bank, book; bkg.,
banking ; bkt., bkts.,
basket, -s.
B.L., Bachelor of Law,
breech-loader, -ing ; B/L,
bill of lading ; bl., bis.,
bale, -s, barrel, -s.
blabber*, to chatter, not
bio-.
Blackburne (J. H.),
1842-, chess player.
Black Friars, Leics.
Blackfriars, London.
Black Friday, n May,
1866.
black game*, male black-
cock *, fern, grey-hen *.
fclariblettet* (tgp.), a ^2
tgpe, as tfjis.
Blackmoor, Hants.
Blackmore, Essex ;
(R.D.), 1825-1900, writer.
Blackrock, Brecon, Cork,
Co. Dublin, Louth.
Black Hod*, abbr. for
" Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod."
blacks *(typ.), when spaces
print.
blaeberry, Sc./orbil-*.
Blaenau Festiniog, not
Blainiau or Ffe-.
blague]* (Fr. f.), humbug;
-l/r(m.), hoaxer.
Blairadam, Kinross (one
word).
Blair-Atholl, Perth
(caps., hyphen).
Blairgowrie, Perth (one
word).
Blairs College, Aber-
deen (no apostrophe).
blameable*, wo/-mable.
blanchailles (Fr. f. pi.),
whitebait.
blanchatre (Fr.), whitish.
blanchisseuse (Fr. f.),
laundress.
blancmange* (cook.) (one
word, not ital.).
blanket/*, -ed*, -ing*.
Blantyre Works, Mid-
Lanark, a village (two
words, caps.).
blase*, surfeited with en-
joyment (not ital.).
blatant*, o/blatt-.
Blatherwick, Northants,
not -wyck.
Blaze de Bury (Ma-
dame), 1813-88, writer.
bldg., bldgs., building, -s.
B.L.E., Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers.
bleed (bookbinding), to
overcut the margins and
mutilate the printing.
bleuatre (Fr.), bluish.
bleu fonce (Fr. m.), dark-
blue.
blind/-blocking*, or
-tooling* (bookbinding),
impression by hot tools
only.
blind ^f, paragraph mark.
B.Litt., Baccalaureus Liter-
arum (Bachelor of Let-
ters, Oxford).
blizzard*, a storm, not
bliss-.
blk. (typ.), black, block, -s.
B.LL., Bachelor of Laws.
blobber, use blabber*.
Block (Maurice), 1816-,
French economist.
blond*, fair-complexion ed;
fern, blonde* (not ital.).
bloque (Fr. typ.), turned ;
caracteres bloques,
turned letters.
blottesque*, painting with
blotted touches (not ital.).
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BLOUSE BOWA
blouse*, pron. blowz, in Fr.
bluuz (not ital.).
B.L.R., breech-loading rifle.
Blubberhouses, Yorks
(one word).
Bliicher (G. L. von),
1742-1834, Field-Marshal.
blue bell* (two words).
Blue book*, governmental
(cap., two words).
blueing*, not blui-.
blueish, use bluish*,
bluejacket, R.N. sailor
(one word).
blue-printing, a photog.
process.
bluey*.
bluing, use blueing*,
bluish*, not blue-.
Blundellsands, Lanes
(one word).
Bluntschli ( J. K.), 1808-
81, jurist.
Blut and Eisen (Ger.),
blood and iron.
Blyth Bridge, Peebles.
Blythe Bridge, Staffs.
B.M., Bachelorof Medicine;
Beata Maria (the Blessed
Virgin), beatae memorise
(of blessed memory) ;
(Survey) Bench Mark ;
b.m., bene merenti (to the
well-deserving); B.M.E.,
Bachelor of Mining
Engineering ; B.Mus.,
Bachelor of Music.
B.TiT.C., Brasenose College,
Oxford.
b.O., branch office, buyer's
option.
B.O. A., British Optical
Association.
Boabdil, king of Granada.
B.O.A.F.G., British Order
of Ancient Free Gardeners.
Boanerges/*, a loud
preacher ; pi. -es*.
Board/, abbr. bd. ; of
Trade, abbr. B.O.T.
Board-school* (cap. B t
hyphen).
boatswain*, pron. bo'sn :
abbr. bos'n.
35
bob- white*, Amer. quail.
bocasin*, a fine buckram.
Boccaccio (Giovanni),
I 3i3~75> It. writer (4 c's).
Bodicote, Oxon, not Bodd-.
Bodleian Library.
body-guard * (hyphen).
Boerhaave (Herman),
1668-1738, naturalist.
Boethius (A. M. S.), A.D.
470-525, Roman states-
man.
bceuf(Fr. m.), beef.
Bogie (Colonel), of golf.
bogie*, a truck.
bogy *, ghost, not -ey.
Bohemian*, easy-living
(cap.).
Bokhara, not Bu-.
bolas/*, a lasso with two
balls ; pi. -es *.
bold-face type: as this;
indicated in MS. by wavy
underlining .
bolero*, Sp. dance.
bolivar, Bolivian dollar.
Bolivia/, -n, abbr. Bol.
bolometer*, exact heat
measurer.
bolt* (typ.), the unopened
fold of a folded sheet.
bolus/*, pi. -es*.
bombasine*, a fabric, not
-bazeen, -bazine, -bycine.
Bom. C.S., Bombay Civil
Service.
Bom. S.C., Bombay Staff
Corps.
bona (law), goods.
bon-accord*( v Sc.),goodwill.
bones notes (Lat.), meri-
torious.
bonajfide* (Lat.), genuine-
ly; fides*, good faith
(no accent) ; mobilia,
movable goods ; nota-
bilia, noteworthy things.
bonanza* (U.S.A.), good
luck.
Bonaparte, not Buona-
parte, Corsican family.
bonal peritura (Lat.),
perishable goods ; va-
cantia, unclaimed .
3*
BONA VENTURE BOOKS
bona venture, " good hap. "
bon-bon*, a dainty, in Fr.
m* one word ; bonbon-
nire* (f.), a box for
dainties.
bon camarade (Fr. m.),
good comrade ; fern.
bonne .
bon-chr6tien*, a pear.
bonj compagnon (Fr. m.),
pleasant companion ;
courage, good courage.
bond, abbr. bd.
bondholder* (one word).
bon\ diable (Fr. m.), good-
natured fellow ; en-
fant, good fellow.
Bo'ness, Linlithgow, apos-
trophe, being originally
Borrowstounness (see also
Bowness).
bon gout (Fr. m.), good
taste; bongre, malgre,
whether one will or not.
Bonheur (Rosa), 1822-
99, Fr. painter.
bonhomie*, good nature.
bonbomme* (Fr. m.), a
pleasant fellow, a friar.
Bonhomme (Jacques)*,
the French peasant.
bon/our (Fr. m.), good
day (one word).
bon jour, bonne ceuvre
(Fr.), "the better the
day, the better the deed."
bon marche (Fr.), a cheap
shop, cheap ; bon mot*,
a witticism, />/.bons mots
(two words, not ital.).
bonne* (Fr. f.), a nurse-
maid.
bonne-bouche*, a dainty
morsel,/>/. bonnes-bou-
ches* ; bonne] com-
pagnie (Fr.), well-bred
society; fol, good faith ;
fortune, success, pi.
bonnes fortunes ;
grace, gracefulness, pi.
bonnes graces.
bonnement (Fr.), frankly.
bonne mine (Fr. f.),
pleasant looks.
bonnet/*, -ed*, -ing*.
bonnet rouge (Fr. m.),
revolutionists' cap.
Bononia,Lat.forBologna.
bons a vue (Fr. m.), bills,
etc., at sight,
bontebok*, antelope.
bon ton (Fr.m. \good style.
bonum] omen (Lat.), a
good omen ; public-
um, the public good,
abbr. b.p.
bon-vivant/*,/*w.bonne-
vivante, one fond of
luxurious living (hyphen,
not ital.) ; pi. -s.
bonj viveur (Fr. m.), a free
liver; voyage! a
pleasant journey !
Booerhave, use Boer-
haave.
book/, -s, abbr. bk., bks.
bookbinding* (one word),
book-keeping* (hyphen).
book-plate * (hyphen).
books (cited titles of),
to be roman double-
quoted, not italic.
books (size in inches
uncut) :
Crown 8vo
7*/2X 5
410
10 x 7 x /a
* Demy 8vo
03 / v -ii
8/4X5 1-2
4to
"3 X 8 l( 4
Foolscap 8vo
4to
2 1 /a x 6 3 / 4
Imperial 8vo
ii x 7 1 /.,
4to
15 xii
Medium 8vo
9Y*x 6
410
12 X 9 X /a
Post 8vo .
8 x 5
,, 4^0
10 x 8
Pott 8vo .
6V, x 4
4to .
8 x 6V 4
Royal 8vo
10 x 6 1 /,
,, 410
Super roy.Svc
i2Va X 10
>ioV,x 6 3 / 4
4tc
I 3 1 /aX lo 1 /.
books of Scripture
(typ.), not to be italic, nor
double-quoted ; forabbrs.
see separate titles.
BOOKWORK BOUQUINIST
bookwork, see prelimin-
ary matter.
boose*, a cow stall (see
also booze).
Bootes* (astr.), the con-
stellation ; pron. bo-0'tes.
booze*, to drink, not -se,
bouse, -ze, bowse.
boozy*, drunken.
B.O.P., "Boy's Own
Paper."
bor., borough.
Bordeaux*, a claret (in Fr.
m. not cap.).
bordereau (Fr. m.), a
memorandum.
borecole*, kale.
Borghese, Italian family,
pron. bor-ga'za.
borize*, to inject borax.
born, abbr. b.
boron*, symbol B*.
borough, abbr. bor.
borzoi/, Russian wolf-
hound ; pi. -s.
Boscovich (R. J.), 1711-
87, math., not -tch.
bos'n, abbr. of boatswain.
Bosna-Serai, capital of
Bosnia (caps., hyphen).
Bosphorus, more correctly
Bosporus.
Bossuet (J. B.), 1627-
1704, Fr. bishop, writer.
Boswellize*, to write as
Boswell (cap.).
bot/*, -fly*, o/-tt.
B.O.T., Board of Trade.
Botallack, Cornish mine.
botanize*, o/-ise.
botan/y, -ical, -ist, abbr.
bot. ; genera, species, and
varieties to be ital. ; all
other divisions roman :
Rosaceae (order or
family) ; Rosa (genus),
but genera in popular use
in roman, as Geranium,
Lobelias (pi.) ; Rosadam-
ascena (species).
Specific names to be
I.e., except when formerly
generic, or commemora-
tive, as Inula Heleniutn,
botany (cow/.).
Pseonia Wittmanniana,
Salvia Mathewsii.
Signs in common
use:
annual, O r > bien-
nial, ; dioecious, <J ? ;
doubtful, ? ; female, ? ;
hermaphrodite, $ or <J ;
hybrid, x ; male, $ ;
monoecious, <?-?; number
indefinite, oo ; none or
absent, o ; perennial, H ;
personally verified, ! ;
polygamous, <J$9; sec-
tion (of a genus), ; tree,
. TZ. Signs as *, f, J,
variously used, to be de-
fined by author usingsame.
bothy* (Sc.), a hut, not
-ie.
Botticelli(Sandro), 1447-
1515, painter.
bottom notes (typ.), foot-
notes.
B.O.U., British Ornithol-
ogists' Union.
Boucicault (Dion), 1822-
90, Irish dramatist.
boudoir* (not ital.).
bouffant)* (Fr.), fern, -e,
puffed out, as a dress.
Bouguereau (W. A.),
1825-1905, Fr. painter.
bouilli* (Fr. m.), stewed
meat (not ital.).
bouilljie (Fr. f.), infant
food ; -on* (m.), broth, a
flounce ; -onne, puffed,
flounced.
boul., boulevard.
boule*, usually buhl.
boulevard/* (Fr. m.),
abbr. boul. ; -ier*, a
"man about town."
bouleversle (Fr.), over-
turned; -etnent* (m.),
a violent inversion.
bounceable *, not -cable.
bound, abbr. bd.
bouquetin*, the ibex.
bouquinist*, second-hand
bookseller; in Fr. m.bou-
quiniste.
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BOURGEOIS BR.COL.
bourgeois/* (Fr.\fetn. -e,
one of the middle-class ;
-ie*, the middle-class.
bourgeois * (ty p. ) , an eight
and half point type, eight
and a half lines to the
inch, as this ; pron. bur-
joice'.
Bourn, Cambs.
Bourne, Lines, Surrey.
bourne *, a limit, not -n.
bourse*, Stock Exchange.
boursier (Fr. m.), a stock-
broker.
bouse*, to drink, use
booze *.
bouse * (naut.), to haul, not
-wse.
boutique (Fr. f.), a shop.
boutonniere (Fr. f.), a
" button-hole."
bouts-rimes *, rhymed
endings.
Bowdlerize *, to expurgate
(cap.).
bowie*, a knife.
bowled (cricket), abbr. b.
Bo wness,Cumb, Westmor-
land (see also Bo'ness).
bo w- window*, a seg-
mental bay-window.
box/, -es, abbr. bx., bxs.
Boycott (to) (cap.).
" Boy's Own Paper,"
abbr. B.O.P.
bozza (It.), printer's proof.
B.P.. British Public; Bp.,
Bishop; b.p.,belowproof,
bill of parcels, bills pay-
able, bonum publicum (the
public good) ;b.p.b.,bank
post bills; bpl., birth-
place.
B.Q,., Benequiescat(mayhe,
or she, repose well !).
bque. (naut.), barque.
Br., British, (bot.) R.
Brown ; Br (chem.), bro r
mine ; br., brig ; b.r., bills
receivable.
"Brabanconne (La),"
Belgian national air.
brace* (typ.) ,-^
brackets* (typ.), [], not
the parentheses or round
form (). (See punctua-
tion, IV.)
bradawl* (one word),
bradoon, use bri-*.
braggadocio* (not ital.).
Brahma *, supreme Hindu
god, not -hm, -hme (not
ital.).
brahma*, a domestic fowl.
Brahmapootra*, Indian
river.
Brahmin/* (Hind,), one of
the highest caste, not -an;
fern, -ee*, not -i.
braies (Fr. typ. f.), spoiled
sheets.
brail *, to haul up.
braille, raised letters for
the blind.
braise* (cook.), not -ze
(see also braze),
brake*, for wheel, a large
vehicle, etc., not break.
Br.Am., British America,
bran/*, -ny*.
Brandes (Georg M. H.),
1842-, Danish writer,
brand-new*, HO* bran-,
brant-goose, ws*brent- *.
Brantdme (P. de B.),
1540-1614, French writer.
brasserie (Fr. f.), brewery,
brassy* (Sc.), the wrasse
fish, a golf club, not -ie.
bratticing* (arch.), open
carved work.
Brauneberger, a white
wine.
Braunschweig, Ger. for
Brunswick.
bravjal (It), "well done!"
to a woman, -O, to a man.
bravado/*, pi. -es*.
bravo/*, a desperado ; pi.
-es.
braw* (Sc.), fine.
Brawne (Fanny), loved
by Keats, not Bro-.
braze*, to solder, not -ise,
-ize (see also braise \
Brazil/, -ian, abbr. Braz.
Br.Col., British Columbia.
BREAD ALBANE BROCKHAUS
Breadalbane (Marquess
of).
break/* (see brake); (typ.)
the division into a fresh
paragraph ; line*, last
one of a paragraph : never
to begin page, and should
have more than five let-
ters, except in narrow
measures.
break-down*, a collapse.
b. rec., bills receivable.
breccia* (geol.), not -chia.
Brechin, Forfar.
Brecon, not Brecknock,
-shire.
br eech-load/er, -ing,abbr.
B. L. ; ing rifle,
BJL.K.
Breitkopf & Hartel, pub-
lishers, Leipzig.
brent-goose *, not bra-.
Bretagne, Fr. for Brit-
tany; Grande , Great
Britain.
Breton, abbr. Bret.
brev., brevet, -ed.
brevet d'/nvention (Fr.
m.), a patent.
brevet6 s.g.d.g. (Fr.), pa-
tented without Govern-
ment guarantee.
brevier* (typ.), a fount
about eight point, as this,
nine and a half lines to the
inch ; pron. bre-veer'.
brevi manu* (Lat.), off-
hand.
briar, use -er*.
bribable*, not -cable.
bric-a-brac* (accent).
BridgeEnd, Donegal, Fife,
Flint, Linlithgow, Perth.
Bridgend, Argyl, Glam,
Perth.
Bridgenorth, Salop, now
Bridgnorth.
Bridgeton, Glasgow ; New
Jersey, U.S.A.
Bridgetown, Barbados,
Canada, Devon, Donegal,
Somerset, W. Austral.,
Wexford (one word).
Bridgnorth, Salop.
Bridgwater, Somerset,
not Bridge-.
bridoon*, a bridle, not bra-,
brier/*, root*,
-rose*, not briar-, brere-.
brig (naut.), abbr. br.
Brig., brigade, -ier.
Brillat-Savarin (A.),
17551826, gastronomist,
brilliant *(ty p. X .uw ..a uu
point fount, u thU,inten and three-quarter line-
to the in. h.
bring up (typ.), to underlay
or overlay.
Brinvilliers (marquise
de), 1630-76, criminal.
brioche* (Fr. f.), blunder,
cake.
briquette*, a block of
artificial fuel.
Bristol - board*, card-
board used by artists.
Brit./, Britain, Britannia,
-icus, -ica, British ;
Mus., British Museum.
Briticism* (as Gallicism,
Scotticism).
British/, abbr. Brit. ;
Academy, B.A. ;
America, Br. Am. ;
India, B.I. ; Mu-
seum, Brit. Mus.
Britt. (coins), Britan-
niarum.
Britt any,in Fr. Bretagne.
britzka*, Polish carriage,
not the many variations.
bro., bros., brother, -s.
Broad Churchman*
(caps., hyphen).
Broad Heath, Tenbury.
Broadheath, Altrincham.
Broad Oak, Dorset, Here-
ford. Sussex.
Broadoak,Cornwall, Salop.
Broadwas, Worcester.
Broadway, Wexford,
Worcester.
Broadwey, Dorset.
Brobdingnag*, not Brob-
dig-.
brochure*, a "stitched
work," not bound.
Brockhaus (P. A.), pub-
lisher, Leipzig.
39
BROCKTON BUCHHANDLUNG
Brockton, Salop ; Mass.,
U.S. A.
Brocton, Staffs.
Broglie, an It.-Fr. family.
bromine*, symbol Br.
bronchia*, branches of the
bronchi.
bronchi us* (anat.), a
branch of the windpipe ;
pi. -/*.
bronco/*, Mex. horse, not
-cho ; pi. -a.
Bronte (Charlotte), 1 8 1 6-
55, writer.
brooch*, a dress fastening,
not -achu
Brooke, Norfolk ;
(Lord).
Brookline, Boston, U.S.A.
Brooklyn, New York.
Brooks' s Club, London,
not -es's.
Broomedge, Warrington.
Broomhedge, Lisburn.
broomstick* (one word).
Broomyknowes, Mid-
lothian.
brother/, abbr. b. or bro.,
pi. -a* f brethren*, abbr.
bros. ; -german *,
" whole" brother; ill-
law* (hyphens).
Brotscbrift (Ger.), or-
dinary, not display, type,.
Broughton (Rhoda),
1840-, novelist.
Brown (Ford Madox),
1821-93, painter ;
(Robert), 1773-1858,
botanist ; abbr. Br.
Browne (C. F.), 1834-67,
1 i Artemus Ward, ' ' writer.
Brown-Sequard (C. E.),
1818-94, physiologist.
browse *, to eat, not -ze.
Bruch (Ger. m.), a frac-
tion.
Brugsch (H. K.), 1827-
94, Egyptologist.
Brummell (G. B.,
"Beau"), 1778-1840.
Brunhild (Norse myth.).
Brunnhilde, Wagnerian
heroine.
Brunonian, an alumnus of
Brown University, U.S. A.
brusque* (not ital.).
Brussels, in Flem. Brus-
sel, in Fr. Bruxelles.
brussels sprouts* (not
cap., no apos.).
brutalize*, o/-ise.
brutum fu linen (Lat.), an
empty threat ; pi. bruta
fulmina.
Bruxelles, Fr. for Brus-
sels.
Bryn Mawr College,
Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Brynmawr, Brecon.
bryology, abbr. bryol.
Brython*, Welsh for
Briton.
B.8.*, Bachelor of Surgery ;
b.S., balance sheet, bill
of sale ; B.S.A., Biblio-
graphical Society of
America; B.S.C., Bengal
Staff Corps ; B.Sc.,
Bachelor of Science ;
B.Sc.(Econ.), ditto in
faculty of Economics ;
B.Sc. (Eng.), ditto En-
gineering (London Uni-
versity) ; B.S.Ii., Botani-
cal Societv of London.
B.Th., Bachelor of The-
ology ; B.Th.IT., British
Thermal Unit; B.T.TJ.
(elec.), Board of Trade
Unit, or kilowatt-hour.
B.U., Brown University,
Rhode Island, U.S.A.
bu., bushel.
buccaneer *, not-ier, buca-.
Buccleuch (Duke of), not
-gh ; pron. buk-loo'.
Bucellas*, a white wine.
Bucb (Ger. n.), book; pi.
Bucher.
Bucharest, use Buka-.
Buchlbinder (Ger. m.),
bookbinder ; -binder-
kunst, art of bookbind-
ing ; -drucker, a printer ;
-druckerkunst, art of
printing; -handler, book-
seller; -bandlung, book-
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BUCHSTABEN BUSHMILLS
seller's shop ; Buch-
staben, letters of the
alphabet.
Buckinghamshire, abbr.
Bucks (no point).
Bucknall, Lines, Staffs.
Bucknell, Oxon, Salop,
buckskin* (one word).
Budapest, Hungary, not
-pesth (one word).
Buddha* (Skt.), Gautama
Sakyasinha, died 543 B.C.
buddhi (Skt.), the intelli-
gence.
Buddh/ism*, -ist*; (typ.)
if necessary divide at
stroke; abbr. Budd.
budgerigar, a parakeet.
Buenos Ayres, Argentina,
not Ai-.
buffalo/*,//, -es*.
buffer State (cap. 5 only),
buffet/*, -ed*, -ing*.
.Buffon (G. L. L.), 1707-
88, naturalist.
buhl, usual, bufbaule*.
building, abbr. bldg., pi.
bldgs.
Bukarest, not Bukh-.
Bukhara, use Bo-,
buksheesh, use bak-*.
bul., bulletin,
bulbul* (Pers.), "the
nightingale of the East."
Bulgaria/, -n, abbr. Bulg.
buU* (Stock Exchange), a
speculator for the rise.
bulletin* (not ital.); abbr.
bul.
bulrush*, not bull-.
bumkin*(n aut. ), not bum p-.
bumpkin*, countryman,
buncombe*, not bunkum.
Bundesrat, not -th (s^As-
semblies Germany),
bundle/, -s, abbr. bdl/., -s.
bungalow*, a house with
one story (not ital.).
Bunker Hill (battle of),
not Bunker's-,
bun/kum, use -combe*.
buonamano (It. f.), a
gratuity (one word).
Buonaparte, use Bona-.
bur, see burr,
burden*, not -then.
Burdett-Coutts (A. G.,
Baroness), 1814-1906.
bureau/*,/*/, -x* (not ital.).
Bureau Veritas, maritime
underwriters' association
at Brussels (two caps.),
burgamot, use ber-*.
burgaudine*, mother of
pearl, not -ndine.
burgeois, see bourgeois
(typ.)-
burgess, abbr. burg.
burgh* (Sc.), a town pos-
sessing a charter, not
borough.
burglar*, not -er.
burgomaster * (one
word) ; abbr. burg.
burgrave*, a governor,
not burgg-.
Burgundy*, a wine.
Burial Service (caps.).
burl*, a lump in cloth.
burl., burlesque.
Burlington House, Lon-
don (caps.).
Burm/a, not -ah ; -an,
native of Burma,//, -ans.
Burne- Jones (Sir Ed-
ward), 1833-98, painter
(hyphen).
burnous *, Arab cloak, not
-e, bernouse (ital.).
Burntisland, Fife (one
word).
burnt sienna*, orange-
red pigment, not siena.
burr*, a rough edge, not
bur.
Burren, Co. Down.
Burrin, Co. Galway.
burthen, use burden*.
bus*, omnibus, not 'bus, pi.
buses: omnibus to be
used in print.
bushel*, 2218 cubic inches;
in U.S.A. 2150-4; abbr.
bus.
Bushey/, Herts ; Park,
Middlesex, not -hy.
Bushmills, town in An-
trim (one word).
BUSHY BYZANT
Bushy House, National
Physical Laboratory.
busybody*, not busi-.
Butterleigh, Devon.
Butterley, Derby.
buttermilk* (one word).
buyer's option, abbr. b.o.
Buys-Ballot (C. H. D.),
1817-90, meteorologist.
B.V.*, Beata Virgo (the
Blessed Virgin) ; b.v.,
bene vale (farewell) ;
B.V.M., Beata Virgo
Maria (the Blessed Virgin
Mary).
B.W.G., Birmingham wire
gauge.
B.W.I., British West In-
dies.
B.W.T.A., British Wo-
men's Temperance Asso-
ciation.
bx., bxs., box, -es.
by and by* (no hyphens).
bye/, -s (cricket), abbr. b.
bye-bye*, a nursery good-
bye (hyphen).
by-election* (hyphen).
bygone* (one word).
by-lane * (hyphen).
by-law*, not bye-.
byname*, a sobriquet (one
word).
bypath* (one word).
by-play* (hyphen).
by-plot *, by-product *,
not bye-.
by-road* (hyphen).
bystander* (one word).
by-street* (hyphen).
by the by* (no hyphens).
by- walk*, a private walk
(hyphen).
by-way* (hyphen).
byword* (one word).
byzant*, ws<?be-*.
B NOTES
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B NOTES
C. CAIAPHAS
C., Catholic, centigrade,
century, chairman, Chan-
cellor, Chancery, chief,
Church, (mus.) common
metre, Congress, -ional,
Conservative, consul, con-
tralto, counter-tenor, -s,
Court, the third in a series,
and all proper names with
this initial.
C*, carbon, centum (a hun-
dred), 100.
C., cent, -s, centime, chapter,
city, conductor, constable,
cubic, (cricket) caught,
(elec.) current, (naut.)
cloudy.
C., circa, circiter, circunt
(about).
O (inverted C), 500.
C.A., Chartered Account-
ant, Chief Accountant,
commercial agent, Con-
federate Army,. Controller
of Accounts.
Ca (chem.), calcium.
ca., cases, cathode.
ca (Fr.), here.
Caaba*, the most sacred
shrine at Mecca, not K-.
caaing-whale, use
ca'ing *.
cabana*, a cigar, not -Sa.
cabbala*, Heb. tradition,
not k-, cabala, -alia.
cabinet cards, 6 1 / 2 x 4^ 4 in.
cablegram*.
Cabul, use Kabul.
ca' canny (Sc.), go easily!
cachemire, use cash-
mere*.
cache-poussierc (Fr. m.) 7
dust-coat, dust-cloak.
cachet*, a packet.
cachet* (Fr. m.), seal,
signet, characteristic.
cacique*, W. Indian and
S. Amer. chief, not caz-.
cacodemon*,an evilspirit,
not -daemon.
cacoetbesl* (Lat.), an evil
habit ; loquendi, an
itch for speaking ; scri-
be ndi, ditto for writing.
cact/us* (bot.), pi. -i.
caddis/*, May- fly larva, not
-ice; worm*.
cadeaul* (Fr. m.), a gift ;
pi. -x.
cadi*, Oriental judge, not
k-.
cadit quasstio (Lat.), the
question falls.
cadmium*, symbol Cd*.
caduce/us*, pi. -i*.
Cadwaladr, Welsh prince,
not -allader.
csec/um*, the blind gut, not
ce-; pi. -a*.
Caedmon, d. 670, poet, not
Ce- ; pron. ked'mon.
Caermarthen, use Car-.
Caernarvon, use Car-.
cssrulean, use ce- *.
Caesar/, -can*, not-ian.
Caesarea Philippi.
caesium*, symbol Cs*.
caesura*, division of a
metrical line, not ce-.
caeteris paribus, use
ce-.
cafe* (Fr. m.), coffee-house
(e, not ital.).
cafe\ au lait (Fr.), coffee
and milk ; noir, strong
coffee without milk.
caffe (It.), coffee-house ().
Caffre, use Kafir*.
caftan*, Turkish, etc., gar-
ment, not k-.
Caher, Co. Limerick.
cahier* (Fr. m.), a paper
book, sheets of MS., exer-
cise book.
Cahir, Tipperary.
Caiaphas, high priest.
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CAILLIAUD CALOTTE
Cailliaud (F.), 1787-1886,
Fr. traveller,
caiman, use cay-*.
Cainan, grandson of Seth
(see also Canaan).
Caine (T. H. Hall),
1853-, writer,
ca'ing- whale*, a porpoise,
not caa-.
cainozoic* (geol.), not
caeno-, ceno-, kai-.
caique*, a boat, not cai-.
"Ca ira," That's the thing!
'Fr. song.
Cairene, native of Cairo.
Cairnes (J. E.), 1823-75,
economist.
Cairns (Earl), 1819-85,
Lord Chancellor,
caisson*, ammunition
chest, not cassoon ; pron.
kasoon.
Caister - on - Sea, Great
Yarmouth.
Caistor, Lines, Norfolk.
Caius College, Camb,
pron. kz ; abbr. C.C.
cajuput* (bot.), not caja-,
caje-.
caky, not -ey.
Cal., California (official
abbreviation),
cal., calendar.
cal. (mus.), calando.
calabrasella, a card game.
calamanco*, a woollen
stuff, not cali-, calli-.
calamary*, the squid.
calamus*, a reed, a pen.
calando* (mus.), tone and
rate diminished ; abbr.
cat.
calcareous*, o/-ious.
calcedony, use chal-*.
calcium*, symbol Ca*.
calculator*, not -er.
calculer ( Fr. typ.), to ' ' cast
off" MS.
calcul/us*, internal con-
cretion ; pi. -i*.
Caldecott (Randolph),
1846-86, artist.
caldron, use caul-*.
calendse, calends, not k-.
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calendar*, an almanac,
not k- ; abbr. cal.
calender *, to make
smooth.
calender* (Pers.,Turk.), a
dervish, not k-.
calends*, the first day of
the m onth ; the Greek ,
a time that never comes,
not k-.
calf, abbr. cf.
" Caliban upon Sete-
bos," by R. Browning.
calibre*, not -er.
Caliburn*, King Arthur's
sword, not cala-, cale-.
calico/*, pi. -es.
California, official abbr.
Cal.
calig/a, episcopal stocking;
pi. -se.
caligraphy, use calli-*.
calimanco, use cala-*.
caliper, use calliper*.
caliph/*, -ate*, not -if,
kalif, -iph.
calippic, use calli-*.
calisaya*, cinchona bark.
calisthenics, not call-.
cal/ix, use -yx*.
calk, use caulk*.
Callander, Perth.
Callendar (Prof. H. L.),
1863-, physicist and
stenographer (see also
cale-).
calligraphy*, not cali-.
Calliope, muse of elo-
quence ; pron. ka-ly'ti-pg.
calliper*, not cali-.
callippic *, not cali-.
Callirrhoe, wife of Alc-
maeon ; pron. kal-i-ro'e".
callisthenics, use cali-.
Calmann - Levy, pub-
lisher, Paris.
calmia (bot.), use k-*.
Calmucks, use Kal-.
calorescence *.
calori/meter*, heat meas-
urer; -motor*, voltaic
battery.
calotte *, skull-cap, not
-ote, callot
CALTROP CANON
caltrop* (mil.), iron ball
with spikes, not -throp,
-trap.
calumniator*, not -er.
Calve (Emma), 1866-,
Fr. singer.
Calverleigh, S. Devon.
Calverley, Leeds, and Tun-
bridge Wells ; (C. S.),
1835-84, writer.
caly/x*, not -ix; pi. -ces*.
Camacho's wedding,
useless show.
Camaralzaman, in " Ara-
bian Nights."
Camb, Cambridge.
c amble t, use camlet*.
Cambodia, near Siam, not
-oja, Kamboja.
Cambrai, Fr., not -ray.
cambrai, machine-made
lace.
Cambray stone, moss
agate.
-Cambridge/, abbr. Camb.
Cantab.; Univer-
sity, C.U.
Cambridgeshire, abbr.
Cambs.
Camd. Soc., Camden So-
ciety.
camellia*, not -elia.
camelopard*, the giraffe,
not -leopard.
camelot, use camlet"*.
Camembert, a cheese.
cameo/*, pi. -a.
Camera/*, pi. -s; ob-
scura*, not oscura.
Camera Stellata, the Star
Chamber.
Cameroons, Ger. Afr., use
Kamerun.
camlet*, a woollen stuff,
not -blet, -elot.
Camoens (Luis de),
1524-80, Port, poet, not
CamO-.
camomile * (bot.), not cha-.
Campagna di Roma, the
plain round Rome.
campanile/*, a belfry ; pi.
-s.
Campbell - Banner-man
(Sir H.), 1836-1908,
statesman (hyphen).
Campbeltown, Argyl.
Campeche Bay, City, or
State, Mexico, wo/-peachy.
camp JO (It.), open ground,
pi. -i; campo santo (It.,
Sp.), a cemetery.
Can., Canada.
can., canon, canto, cantoris.
Canaan, son of Ham (see
also Cainan).
Canada, abbr. Can.
Canada* (Sp.), a gorge.
canaille * (Fr.f. ),the rabble.
Canaker, use Kanaka*.
Canaletto (Antonio),
1697-1768, It. painter.
canalize *, not -ise.
Canapitset, Mass. , o/-ett.
Canara, Bombay, use K-.
canardj* (Fr.m.), an absurd
story, a duck ; sau-
vage, wild-duck.
canaster*, a tobacco, not k-.
cancel* (typ.), deleted
matter, a reprint correct-
ing error, the signature to
be preceded by *.
cancel/*, -led*, -ler*,
-ling*, -ment*.
Candahar, use K-.
candelabr/um*, a candle-
stand ; pi. -a*.
" Candide ", by Voltaire.
Candiote, native of Candia,
more usually Cretan.
Candlemas-Day, 2 Feb.
canephorjos* (arch.), pi.
caneton (Fr. m.), duck-
ling.
Cannabis*, not Cana-.
Cannes, S. Fr.; pron. kan.
Canning (George), 1770-
1827, statesman ;
(C. J., Earl), 1812-62,
statesman.
cannon/*, -ade*; in Fr.
m. canon], -node.
cannon-bone *,o/canon-.
canny* (Sc.), knowing,
not -ie.
canon, abbr. can.
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CANON CAPITALIZATION
canon* (typ.), Eng. forty-
four point type, about
three-fifths of an inch
deep.
canon* (Sp.), a gorge ;
pron. ka'nyon.
canonize*, not -ise.
" Canon's Yeoman's
Tale ", by Chaucer.
Canosa, Abruzzi, S. Italy.
Canossa, Modena, N. Italy ;
to go to , "to eat
humble pie ".
Canova (Antonio), 1757-
1822, It. sculptor.
Canrobert (3P. C.), 1809-
95, Marshal of France.
canst* (no apos.).
Cant., Canterbury, Can-
ticles.
can't* (typ.), to be set close
up.
Cantabrigian*, of Cam-
bridge, not -dgian.
Cantabrigiensis, of Cam-
bridge University ; abbr.
Cantab.
cantaloup *, a musk -melon,
not -eloup, -eleup.
Canterbury, abbr. Cant.
canticle*, a hymn; abbr.
cant.
Canticum Canticorum,
"The Song of Songs".
cantilever*, a form of
bridge, not -alever, -iliver.
cantiniler*, fem. -re*,
a canteen-keeper.
Cantire, Argyl, use Kin-
tyre.
canto/*, a song; pi. -s*,
abbr. can.
cantonment*, military
quarters ; pron. kan-toon'-
ment.
cantoris, of a precentor ;
abbr. can.
Cantor Lectures (Royal
College of Physicians, and
Society of Arts).
Cantuar. y Cantuaria, Can-
tuariensis (of Canterbury).
Cantuar: signature Abp.
of Canterbury (colon).
Cantuarian, of Canter-
bury.
Canute, use Cnut.
canvas*, coarse linen.
canvass*, to solicit votes.
caoutchouc*, india-rubber.
cap., capital letter, capitu-
lum (a small head, or
knob), foolscap.
cap., caput (head).
cap-a-pie*, from head to
foot, not a. (not ital.).
Cape/ (typ.), when with
name cap. ; Breton,
Nova Scotia, not Briton,
Britton, Britun, abbr.
C.B. ; Haitien, W.
Indies, not Hay- ;
of Good Hope, abbr.
C.G.H.
capercailzie*, not -caillie.
Capernaite*, inhabitant
of Capernaum.
Cape Town, S. Africa
(caps., no hyphen).
Cape Verd Islands, not
de Verd, Verde.
capibara, use capy-*.
capitalize*, HO* -ise.
capitalization*. When
in doubt use lower case.
Initial capitals for :
Abstract qualities
personified: OFame!
Acts of Parliament
(titles of).
Adjectives derived from
proper names, as Gar-
gantuan, Homeric, but
not those which by use
have become common,
as brussels sprouts,
morocco leather.
Architectural pe-
riods : the Renais-
sance.
Associations,as Charity
Organisation Society.
Bible, and synonyms.
Botany, all divisions
higher than species, that
is, genera, families,
orders, classes (see also
botany).
CAPITALIZATION
capitalization (cont.}.
Churches, as Wesley an
Church.
Compass point abbre-
viations, N., N. b E.,
N.N.E., N.E. b N.,
etc.
Compound titles,
as Assistant -Adjutant-
General, Chief Justice,
Ex-President, Major-
General, Vice-Presi-
dent.
Days, as Christmas Day,
Lady Day, Monday,
New Year's Day.
Deity (the Christian)
synonyms and pro-
nouns, as Almighty,
Christ, Dontinus, Fa-
ther, God, He, Him,
Himself, His, Jehovah,
Lord, Me, Mine, the
Deity, Thee, the Holy
Trinity, Thine, Thy,
Who, Whom.
Emphasis as a means
of.
Festivals, as Easter,
Whitsuntide.
German substantives,
but not adjectives de-
rived from proper
names, or denoting a
class ; also personal
pronouns of the second
person.
Government (the).
Historic names and
phrases, as the Dark
Ages, the Plague,
etc.
House of Lords,
Commons, etc.
Interrogation: the next
word following a note
of interrogation (?)
should generally begin
with a capital letter.
MS., MSS., manuscript,
-s (one point only).
Nicknames, as the Iron
Duke, the Admirable
Crichton.
capitalization (cont.\
Ol and Oh! the inter-
jections.
Palaeontology, all divis-
ions higher than species.
Periods, caps, after all,
except abbreviations.
Poetry, beginning of
each line in modern
English and French ;
not necessarily in Ger-
man, Latin, or Greek.
Political bodies, as
Assembly, Senate.
Postal district abbre-
viations, as E.C.
Proper names, includ-
ing English Christian
names, surnames, and
names of an individual,
family, place, localit}',
and the like, except
initial ff. Also verbs
formed from them, as to
Boycott.
P.S., postscript (two
points).
Quotations, complete
and intended to be em-
phatic : " Thou art the
man."
Rank, when individuals
are referred to or ad-
dressed by their rank,
as " the Squire said ",
" Good evening, Gen-
eral ".
Religious denomina-
tions, Nonconformist.
Roads, Gardens,
Gates, Groves,
Hills, Parks,
Squares, Streets,
Terraces, etc., when
with name.
Sects, as the Primitive
Methodists.
Sovereign (the), in pro-
clamations, all personal
pronouns referring to,
as Him, His, etc.
Speeches, first letter of
cited.
State (the).
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CAPITALIZATION CARAWAY
capitalization (?/.).
Titles, and Sub-titles,
ofbooks,the important
words only, as "Com-
promise
"I Forbid
the Banns".
Titles of corporations,
Board of Trade.
Titles of courtesy and
of honour: H.R.H.,
T.R.H., President
Roosevelt, His Grace,
Sir John Smith, J.
Smith, Esq., Mr. J.
Smith, etc.
Titles of distinction,
as F.R.S., LL.D., are
usually put in large
caps. Even s.caps often
improve general effect.
Titles of periodicals,
pictures, plays, etc.:
"The Times"; "Chill
October"; "Hamlet."
Titles of poems and
songs, when formed
from the first line, to
be similarly capitalized,
as "I Fear no Foe",
" Where the Bee
Sucks ".
Trade Association
Titles : Ironfounders
Engineers (no apos.
used by this Assoc.).
Zoology, all divisions
higher than species :
genera, families, orders.
capital letter, abbr. cap.
capitals (large), indicat-
ed in MS. by three lines
underneath the letter ;
abbr. cap. (See also
capitalization. )
capitals (small), USUALLY
ABOUT TWO -THIRDS SIZE
OF LARGE CAPS., AS THIS
TYPE, indicated in MS.
by two lines underneath ;
may be used' (with initials
in- large caps.) in printed
letters for the address,
date, and signature, and
for name of newspaper in
paper itself; they should
not be used for side-head-
ings in catalogues, dic-
tionaries, and educational
works. They are not
used in German or Gr.
Abbr. s.cap.,/>/. s.caps.;
even s.caps, ditto with-
out large initials.
capitulum (Lat.), a small
head, or knob ; abbr. cap.
capres (Fr. pi. f.% capers.
caps, and smalls (typO,
to set in small capitals
with the initial letters in
large capitals ; abbr. c.
and s.c.
capsize *, not -ise.
Captain, abbr. Capt.
caption*<typ.),the heading
of a chapter, section, or
page (used mostly in
America).
Captivity (the) of the
Jews (cap. C).
capucine*, dark-orange
colour.
caput\* ( Lat O> head > abbr -
cap. ; mortuum *,
worthless residue.
capybara*, largest living
rodent, not capi-.
Car., Carolus (Charles).
car, bog, pool, use carr*.
car., carat.
carabiniers, not carb-.
Caracci, family of painters,
1550-1619, not Carr-.
Caractacus, fl. A.D. 50,
King of Silures.
carafe*, water-bottle, not
-ff, -ffe.
carambal (Sp.), wonder-
ful ! how strange !
carat*, a weight, not
caract, carrat, karat ; abbr.
K., or car.
caratcb* (Turk.), tax on
Christians, not -ach, -age.
Caravaggio (M. A. A.),
1569-1609, painter.
caravanserai*, o/-sary,
-sera, -sery.
caraway*, not carra-.
CARBINEERS CARRAT
carbineers, use cara-
biniers.
carbolize *, not -ise.
carbon*, symbol C*.
carbonize*, not -ise.
carburetted*, not -eted.
carburettor*, o/-er.
carcass/*, not -ase ; pi. -es.
carcinom/a*, pi. -ata*.
card., cardinal.
cardamom*, not -on.
cards (sizes of) :
cabinet, 6 5 / 8 x 4 5 / 16 in.
carte de visite, 4 1 / g x a 1 ^
double large, 6 x 4^2
small, 4 8 /4X3 5 /8
extra thirds, sVw x i 7 / 8
half large, sViexa 1 ^
small, a 7 /, 6 x i 8 /*
large, 4 1 /2 x 3 1 /i
quad large, 9 x 6'/ 8
small, 7 1 / 8 x4 15 /i
reduced small, 3*/ a x a 1 /,
small, a 7 /i S X3 9 /i.
thirds, 3% x i 1 /.,
careme (Fr. m.), Lent.
care of, abbr. c/o.
Care Sunday* (Sc.), fifth
in Lent.
caret*, insertion mark (A).
car/ex*, sedge; pi. -ices*.
Carey (Henry), d. 1743,
poet and composer ;
(Matthew), 1760-1839,
publicist ; (Rosa !N".),
writer ; Lane, E. C.,
Road, N. E. , Street,
W.C. (see also Cary).
carfax*, the intersection
of streets, not -fox.
cargo/*, pi. -es*.
Caribbean* Sea, not
Carr-.
Cariboo, Brit. Columbia.
caribou*, American rein-
deer, not -boo.
Caribou Mountain,
Idaho.
cariole, use carr-*.
Carisbrooke, I.W.
car it a (It. art), representa-
tion of maternal love.
Carleton, Yorks.
Carlile (Richard), 1790-
1843, politician; Carlile
(Rev. W.), 1847-, head
of Church Army (see also
Carlisle, Carlyle).
carling* (naut.), a short
beam, not -line.
Carling Sunday*, fifth
in Lent, not -lin.
Carlisle, Cumberland ;
(Earl of ) ; (J. G.),
1835-, American states-
man (see also Carlile,
Carlyle).
Carlovingian *, not K-.
Carlovitz, Austria, not
Karlowitz.
Carls/bad, -krona, -ruhe,
use K-.
Carlton, Beds, Cambs,
Notts, Yorks.
Carlyle (Thomas), 1795-
1881, writer (see also Car-
lile, Carlisle).
Carlylean*,of -eian, -ian.
Carmagnola, Piedmont.
" Carmagnole " *, Fr.song
and dance.
Carmarthen, not Caer-.
Carnarvon, not Caer-.
Carnatic, India, use K-.
" Carnaval de Venise,"
popular air.
Carnegie (Andrew),
1837-, millionaire ; pron.
kar-na'gg.
carnelian, use cor-*.
carn/ival*, in Fr. m. -a va/,
in Ger. n. Carneval.
Carnoustie, Forfar; pron.
-oosty.
carol/*, -er*, -ing*.
Carolus*, Charles ; abbr.
Car.
Carpathian Mts. , use K-.
carpe diem (Lat.), enjoy
the day.
carpet/*, -ed, -ing*.
carp/ws*, the wrist ; pi. -i.
carr*, bog, pool, not car.
Carracci, use Caracci.
carrageen*, Irish moss,
not moss, -gheen.
Carrara marble.
carrat, use carat*.
CARRAWAY CASSOON
carraway, use car a-*.
carrelet (Fr. cook, m.),
flounder.
Carribbean, use Cari-*.
Carrigtwohill, Cork (one
word).
Carrington (Earl, not
of).
carriole*, a carriage, not
cariole.
carrot*, in French f.
carotte.
Carrousel (Place du),
Paris.
Carrutherstown, Dum-
fries (one word).
Carsebreck, Scotch curl-
ing centre.
Carse o* Gowrie, Pertli.
carte * (fencing) , wo/quarte.
carte blanche*, full dis-
cretion (not itaL) ; abbr.
c.bl.
carte-de-visite/*, pi.
cartes-de-visite* ; abbr.
c.d.v. ; cards, 4Vg x
aVa in.
cartel *, a challenge, not ch-.
Carter, Paterson & Co.,
carriers, London.
cartography*, not ch-.
cartouche* (arch.), scroll
ornament, (archaeol.) en-
closing line on ancient
Egyptian monuments, not
-ch.
Cartouche (L. D.), 1693-
1721, Fr. Dick Turpin.
carvel-built* (naut.),
with smooth planking.
Gary (H. F.), 1772-1844,
translator of Dante ;
(Lucius), Lord Falkland,
1610-43; (Phoebe),
1824-71, writer (see also
Carey).
caryatid/*, female figure as
a column; pi. -es*.
caryop/sis*, a fruit; pi.
-sides*.
C. A.S., Connecticutensts Ac-
adetnix Socius (Fellow of
the Connecticut Academy
of Arts and Sciences).
" Casa GuidiWindows,"
by Mrs. Browning.
Casaubon (Isaac), 1559-
1614, scholar.
cascara/* (Sp.), a bark
canoe ; sagrada, a
drug.
casein*, not -inc.
cases, abbr. ca.
cash*, Chinese coin, J / n d. ;
Sumatran , i */,<!. (not
itaL).
cash., cashier.
Cashmer, India, use K-.
cashmere*, soft wool
fabric, not -meer, cache-
mere, -ire (see also cassi-
mere).
Casimir-Perier ( J.P.P.),
1847-1907, French Pres.
1894-5 (no accent).
casing, a brown paper,
46 x 36 in.
casino/*, pi. -s (not itaL).
cask/, -s, abbr. ck.
Caslon type, an "old-
faced" type as cut by
W. Caslon, 1692-1766.
cassareep*, a condiment,
not -ireepe.
Cassation (Gourde) * (f.),
highest court of France.
cassava* (bot.), the man-
ioc, not -e, casava.
Cassegrainian*, a form of
telescope (cap.).
Cassel, Ger., use K-.
casse paper* (typ.), out-
side quires of a ream, not
cassie .
cassetur bills (law), let
the bill be quashed.
Cassim Baba.in "Arabian
Nights."
cassimere*, twilled wool-
len cloth, not casi-, karsi-
mer, kerseymere (see also
cashmere).
Cassiopeia (astr.), a con-
stellation.
Cassivellaunus,y7. 50 B.C. ,
British prince.
cassoon, an ammunition
chest, use caisson*.
CAST CATTEQAT
cast (typ.), a direction that
the proof is passed and
the plate may be made.
Castellammare (2 m's).
caster*, one who casts (see
also -or).
Castle Gary, Somerset.
Castlecary, Dumbarton,
Londonderry.
Castlerea, pron. -ray.
Castlereagh, pron. -ray.
Castleton, Derby.
Castletown, I. of Man.
cast/ off (typ.), to estimate
amount of printed matter
MS. would make ; up,
to estimate cost of com-
position.
castor*, a beaver or its fur,
a wheel for furniture (see
also -er).
Castor and Pollux, stars,
also patrons of sailors.
casusl belli (Lat.), the
cause of war; fcederis,
case stipulated by treaty ;
omissus, case unpro-
vided for by statute.
cat., catalogue, cataplasm,
catechism.
catachthonian*, subter-
ranean.
cataclysmist*, wof-matist.
Catalan*, of Catalonia;
abbr. Cat.
Catalan! (Angelica),
1782-1849, singer.
Cataline, not Cati-.
catalogu/e*, abbr. cat. ;
-ed*, -er*, -ing*, -ize*.
catalogue raisonne
(Fr. m.), an explanatory
catalogue.
catalytic*, not k-.
catamaran*, a raft.
cataplasm *, abbr. cat.
catarrhine*, a section of
the monkeys, not -arhine.
Catch (Jack), use Ke-*.
catch-line* (typ.), a tem-
porary head-line on
proofs, etc.
catchpole*, a sheriff's
officer, not -poll.
catchup*, a sauce, usually
ketchup*, not catsup,
katsup, ketsup.
catchword* (typ.), the
heading of each article in
a dictionary, etc. (see also
headings, index, etc.).
catechism, abbr. cat.
catechiz/e*, -er*, -ing*.
catechu*, an astringent,
not cascheu, caschu.
categorize*, to classify.
caten/a*, a chain ; pi. -89.
catenati, chained books.
cater/* (campan.), changes
on nine bells ; corner-
ed*, sheets of paper not
cut square ; cousin*,
a good friend.
Cath., Catherine, Catholic.
cath., cathedral.
Catharine/, Kansas, New
York, Pennsylvania; de*
Medici, 1519-89, Queen
of France, not -erine.
Cathay, poetical for China,
not K-.
cathedral, when with name
cap., as Ely Cathedral ;
abbr. cath.
Catherine, abbr. Cath.
cathismla, Gr. Ch. Psalter;
pi. -ata.
cathod/e*, abbr. ca. ; -ic,
-ograph; notk-.
Catholic, abbr. C.. or
Cath.
catholicize*, not -ise.
Catholicos*, Patriarch of
Armenia, not -kos.
cation* (elec.), electro-
positive element, not k- ;
pron. kat'i-On.
cat-o'-nine-tails* (hy-
phens).
cat's-cradle*, a children's
game, wo/cratch-, scratch-.
Catskill Mountains,
New York.
cat's paw* (naut.), a light
air, not catspaw.
catsup, see catchup*.
Cattegat, W. of Sweden;
in Dan. Kattegat.
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CATTERMOLE C.C.A.
Cattermole (George),
1800-68, painter.
Cattleya, an orchid genus.
caubeen*, the Irish hat.
Cauchy (A. L.), 1789-
1857, French mathemati-
cian.
caught (cricket), abbr. c.
cauldron*, notcal-.
caulk*, to make water-
tight, not calk.
caus., causation, -tive.
causal causans* (Lat.), a
primary cause ; cau-
sata*, a secondary cause ;
mail, a cause of mis-
chief; vera *, a true
cause.
causati/on, -ve, abbr.
caus.
cause celebre (Fr. f.),
famous law case.
causerie (not ital.).
causeur (Fr. m.), a con-
versationalist, tattler.
causeuse* (Fr. f.), a small
sofa.
cauterize*, o/-ise.
cautery* (actual), by hot
iron ; electric , by
platinum wire ; poten-
tial , by caustics.
cautionnement (Fr. m.),
bail.
cav., cavalry.
C.a.v. (law), curia advisare
vult (the court desires to
consider).
cava, use k-*.
Cavagnari(Sir L.), 1841-
79-
Cavalcaselle (G. B.),
1820-97, It. writer on art.
"Cavalleria Rustica-
na" (Rustic Gallantry),
opera by Mascagni 1890 ;
pron. ka-val-a-re'a .
cavalry, abbr. cav.
cavass, Turkish police
officer, tts*k-*.
caveat] actor (Lat.), let the
doer beware ; emptor,
ditto buyer ; viator ,
ditto traveller.
caveator*, one who enters
a caveat.
cave can em (Lat.), beware
of the dog.
cavel (naut.), a cleat, not
-il, kevil.
cavesson*, a nose-band for
horses, not -zon.
caviare*, not -ar, -arre,
-er, -ere (not ital.).
cavil/*, -led, -ler*,
-ling*.
cavo-rilievjo* (It.), hollow
relief; pi. /.
Cavour (count C.).
1810-61, It. statesman.
Cawnpore, India, not
-pur.
Caxton (William), 1422-
91, first English printer;
a genuine book of his has
no title page, no roman
? or italic type, no commas
of ordinary shape, no
catchwords.
Cayenne, orPr. Guiana.
Cayley (Arthur), 1821-
95, mathematician.
cayman/*, Amer. alligator,
not cai-, kai- ; pi. ~B.
cazique, use cacique*.
C.B., Cape Breton, Cavalry
Brigade, Chief Baron.
Common Bench, Com-
panion of the Bath, Con-
fined to Barracks ; c.bL,
carte blanche; C.B.S.,
Confraternity of the
Blessed Sacrament.
C.C., Caius College, Cape
Colony, Chess Club,
Christ Church, Circuit
Court, City Council, -lor,
Civil Court, Common
Councilman, Consular
Clerk, County Clerk,
Commissioner, Coun-
cil, -lor, court, Cricket
Club, Crown Clerk, Curate
in Charge, Cycling Club ;
CC, 200; C.C., compte
courant (account current),
cubic centimeter ; cc.,
capita (chapters); C.C.A.,
54
C.C.C. CENTUM
Chief Clerk of the Ad-
miralty ; C.C.C., Corpus
Christ! College; CCC,
300; CCCC, or CD,
400; C.C.C.S., Colonial
and Continental Church
Society; C.C.P., Code
of Civil Procedure, Court
of Common Pleas ;
C.Cr.P., Code of Crimi-
nal Procedure ; C.C.S.,
Ceylon Civil Service.
CD, 400; Cd (chem.),
cadmium ; C.d., cum
dividend (with dividend);
C.D.S.O., Companion of
the Distinguished Service
Order, usually D.S.O. ;
c.d.v., carte-de-visite.
C.E., Canada East, Chief
Engineer, Church of
England, Civil Engineer.
Ce (chem.), cerium.
Cead mile failte ro-
mhat (Irish), a hundred
thousand welcomes before
thee.
Cecidomyia destructor,
the Hessian fly.
cedar*, a tree.
ceder*, one who cedes.
cedilla* c (typ.), the f.
eel., celebrated.
celaj est selon (Fr.), that
depends on circumstances
(use c'est selon} ;
va sans dire, that is a
matter of course ; vien-
dra, that will come.
celebrated, abbf. eel.
celebrator*, not -er.
celebre (Fr.), famous.
c61er/(Fr. m.), celery.
celestialize*, not -ise.
celiac, use cceliac*.
celibataire* (Fr. m. or f),
a bachelor or spinster.
cellar*, not -er.
'celli, see 'cello.
CeUini (Benvenuto),
1500-71, sculptor and en-
graver.
'cellist (mus.), a violoncello
player; pron. cheTist.
'cell/O*, violoncello ; pron.
chel'o, pi. -i.
Cels., Celsius (temperature
scale same as centigrade).
Celt/*, -ic*, -icism*, not
K- ; abbr. Celt,
cembalist*, orchestral
piano-player.
Cene Thursday*, day be-
fore Good Friday,
cenogamy, use cce-*.
cenozoic, ws^caino-*.
censer*, incense vessel,
censor*, Roman magis-
trate.
censor morum (Lat.), a
regulator of morals,
cent., centigrade, central,
century,
cent/, -s, American coin;
abbr. c., ct., or cts.
cental/, -s, abbr. otl.
centauromachy, a battle
between centaurs,
centen/ary*, -nial*.
centering*, framing for an
arch, not -reing (see also
centre),
centigrade* (not cap.);
abbr. C.*, or cent,
centigram, off. spell. Board
of Trade, not -gramme ;
abbr. c., or eg.
centilitre *, -07 gill, not -er ;
abbr. cl.
centime/, -s, abbr. c., or
cts.
centimetre *, -394 inch, not
-er; abbr. s. and pi.
cm.
Centner*, in Ger. no 1 ^
lb.; in U.S.A. 100 Ib.
central, abbr. cent,
centralize*, not -ise.
centr/e*, -ed*, -ing* (sar
a/so centering),
centre-notes (typ.), those
between columns.
Centrist*, member of Fr.
Central party ; or of Ger.
Ultramontanes.
cents, abbr. c., or cts.
centum*, a hundred; abbr.
C, or cent (no point).
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CENTUMVIR CHADAR
centum vir/*, Roman com-
missioner; pi. -i*.
century (typ.), spell out
in bookwork ; abbr. C.,
or cent. (See also nine-
teenth century.)
cephalic *,*otk-.
ceramic*, etc., notk-; abbr.
ceram.
Cerberus* (Greek myth.).
cerebell/um*, the hinder
brain ; pi. -a.
eerebr/um*, the brain
proper ; pi. -a.
cere/cloths*, -ments*,
grave-clothes ;pron. seer-.
cereous*, waxy.
cerge, use cie-*.
ceriph (typ.), use serif.
cerise (Fr. f.), cherry.
cerise*, a colour.
cerium*, symbol Ce*.
cern*, to inherit.
cerne *, to surround.
cert., certificate, certify.
certiorari*, a writ (not
ital.).
cerulean*, not cae-, cae-,
cce-.
Cervantes Saavedra
(Miguel de), 1547-1616,
author of " Don Quixote. "
Cesarean, use Cas-*.
Cesarevitch, heir to Rus-
sian throne, use Ts-.
Cesarewitch, horse-race.
cespititious*, cespi-
tous*, turfen.
cesser* (law), the coming
to an end.
c*esf/-a-d/re(Fr.),thatis to
say ; a vous a parler,
it is your turn to speak ;
a vous de parler, it
is your duty to speak ;
bien ca, that's just it ;
la guerre, it's accord-
ing to the customs of war ;
le premier pas qui
COUte, it is the first step
that is difficult.
Cestr., signature of Bishop
of Chester (full point).
Cestrian*, of Chester.
cfestjselon (Fr.), that de-
pends on circumstances ;
tout dire, that's say-
ing everything.
cestui que/ trust* (law),
a beneficiary,//, cestuis
(not trustent);
vie*, he on whose life
land is held, pi. cestuis
c'est une autre chose*,
that's another matter,
cestus *,a girdle,no/ -os,-on.
cesura, use cee- *.
ceteraj desiderantur or
desunt (Lat.), the rest
are wanting.
ceteris parfbus* (Lat.),
other things being equal,
not cae-.
Cetinje, capital of Monte-
negro, not Cettin,Cetinge,
Cettinje, Zetinje.
C.E.T.S., Church of Eng-
land Temperance Society.
C.F., Chaplain to the Forces ;
cf., calf, confer (compare) ;
c.f.i., cost, freight, and
insurance.
C.G., Captain-General, Cap-
tain of the Guard, coast-
guard,Coldstream Guards,
Commissary - General,
Consul-General ; eg., cen-
tigram ; C.G-.H., Cape of
Good Hope; C.G.S., cen-
timetre - gramme - second
system, Commissary-Gen-
eral of Subsistence.
C.H., Captain of the Horse,
court - house, custom
house ; Ch., China, -ese,
Church, and proper names
with this beginning, (Lat.)
Chirurgiae (of surgery);
ch., chapter, chief, child,
-ren, chirurgeon, (mus.)
choir organ.
chaconne*, dance.^
cbacun son gout(a} (Fr.),
every one to his taste.
Chad (Lake), use Tchad.
chadar (Ind.), use chud-
dar*.
CHAIRMAN CHAR
chairman (m. and f.),
abbr. C., or chn.
chaise-longue*, a couch.
chal*, a gipsy; fern. chai*. *
chalaz/a* (biol.),/>/. -SB*.
chalcedony*, a quartz, not
calce-, chalci- ; pron. kal-.
Chald/aic*, -aism* (not
-aeism), -ean*, -ee*;
abbr. Chald.
chalet*, a Swiss cottage,
not cha- (notital.).
Challemel-Lacour (P.
A.), 1827-96, French
statesman.
chamb., chamberlain.
" Chambers's Encyclo-
paedia ", etc.
Chambertin*, a Burgundy
wine.
chambre] a coucher
(Fr. f.), bedroom, />/.
chambres ;
(Tami, spare bedroom,
chameleon*, not chamae-.
chamfer*, to bevel,
chamois-leather *, not
shammy- .
chamomile, use cam-*.
Chamonix, dep. Haute-
Savoie, not -ouni, -ounix,
-ouny.
champagne*, a wine,
champaign*, a flat open
country,
champerty*, an illegal
agreement, not -arty.
champignon* (Fr. m.), a
mushroom, not -pinion.
champleve, an enamel.
Champollion (J. F.),
1791-1831, Egyptol.
Champs Elysees, Paris.
Chancellor, abbr. C., or
Chanc.
chance-medley* (law), a
form of homicide(hyphen).
Chancery, abbr. C.
change/able*, -ability*,
channel/*, -led* -ling*,
chanson/* (Fr. f.), a song;
-nette*, a little song,
chant/*, singing; -er*, of
bagpipes, not chau-.
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chantey (naut.), a sailor's
song, not-ty.
Chantilly, dep. Oise.
Chantrey/ (Sir F.), 1781-
1841, sculptor ; Fund,
Royal Academy of Arts,
London.
chap/*, a skin-crack, not
chop.
chap., chaplain, chapter.
C/iapeau/*(Fr.m.), a hat,//.
-x; chapeaux has I hats
off ! chapeau rouge, red
cap of the Republic.
chapel* (typ.), an associa-
tion of journeymen in a
printing office.
Chapel Hill, Lines and
Yorks (two words).
Chapelhill, Perth (one
word).
cbapelleardente(Fr. f.), a
chapel lighted for a lying
in state (no hyphen).
chapelonians(typ-), mem-
bers of a " chapel."
Chapel Royal, pi. Chap-
els .
Chapel Town, Monmouth.
Chapeltown, Banff, Co.
Down, Kerry, Yorks
(one word).
chaperon*, o*-one,-onne.
chaplain, abbr. chap.
Chappell (William),
1809-88, music publisher,
London.
Chaptal (J. A.), 1756-
1832, introduced metric
system.
chapter/, -s, abbr. c., ch.,
or chap. ; (typ.) first
words. caps. With fancy
initial, rest of word to
be in caps. If first two
words a proper name,
both to be in s.caps. ;
(cited titles of), to
be roman double-quoted.
chapter-headings (typ.),
type a matter of taste ; no
general rule can be stated.
char/*, -red*, -ring*.
char-a-banc*, an open
CHARACTERIZE CHEMISTRY
carriage with transverse
seats ;/>/.chars-a-bancs.
characteriz/e*, not -ise;
-able*, -ation*, -er*.
charbon* (Fr. m.), coal,
also anthrax.
char g6 *, tnore fully ch ar g6
d'affaires* (not ital.).
Charity Organisation
Society, off.,mtf organiz-;
abbr. C.O.S.
Charlemagne, A.D. 744-
814.
Charles, abbr. C., orChas.
Charlottenburg, Berlin.
Charlotte Russe* (cook.),
a custard.
Charon* (class, myth.), the
ferryman ; pron. ka'ron.
charpoy* (Ang.-Ind.), bed-
stead, not -ai.
chartel, use car- *.
Chartered Accountant,
abbr. C.A.
Charteris,/>ro. charters.
charter-party* (naut.)
(hyphen).
chartography, use ca-*.
chart paper, machine-
made from best rags.
Chartreuse* (Fr. f.), a
liqueur.
Chartreux*, a Carthusian
monk.
Chas., Charles.
Chasles (Michel), 1793-
1880, mathematician.
chassej* (Fr. f.), a liqueur
glassful, hunt; maree,
coasting or fishing vessel.
cnasse (Fr. m.), a dancing
step.
chasse (Fr. f.% a shrine.
chasseujr* (Fr.), a hunts-
man ; fern. -se.
chassis*, window sash, a
framework as of motor-
car (not ital.).
Chaste Week, one after
Quinquagesima Sunday.
chastis/e*, not -ize ;
-ement*, -ing*.
chateau/* (Fr.m.), a castle;
pi. -x* (not ital.).
Chateaubriand (P.R.A.,
vicomte de), 1768-1848,
writer and statesman.
>Chateaubriant, dep.
Loire-Inferieure.
Chateaudun, dep.Eure-et-
Loir.
chateaux en Espagne
(Fr.), " castles in the air."
Chateauguay, Quebec.
Chateau-Laffitte,a claret
(hyphen, a/'s, 2 f s).
chatelain/*, lord of the
manor ; fern. -e*.
Chaucer (Geoffrey),
1340-1400.
chauffeur, motor - car
driver.
chaunt/, -er, use chant *.
Chaussee* (Fr. f.), a cause-
way, the ground level.
chaussures*(Fr. f.), boots,
shoes, etc.
Chautauqua, New York
State, celebrated resort.
Ch.B., Baccalaureus Chi-
rurgix (Bachelor of
Surgery).
Ch. Ch., Christ Church,
Oxford,
check*, to stop (set also
cheque).
checker, use chequer*.
Cheddar cheese*, not-er.
cheeper *, partridge- or
grouse-chick.
Cheeryble Brothers, in
Nicholas Nickleby."
cheetah*, hunting leopard,
not chet-.
chef I* (Fr. m.), a cook;
de cuisine, head cook;
d'orchestre, leader
of the orchestra ;
-d'ceuvre*, a master-
piece, pi chefs *.
Cheiroptera*, not Chir-.
chem/ical*, -ist*, not chy- ;
abbr. chem.
chemindefer(Yr. m.), rail-
way ; pi cbemins .
chemistry *(typ.), caps, for
initial letters of symbols,
no point at end, or be-
CHEMULPO CHIGNON
tween symbols of com-
pounds. Firil names in
roman, not caps., o/chy-;
abbr. chem.
Chemulpo, Korea,of-pho.
cheque*, a written order
(see also check).
chequeen*, Ind. gold coin,
not -quin.
cheque paper (typ.),
hand-made from best rags.
chequer*, not checker.
Cherbourg, ddp. Manche.
cherchess la femme (Fr.),
look for the woman.
chere amie (Fr. f.), a
sweetheart ().
cherli (Fr.), fern, -ie,
darling ().
Chersonese*, a peninsula.
cherub/*, pi -s*, -im*.
cherubim*, the barn owl.
Cherubini (M. Ii. C.
Z. S.), 1760-1842, com-
poser; pron. ke-ru-be'nfc.
Cheshire, abbr. Ches.
che sara sara (It.), what
will be, will be.
Chesil Beach, Dorset.
chess (masters of): Albin,
Blackburne, Charousek,
Janowski, Lasker, Marco,
Maroczy, Morphy, Phil-
idor, Pillsbury, Popiel,
Schlechter, Staunton,
Steinitz, Tarrasch, Taub-
enhaus, Tchigorin,
Teichmann, Walbrodt,
Winawer, Zukertort.
"Chesse (The Game and
Playe of)," the second
book printed by Caxton.
chestnut*, wo/chesnut.
chetah, use chee- *.
chetvert, a Russian dry
measure, not tzetver,
tschetwert.
chetvertak, Russian silver
coin, not tschetwertak,
tchetverka.
cheval* (Fr. m.), a horse,
pi. chevaux ; cheval!
de batailte, a favourite
subject ; de /r/se*
(mil.), obstacle to advance,
usually in the pi. chevaux
de frise ; cheval de re-
tOlir, ticket-of-leave man.
chevalet*(mus.), the bridge
of a stringed instrument.
chevalier d 'Industrie*
(Fr. m.), a swindler.
chevance* (law), usury.
chevaster*, chin bandage,
not -tre, -vestre, -vetre.
cheville*, violin peg.
chevrette*, glove leather.
chevreuil (Fr. m.), roe-
buck.
Chevreul (M. E.), 1786-
1889, French chemist.
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea;
pron. cha'ne".
Chi., Chicago.
Chianti, It. wine ; pron.
ke-ant'e".
chiaroscuro*, light and
shade, not chiaro-oscuro.
chibouk*, a Turkish pipe,
not -que, -buk.
chic*, "style" (not ital.).
Chicago, abbr. Chi.; pron.
shi-kar'go.
Chichele, Oxford profes-
sorship ;pron.-&l&,not -eel.
Chick* (Ang.-Ind.), a
screen-biind, not check,
cheek.
chickabiddy*, a term of
endearment, not chu-.
Chickahominy (battles
of the).
chicory*, o/chiccory.
chief, abbr. C., or ch. ;
Chief/ Accountant,
C. A. ; Baron, C.B. ;
Justice* (caps., no
hyphen), abbr. C.J.
chield* (Sc.), a young man.
chiffon*, dress fabric or
ornaments.
chiffonier*, a sideboard,
not -nnier (not ital.).
chiffonnjier (Fr.), fetn.
-iere t rag collector (ital.).
chiffre (Fr. m.), figure, nu-
meral, monogram.
chignon*, a coil of hair.
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CHIGOE CHRIST
chigoe*, W. Indian para-
site, not jigger.
Chib (China), 14-1 Eng. in.,
not chee, chen, chik.
child/, -ren, -ren's, abbr.
"Childe Harold's Pil-
grimage," by Byron,
1811-17.
Childermas*, 28 Dec.
childlike* (one word).
Chile, S. America, not
Chili; but Chilian.
Chilianwallah, Punjab,
not Chill-, Killianwala.
chilli/*, red, or Guinea,
pepper, not chile, chili,
chilly ; pi. -es*.
dullness*.
chilogramma (It.), kilo-
gram.
Chimborazo, Ecuador.
chimer*, a bishop's gar-
ment, HO/ -ere.
chimera*, a creation of
the imagination, not
-sera ; pron. kl-me'ra.
Chin/a, -ese, abbr. Chin.
chincapin*, dwarf chest-
nut, not -kapin, -quapin.
Chinchas, ancient Peru-
vians.
chinchona, wsaicin-*.
chin6 (Fr.), coloured in
Chinese fashion.
Chinese/, abbr. Ch., or
Chin. ; Classics, the
sacred books.
ching (China), 121 sq. ft.
cb'ing(ChinsC), 72,6oosq. ft.
chip/*, -ped*, -ping*.
chipmuck*, a N. American
squirrel, not -munk.
chiromancy*, wo/cheiro-.
Chiron, the centaur, not
Cheir-.
chiropodist*, not -ped- ;
pron. kl-.
Chiroptera, use Cheir-*.
chirosophy*, palmistry,
not cheir-.
chirrup/*, -ed, -ing*.
cbirurgiae (Lat.), of
surgery ; abbr. Ch.
chit*, chitty* (Ang.-Ind.),
a letter.
Chittagong, Bengal.
chlorine*, symbol Cl*.
chloroformize*, not-isc.
chlorophyll* (bot.), not
-il, -yl.
Ch.lVE., Chirurgias Magister
(Master of Surgery).
chn., chairman.
chock-full*, not choke-.
Choctaw, N. American
Indians, not Chacatos,
Chactaws, Chakta.
choir*, part of a church, or
singers, not quire.
choke-full, use chock- *.
cholera morbus, cholera
disease.
Cholmeley, Cholmonde-
ley, Chomley, all pron.
chum'lg.
Cholmondeley (Mar-
quess of) ; (Mary),
writer ; -Pennell
(H.), 1837-, writer.
chop, see chap.
Chopin (P. P.), 1810-49,
Polish composer.
"Chops of the Chan-
nel*'*, west entrance to
English Channel.
chorus/*, pi. -es*; -ed*.
chose* (law), a thing.
Chose (Monsieur) (Fr.),
Mr. So-and-so.
chota-hazri (Ang.-Ind.),
early breakfast.
Chota Nagpore, Ben-
gal.
cbouj (Fr. cook, m.), cab-
bage, puff (pastry), a
dress rosette ; fleur,
cauliflower (hyphen), pi.
cboux-fleurs ; cboux
de Bruxeltes, brussels
sprouts ; chou marin,
seakale.
Chr. CoU. Cam., Christ's
College. Cambridge.
Christ Church, abbr. Ch.
Ch.
Christ -cross -row*, the
alphabet, not criss .
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CHKISTE
Christe eleison, " Christ,
have mercy."
Christian/*, -ity* (cap.).
Christianize*, wo^-ise.
Christie, Manson, &
"Woods, auctioneers,
London.
Christmas Day (caps.);
Old , 6 January.
Christ's College, Cam-
bridge ; abbr. Chr. Coll.
Cam.
chromatosphere* (astr.),
same as chromosphere*,
chromium*, symbol Cr*.
chromolithography *
(one word),
chron., chronology, -ical,
-iy.
Chronicles,abbr. i Chron. ,
or a Chron.
chronologize*, to arrange
chronologically, not -ise.
chronopher*, apparatus
for electric time-signals.
chrysal (archery), a defect
in a bow.
chrysal/is *,/>/. -ides*.
Chrysaor, son of Nep-
tune.
Chryaeis, dau. of Chryses.
chry sop rase*, not- phrase.
Chrysos, patron of art.
Chrysostom (St. John),
A.D. 347-407.
chthonian*, subterranean;
pron. tho'ni-an.
chthononosology*, geo-
graphy of diseases.
chuddar* (Ang.-Ind.),
female over-garment, not
the many variations.
Chur, Ger. and off. Swiss
for Coire.
Church (typ.), initial cap.
when referring to a body
of people, as the Wesleyan
Church ; lower-case for
building ; abbr. C., orCh.
church/-scot*, church tri-
bute ; -text* (typ.),
slender anb tall form -of
blatk letter.
61
churchwarden* (one
word).
chute*, slide, etc.; pron. sh-.
chutney*, not -nee, -ny.
chymist, use che-*.
C.I., Channel Isles, (Order
of the) Crown of India.
Gibber (Colley), 1671-
1757, Poet Laureate.
cicad/a*, the tree cricket ;
pi. -se.
cical/a* (It.), the grass-
hopper ; pi. -e *.
cicatri/x*, pi. -ces*.
cicatrize*, o/-ise.
Cicero, 106-43 B.C. ; abbr.
Cic.
ciceron/e*, a guide, pi. -i*;
pron. chich-er-o'ng.
Cicestr., signature Bishop
of Chichester (full point).
C.I.D., Criminal Investiga-
tion Department.
Cid Campeador, 1040-99,
Spanish warrior.
cider*, not cy-.
ci-devant*, formerly (not
ital.).
C.I.E., Companion of (the
Order of) the Indian
Empire.
Cie (Fr.), compagnie (com-
pany) (no point).
cierge*, large candle, not
cer-, ser-.
c.i.f., cost, insurance,
and freight.
cigala, use cicada* or
cicala*.
ci-git (Fr.), here lies.
cili/um*, a hair-like ap-
pendage ; pi. -a*.
Cimabue (G.), 1240-1300,
It. painter; pron. cheem-
a-boo'a.
cim/eter, -itar, -iter, use
scimitar*.
cim/ex*, bed-bug; pi.
-ices*.
Cimmerian*, intense
darkness (cap.).
cinchona* (bot.), not chin-.
cinematograph, use k-.
cineraria/* (bot.), pi. -s*.
CINERARIUM CLAMJAMPHRIE
cinerarium*, a place for
cremation residue.
Cingalese*, Ceylon native ;
pi. same, not Singhalese.
cingul/um*, a girdle or
zone ; pi. -a.
Cinquecento*, Renais-
sance period from 1501.
cipher*, not cy-.
cipollino, veined white
and green Italian marble.
Cipriani (Giambat-
tista), R.A., 1727-85,
painter.
circ, a prehistoric stone
circle.
Circ., circiter,circum (about).
circa* (Lat.),about ; abbr.C.
Circean*,ofCirce,of-8ean.
Circiter (Lat. ), about ; abbr.
C., or circ.
circle, sign O ; arc of
circle, r\.
Circuit Court, abbr. C.C.
circuit edges (binding),
covers turned over to
protect the leaves.
circulariz/e*, to issue cir-
culars, o/-ise; -ing*.
C//iCUin(Lat.), about; abbr.
c., or circ.
circumcise*, not-ize.
circumflex* (typ.), the
accent, d, e, ?, 6, it.
circumnexion,*o/-flect-.
circumstance: mere situa-
tion is expressed by "in
the circumstances ", ac-
tion affected is performed
"under the circumstan-
ces" (O.E.D.).
Cirencester,/>ttJM. ciz'i-ter.
cirque*, a circus (not ital.).
cirrhosis*, a liver disease.
cirrus*, a curl-like tuft, a
cloud, not -rhus.
Cisalpine*, on the Roman
side of the Alps (cap.,
one word).
ciseauj (Fr. m.), chisel ;
pi. -X, scissors.
ciseljeur (Fr. m.), a metal-
chaser ; -lire (f.), art of
chasing.
Cis-leithan/* (adj.), -ia
(noun), Austria-Hungary.
cist (archaeol.), but cyst*
(biol. ).
cit., citation, cited, citizen,
citations, see authori-
ties, also quotations.
cities/ (typ.), names of,
not to be abbreviated if
avoidable ; of Refuge :
east of Jordan, Bezer,
Ramoth, Golan ; west of
Jordan, Hebron, She-
chem, Kedesh.
citizen, abbr. cit.
Cito (Lat.), quickly.
citoyen} (Fr.), fern, -ne,
citizen.
citrlnous*, lemon- col-
oured.
cittadinjo (It.), a citizen,
pi. -/; fern, -a, pi. -e.
city, abbr.c.; City Editor,
the supervisor of financial
matters (see also cities).
ciudad (Sp.), city, not cui-.
C.I.V., City Imperial
Volunteers.
civ., civil, -ian.
civics*, the science of
citizenship.
Civil/ Court, abbr. C.C. ;
Engineer, abbr. C.E.
civiliz/e*, not -ise; -able*.
Civil] Servants, Ser-
vice (caps.), abbr. C.S.
C.J., Chief Justice.
ck., cask, -s.
C.L., Commander (of the
Order) of Leopold.
Cl, chlorine.
cl., centilitre, class, clause,
clergyman, cloth.
Clackmannan, Scotland
(three 's).
Clairaut (A. C.), 1713-65,
Fr. math., not -ault.
claire-cole, use clear- *.
clairvoyant/*, fern, -e*
(not ital.).
clam/*, -miness*, -my*.
clamjamphrie*(Sc.), rub-
bish, also a mob, not the
many variations.
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CLANG CLICHE
clang*, quality of musical
sound ; in Ger. Klang.
clangor*, not -our.
Clanricarde (Marquess,
not of).
clans/man*, pi -men.
Claparede (J. L. K. A.
E.), 1832-70, naturalist.
claptrap* (one word).
claquer*, hired applauder ;
in Fr. m. claqueur*.
clar. (mus.), clarinet.
clarabella* (mus.), an or-
gan stop, not clari-.
Clarenceux*, the second
King-of-Arms, not -cieux.
clarendon type, thick-
faced, as this; indicated
in MS. by a waved line
underneath ; abbr. clar.
Claretie (Jules), 1840-,
writer.
clarinet/*, -tist* not
-ionet ; abbr. clar.
" Clarissa Harlowe," by
Richardson.
Clark/ (Alvan), optician ;
(Sir Andrew), 1826-
93, physician; lecture,
Cambridge.
Clarke (Mrs. Cowden),
1809-98, Shak. scholar ;
(Sir Edward), 1841-,
K.C.; (SirG.Syden-
ham), 1848-, writer (see
also Clerke).
class, abbr. cl.
class., classic, -al, classifi-
cation.
classes (bot., zool.), (typ.)
to have caps.
classj is*, a presbytery ;/>/.
-es.
clat*, noisy talk, a tattler.
Claude Lorraine, 1600-
82, Fr. painter, not ain.
clause so-and-so (typ.), to
have cap. C ; of para-
graphs thus, (i), (2), (3) ;
abbr. cl.
clavjis*, a key; pi. -es.
eld., cleared (goods or
shipping), coloured.
clean (typ.), said of proofs
or revises with few errors,
or pulled after matter has
been corrected.
clear-cole*, a coating of
size, not claire-.
clear days, time to be
reckoned exclusive of the
first and last.
cleared(goods or shipping),
abbr. eld.
clearstory, use clere-*.
Cleator Moor, town in
Cumberland.
clef (mus.), j bass,
tenor,
treble.
cleistogamous *, not k-.
Clemenceau (E.), 1841-,
Fr. politician, not Cle-.
Clemens (S. L.), 1835-,
pen-name " Mark Twain."
clench* (to) the fist or
fingers, grasp firmly, fix,
settle (see also clinch),
clenge* (Sc.), to clean ;
(Sc. law) to acquit,
clepsydra/*, a time meas-
urer, notk-- pi. -a*.
cleptomania, use to.-*.
clerestory*, a special
upper row of windows,
not clear-,
clergy/man, -men, abbr.
cl., orclerg.
clericalize*, not -ise.
clerk, abbr. elk.
Clerke (Agnes M.), 1842-
1907, astr.
Clerk-Maxwell(James),
1831-79, physicist, should
be J. C. Maxwell.
Clerk/ of Parliaments
(caps.); of the Peace,
abbr. C.P.; of the
Privy Council, abbr.
C.P.C.
clevis*, a link or swivel,
not clives, clivies.
clew*, of a sail, but to
follow a clue*.
clich/6* (typ.), a stereo or
electro block (not ital.) ;
-eur, stereo-maker.
CLICKER C/0
clicker* (typ.), a foreman
compositor, or maker-up.
Clicquot (Veuve),a brand
of champagne.
clientele*, clients collect-
ively (no accent, not ital.).
clinch* (to), a nail, to make
fast a rope in a special
way, to make firm and
sure as an argument (see
also clench).
clinic*, not clinique.
" Clinker (Humphry ".
not -ey), by Smollett.
clinometer *, not k-.
cliqu/e*, -ism*, -y*, not
-eism, -ey (not ital.).
clish-ma-claver* (Sc.),
gossip.
Clitheroe, Lanes.
clitor/ia* (anat.), pi. -ides.
elk., clerk.
Cloaca Maxima, sewer of
ancient Rome (caps.).
cloak*, not cloke.
cloche* (hort.), bell-glass.
clocher*, a belfry (not ital.).
Cloch Point, Clyde, not -k.
clod/*, -ded*, -ding.
Clodd (Edward), 1840-,
writer.
doff*, an allowance on
commodities, not clough.
cloisonn6*, enamel (not
ital.).
cloke, use cloak*.
close (typ.), the second
member of any pair, as
" ] ) ; pron. cloz.
close up (typ.), to push
together, to remove spac-
ing-out leads ; close
matter, unleaded, or
thinly spaced.
closure*, in Fr.f. cldture*.
Clos Vougeot, a Burgundy
wine.
clot-bur* (bot.), burdock,
not dote-, cloth-.
cloth/, abbr. cl. ; of
Bruges, gold brocade.
clotted cream, not clouted
cream.
Cldture* (Fr. f.), closure.
clouds, kinds of: (i) cirrus,
(2) cirro-cumulus, (3) cir-
ro-stratus, (4) alto-cumu-
lus, (5) alto-stratus, (6)
strato-cumulus, (7) cumu-
lus, (8) cumulo-nimbus,
(9) nimbus, (10) stratus.
cloudy (naut), abbr. c.
clough, use cloff *.
clouted cream, use clot-
ted .
clove-hitch*, a knot (hy-
phen).
C.Ii.P.A., Common Law
Procedure Act.
C.L.R., Central London
Railway.
clubbable*, not clubable.
clue* (to follow a), but
clew* of a sail.
Clun/iac*, -ist*, of Cluny.
Cluny, France, not -i.
Clwyd, river, N. Wales.
Clydebank, Dumbarton,
a town.
clypeiform*, shield-like.
Clytemnestra, wife of
Agamemnon, not Clytae-.
C.M., Certificated Master
or Mistress, Chirurgige
Magister (Master of Surg-
ery), Church Missionary,
(mus.) common metre,
Corresponding Member ;
c.m., causa mortis (by
g . reason of death) ; cm.,
centimetre ; C.M.D.
(mus.), common metre
double ; cmdg., com-
manding ; C.M.G., Com-
panion of (the Order of)
St. Michael and St.
George ; cml., commer-
cial ; C.M.S., Church
Missionary Society;
C.M.Z.S., Corresponding
Member of the Zoological
Society.
Cnut, not Canute, Knut.
C.O., Colonial Office, Com-
manding Officer, Criminal
Office, Crown Office; Co,
cobalt ; Co., Colon, Com-
pany, county; c/o, care of.
GOAD. COGNITUM
coacL, coadjutor,
coagul/um *, a clot ; pi. -a *.
coak*, a dowel, also "bush"
of a sheave.
Coalbrookdale, Salop,
coal-field* (hyphen).
coalmouse* (ornith.), the
coal titmouse, not cole-.
coal-pit* (hyphen),
eoarticulate*, to articulate
together (no hyphen).
coast-guard* (hyphen) ;
abbr. C.G.
cob*, Spanish dollar.
cobalt*, symbol Co*.
Cobb (Thomas), 1854-,
writer ; (W. F.), 1857-,
writer.
Cobbe (Frances Power),
1822-1904, writer.
cobb paper, that used for
the sides of books.
coble*, boat, not cobble.
.Coblenz, not -tz, K-.
cobra de capello*, the
snake, not da, di.
Coburg, Iowa ; Saxe ,
not -ourg, -urgh.
cocaine*, not -ain.
cocco* (bot.), Jamaica plant
tuber, not cocoa, coco.
Cocculus Indlcus* (bot.).
Cochin-China (hyphen).
cochle/a*, the ear passage ;
pi. -as.
cochon de lait (Fr. m.),
sucking pig.
Cockaigne*, London, not
Cocagne. Cockayne,
cockatiel*, Australian
cockatoo, not -teel.
cockatoo/*, pi. -s.
cockee* (curling), the
"tee."
Cocker (Edward), 1631-
75, wrote "Arithmetic."
cockie-leekie, use cocky-
leeky*.
Cockney (cap.).
cockscomb*, a plant;
cox- *, a fop.
cockswain, use cox-*,
cock-up* (typ.), a superior
letter or number, as r in M r .
cocky-leeky* (Sc.), hotch-
potch, a soup, not cockie-
leekie, cock-a-leeky.
Codes (Horatius), pron.
k&k'les.
cocoa-bay*, a W. Indian
disease.
coco-nut*, not cocoa-,
coker-, koker-.
Cocos Isles, B. of Bengal.
cocotte (Fr. f.), a prosti-
tute.
cocqcigrues, see coque-,
Cocytus, a river in Hades.
C.O.D., cash, or collect,
on delivery.
cod., codex.
coddle*, not codle.
Code Napoleon (Fr. m.),
civil code promulgated
1804-10.
cod/ex*, ancient MS., abbr.
cod. ; pi. -ices*, abbr.
codd.
cod-fish* (hyphen).
codling*, a fish, also apple,
not -in.
codon, the bell-shaped
mouth of trumpets, etc.
co-education*, education
of the two sexes to-
gether.
coefficient* (one word).
" Ccelebs in Search of a
Wife," by Hannah More.
Ccelenterata*, a zool. sub-
kingdom (not ital.).
ccsliac*, abdominal, wo/ce-.
ccenogamy, community of
wives, not ce-.
coerulean, use ce-*.
coetaneous*, of the same
age, not coae-.
coeternal (one word).
coeval* (one word).
coexist* (one word).
coextensive * (one word).
coffer-dam*, a watertight
enclosure.
cognate, abbr. cog.
cognati (law), relations by
mother's side.
cognitjum, any object of
cognition ; pi. -a.
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COGNIZE COLONIAL
cogniz/e*, not-ise ; -able*,
-ance*, -ant*.
cognoscente* (It.), a con-
noisseur ; pron. ko-nyo-
shen'ta, pi. -i.
cognovit act ion em * (law) ,
an acknowledgment.
coheir/*, -ess* (one word).
Cohnheim (J. F.), 1839-
84, German pathologist.
cohow*, Bermudian shear-
water, not cahow, cohoo.
coiffleur* (Fr. m.), hair-
dresser; -ore* (f.), head-
dress.
coignye, use coynye*.
Coire.Grisons, Switz. ; Ger.
and offic. Swiss, Chur.
coits, use quoits*.
Col., Colonel, Columbia Dis-
trict (U.S.A.), Colossians.
col., colonial, column.
colander*, a strainer, not
colla-, culle-.
colcannon*, an Irish dish,
not cale-, cole-.
colchyte* (Egypt, antiq.),
a ritual reader, not chol-.
Col.-Corp., Colour-Cor-
poral.
Coldstream/, Berwick, a
town; Guards, wo/ The
Coldstreams, abbr. C.GK
cole-pixy, use colt-pixie*.
Colerain, N. Carolina.
Coleraine, Londonderry.
Coleridge (Sara, not -ah),
1802-52, writer.
cole-slaw* (U.S.A.), a
salad.
colic/*, -ky*.
coliform*, sieve-like.
Colin/Clout, pastoral name
in " Faerie Queene " ;
Tampon, nickname of a
Swiss (see also Cblyn).
Coliseum, London (see also
Coloss-*).
coll., colleague, collection,
collector, college.
collaborates* (Fr. m.)
(ital.).
collaborator* (not ital.).
parte or voce
(mus.), adapt to principal
part or voice ; abbr. col,
p., or COl. VO.
collapsible*, not -able.
collat., collateral, -ly.
collat/e* (typ.), to put the
sheets of a book in right
sequence, to compare
critically ; -or*, not -er.
colleague, abbr. coll.
collect., collectively.
collectable*, not -ible.
collectanea*, collected
notes.
collect/ion, -or, abbr. coll.
Collections, an Oxford
examination.
colleen* (Ang.-Irish),a girl.
college, abbr. coll.
College de France (m.).
College of Justice*, Sc.
supreme courts.
COllegijum, an ecclesias-
tical body uncontrolled by
the State ; pi. -a.
collie*, a dog, not -y.
Collinge axle, not Collins.
collodionize*, not -ise.
collop*, a piece of meat.
colloq., colloquial, -ly, -ism.
colloquijum*, talk ; pi. -a.
collotype *, a gelatine-pro-
cess plate.
Colo., off. abbr. Colorado.
colombelle (Fr. typ. f.), a
column-rule.
Colombia (Republic of),
S. Amer. (see also Colu-).
colombier paper, use
colum- *.
Colombo, cap. of Ceylon,
not Colu-.
Colon, Cent. Amer. ; abbr.
Co. (see also Columbus).
colon, in Fr. m. deux
points, in Ger. m. Dop-
pelpunkt, or (n.) Kolon
(see punctuation, VI).
Colonel/, abbr. Col. ;
Bogie (golf), the imagin-
ary player.
colonial, abbr. col.
Colonial Office, abbr.
C.O.
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COLONIZE COMMANDER
coloniz/e*, MO* -ise ; -able*,
-ation*.
colophon* (typ.), the im-
print of a book.
Colorado, off. abbr. Colo,
coloration*, not colour-.
Colosseum*, Rome (see
also Colis-).
Colossians, abbr. Col.
Colossus* of Rhodes.
Colour (trooping of the),
not colours.
Colour-Corporal, abbr.
Col.-Corp.
coloured, abbr. eld.
colourist*, not colorist.
Colour - Serjeant, not
-geant; abbr. Col.- Serj.
COl. p. (mus.), colla parte
(adapt to principal part).
Colquhoun,/>row.ko-hoon'.
Colston's Day, Bristol,
13 Nov.
colter, WS0COU-*.
colt-pixie *, a mischievous
fairy, not cole-pixy.
columbari/um*, a dove-
cot, place for cremation
urns ; pi. -a*.
Columbia District,
U.S.A., abbr. Col. (see also
Colo-),
columbier *, a drawing
paper, S^/aXasVa in., not
Colombia, -ier.
columbium*, symbol Cb*,
now called niobium *.
Columbus (Christo-
pher), 1436-1506; in Sp.
Cristoval Colon,
column, abbr. col.
columnja* (anaO, pi. -*.
colure (astr.), each of two
great circles.
Colvile (Sir H. E.),
1852-1907, Maj.-Gen.
Colville (Lieut. -Col. A.
E.W.), Rifle Brigade;
(Sir W. J.), 1827- ;
of Culross (Viscount).
col. VO. (mus.), colla voce
(adapt to principal voice).
"Colyn Cloute," by John
Skelton (see also Colin).
Com., .Commander.
com., comedy, comic, com-
mission, -er, committee,
common, -er, -ly, com-
mune, -ity, communicate,
-ed, -tion.
com/a* (astr., bot., med.),
pi. -89.
comb., combine, -ed, -ing.
combat/*, -ed*, -ing*,
-ive*.
Combermere( Viscount).
combin/e, -ed, -ing, abbr.
comb.
Comdt., Commandant.
come-at-able *, accessible.
Comedie francaise,
official name of Le
Theatre fran$ais (I.e. /).
com6dlenj* (Fr.), actor;
fern. -lie*.
comedy, abbr. com.
comendador (Sp.), a
knight commander.
cornel prima (It. mus.), as
at first ; sopra, as
above, abbr. CO. S3.
comfiture *, not con-.
comfrey* (bot.), not cu-.
comic, abbr. com.
Com.-in-Chf., Comman-
der-in-Chief.
comitatus*, a retinue, a
county or shire ; pi. same.
Comitial*, a meeting of the
Senate of Dublin Univer-
sity ; ^Estivalia, ditto
in summer ; Hiemalia,
ditto in winter ; Ver-
nalia, ditto in spring.
comm., commentary, com-
merce, commonwealth.
comma/*, pi. -s* (see
punctuation, VII,
scratch comma).
Commandant* (accent on
first syll.) ; abbr. Comdt.
commandeer*, to seize
for military service.
Commander/, abbr. Com . ;
-in-Chief (hyphens),
abbr. Com.-in-Chf. ;
of the Faithful, the Sul-
tan of Ottoman Empire.
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COMMANDING COMPARISON
commanding, abbr.
cmdg. ; Commanding
Officer, abbr. C.O.
commanditaire* (Fr. m.),
a sleeping partner.
commandite* (Fr. f.),
limited liability.
commando/* (S. Afr.), a
party for military pur-
poses ; pi. -s.
comme ci, comme ca
(Fr.), indifferently, so-so.
comme il faut (Fr.), as it
should be.
commendam*, ecclesias-
tical benefice.
commentary,abbr.comm.
commenter*, not -or.
commerce, abbr. comm.
commercial/, abbr. cml. ;
A (typ.), @ = at;
a gent, abbr. C.A. ; en-
velopes, sVa x 3 J / 4 in.;
letter, folded writing-
paper, iix8'/ 2 in.;
note, ditto, 8x5 in. ;
stroke (typ.), as in s/-.
COmmisj (Fr. m.), a clerk ;
voyageur, commercial
traveller.
Commissary - General
(hyphen) ; abbr. C.G.
commission/, -er, abbr.
com.
commissio/naire* (not
ital.) ; in Fr. m. -nnaire.
commit/*, -table* (not
-ible),-ted*, -ting*,
committee* meets, not
meet ; abbr. com.
committ/er*, one who
commits ; -or* (law), a
judge,
common/, -er, -ly, abbr.
com.
Common Bench, abbr.
C.B.
common metre/ (mus.),
abbr. C., or C.M. ;
double, C.M.D.
commonplace * (adj.)
(one word).
Common / Pleas, abbr.
C.P.- Prayer, C.P.
common - sense* (adj.)
(hyphen).
common sense*, adj.
with noun (no hyphen).
Common Serjeant*, not
-geant ; abbr. C.S., or
Com.-Serj.
Common Version, abbr.
C.V., or Com. Ver.
commonwealth (not
cap.); abbr. comm.
commorient* (law), dying
together, as by shipwreck.
communaliz/e*, -ation*.
commune, abbr. com.
commune bonum (Lat.),
a benefit to all.
communibus annis
(Lat.), in average years.
communicat/e, -ion, -ed,
abbr. com.
commit ni consensu
(Lat.), by common con-
sent.
communique (Fr. m.), an
official report.
community, abbr. com.
communize*, to make
common.
comp., comparative, com-
parison, compile, -ed, -er,
-ation, composer, -ition,
-itor, compound, -ed.
compactor*, one who
compacts, not -er.
COmpagnie (Fr. f.), com-
pany ; abbr. Cie (no
point).
compagnon (Fr. typ. m.),
a journeyman.
Companion of the
Bath*, abbr. C.B. .
company, abbr. Co. (set
also compagnle].
comparati ve,abbr. comp .
comparator*, an appara-
tus for comparing.
compare one thing with
another (to note agree-
ment or difference); one
thing to another (which
it is believed to resemble) ;
abbr. cf. (confer], or cp.
comparison, abbr. comp.
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COMPASS CONCOTTRS
compass*(typ.), the points,
when printed in full, to
be hyphened without
caps., as north-by-east,
north-north-east, north-
east-by-north. Abbrevia-
tions to be caps, with
full point after each letter,
except b, as N., N. b E.,
N.N.E., N.E. b N., N.E.
competit/or*,/*w. -ress*.
Compiegne, dep. Oise.
compil/e, -ed, -er, -ation,
abbr. comp.
complacent*, self-satis-
fied.
complainant, abbr.
complt.
complaisant*, obliging.
" Compleat Angler," by
Izaak Walton, 1653.
complement*, to make
complete, a completion.
completorilum*, complin;
pi. -a.
completely*, complin.
complexion*, not -ction.
compliment*, flattery.
complin*(R.C.C.), o/-ne.
complt., complainant.
" Complutensian Poly-
glot"*, the earliest
complete polyglot Bible.
compo*, composition (no
point).
compos/er, -ition, -itor,
abbr. comp.
compositeur (Fr. m.),
composer, compositor.
compos mentis* (Lat.)
in one's right mind.
compote* (Fr. f.), fruit
stew.
compound/, -ed, abbr.
comp.
compound ranks or
titles, each word to have
cap., as Assistant-Adju-
tant-General, Vice-Presi-
dent.
comprecation*, joint
supplications.
compris/e*, o/-ize; -ed*,
-ing*.
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compromise*, not -ize.
COmptej (Fr. m.), an ac-
count ; rendu, official
report, pi. comptes ren-
dus.
"Comptes Rendus," of
Fr. Academy (caps.).
COmptoIr* (Fr. m.), com-
mercial agency, also shop
counter.
comptroller*, "erroneous
spelling of controller*."
Comptroller General *
of Patent Office (caps.,
two words).
Com.-Serj., Common Ser-
jeant, not -geant.
Comt/e (Auguste), 1798-
1857, philosopher ;-ian*,
-ism*,-ist*.
COmte* (Fr.), Count ; fern.
comtesse (not cap.).
Com. Ver., Common
Version (of the Bible).
Con., Consul.
con/*, to direct a ship's
course, to examine, not
-nn, -un ; -ning *.
con., conclusion, conver-
sation.
COn.,conjux(consort\coHtra
(against, in opposition
to).
con amore* (It.), with
affection.
concensus, use conse-*.
Concepcion, name of many
S. Amer. places.
Concert!, -me/ster, -stuck
(Ger. mus.), now Kon-
zertl (cap.).
concerto, abbr. cto.
concessionaire* (Fr.m.).
conch/*, a shell ; pi. -s.
conch., conchology.
concierg/e* (Fr. m. or f.),
-erie* (f., no accent).
conclusion, abbr. con.
concombre (Fr. m.), cu-
cumber.
concordat*, an agreement
(not ital.).
concours (Fr. m.), a com-
petition.
CONCRETER - CONSERVATOIRE
concreter*, sugar evapora-
tor, not -or.
concur/*, -red, -ring*.
conde* (Sp.), a count, not
-dee.
Conde ("The Great"),
1621-86.
condottierje* (It.), a cap-
tain of mercenaries ; pi.
-/*.
conductor, not -er ; abbr.
c.
cones*, fine white flour.
con espressione (mus.),
with expression, not ex- ;
abbr. con esp.
coney, use cony*.
conf., conference.
Confederate Army, abbr.
C.A.
confer (Lat.), compare ;
abbr. cf.
conference, abbr. conf.
conference (Fr. f.), lec-
ture.
conferrable*, not -erable.
Conferv/a* (hot.), pi. -SB*.
" Confessio Amantis,"
by Gower, 1393.
confett/i(It.), bits of colour-
ed paper, etc.; -o, a sweet-
meat (not ital.).
confidant/*, a trusted
friend, fern, -e ; in Fr.
confident], fern. -e.
confiture, use com-*.
confiture (Fr. f.), jam.
conformator*, apparatus
for taking conformation.
confrere (Fr. m.) (accent,
not ital.).
Confucius, 551-478 B.C.
cong., congregation, -al,
-alist,-ist, congress, -ional.
congej (Fr. m.), leave;
d'accorder, leave to
agree; d'alter, ditto
depart ; d'appel, ditto
appeal; d'eHre*, ditto
elect, not de lire.
congou*, a black tea, not
-o, kongo.
con gregation /, - al, - alist,
-ist, abbr. cong.
Congregationalism, re-
presentative in U.S.A.
"The American Board
of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions."
congregationalize*, not
-ise.
Congress*, U.S. A, the
legislative body (cap.) ;
spell out number, as fifty-
fourth, not 54th.
congress/, -ional, abbr.
C., or cong.
congru/ism*, -ist*(theol.).
Coniston, Yorks, Lanes.
Conistone, Shipton, Yorks.
conjugation, abbr. conj.
conjunct/ion, -ive, abbr.
conj.
conjunction(astr.), sign^.
conjunctiv/a* of the eye ;
pi. -SB (not ital.).
conjurer*, a juggler.
conjuror, one bound by
oath.
Conn., Connecticut.
Conna, Cork.
Connah's Quay, Flint.
connaturalize*, not -ise
(no hyphen).
connecter*, not -or.
Connecticut, off. abbr.
Conn. ; pron. ko-net'i-kut.
connexion*, not -ection.
connivence*, not -ance.
connoisseur* (not ital.).
conoscente, use cogno-*.
conquistador]* (Sp.), a
conqueror ; pi. -es.
Conrad, not K-.
cons., consonant, constable,
constitution, -al.
Conscience (Hendrik),
1812-83, Fl. writer.
conscience* sake, etc.
consenescence*, general
decay.
consensus*, not -census.
Conservat/ive, abbr. C.
conservative*, not -ise.
conservatoire* (Fr. m.);
-Or/0 (It., Port., Sp.) ;
Konservatorium (Ger.
n., cap.).
CONSOL. CONTRALTO
consol., consolidated.
Consolidated Funds*,
abbr. Consols.
consommel* (Fr. m.),
broth; de tetede veau,
mock-turtle soup.
consonant, abbr. cons,
consonantize*, to make
consonantal.
conspectus* (Lat), a gen-
eral view (not ital.).
constable, abbr. c., or
cons.
Constans, mythical King
of Britain.
Constant (Benjamin),
1841-1902, Fr. painter.
Constantino/pie, in Turk.
Stambul; -politan*.
Constitution of a country
(cap. C).
constitution/, -al, abbr.
cons,
oonstitutionalize*, not
-ise.
construction, abbr.
constr.
constru/e, -ed, abbr.
constr.
** Consuelo," by George
Sand, 1842.
Consul, abbr. C., or Con. ;
Lat. pi. consults, abbr.
coss.
Consular Clerk, abbr.
C.C.
Consul- General, abbr.
C.G.
consumah (Ang.-Ind.),
indoor servant, use khan-
sania *.
consummation esf(Lat),
it is finished,
cont., containing, contents,
continent, continue, -ed.
contad/njo*, It. peasant,
pi. -/*; fern, -a*, pi.
-e*.
COntagiJum* (Lat.), con-
tagion ; pi. -a*.
containing, abbr. cont.
contak/lon* (Gr. Ch.), a
service book ; pi. -a.
contango* (Stock Ex-
change), charge for carry-
ing over.
cont. bon. mor., contra
bonos mores (contrary to
good manners).
contemporize*, woMse.
contents, abbr. cont.;
(tables of) (typ.), set in
lower-case of text type
but one size smaller, not
to be in s.caps. Not
to have comma after last
word. To be run out with
leaders.
conterminous*, not cot-.
"Contes Drolatiques,"
1832-7, by Balzac.
Continent/ (the) (cap.) ;
of Europe, etc. (not
cap.) ; abbr. cont.
continu/e, -ed, abbr. cont.
continujum*, a continuous
quantity ; pi. -a*.
coat-line* (naut.), spiral
space between rope
strands.
contr., contract, -ed, -ion,
-s, contrary.
contra * (Lat.), against ;
abbr. con.
contrabandist** (Sp.), a
smuggler.
contra bonos mores
(Lat.), contrary to good
manners ; abbr. cont.
bon. mor.
contract/, -ed, -ion, -s,
abbr. contr.
contracting-out (hy-
phen).
contractions, see abbre-
viations.
contractor*, not -er.
contracts for Govern-
ment (typ.), copy to be
strictly followed.
contr afagotto*, bass bas-
soon (one word).
contrainte par corps
(Fr. law), arrest for debt.
contra jus gentium (Lat.),
against the law of nations.
contralt/o* (mus.), pi.
-os*, lt.pl. -i*; abbr.C.
CONTRA COQUET
contra! mundum (Lat.),
against the world ;
pacem (law), against the
peace.
contraria contrariis cu-
rantur (Lat), opposites
are cured by opposites.
contrariwise *.
contrary, abbr. contr.
con tra t[ alea toire (Fr. law),
conditional contract ; de
vente, contract of sale ;
synallagmatique,
reciprocal contract.
"Contrat Social (Ley
by J.-J. Rousseau, 1762.
contraviolinjo* (It. mus.),
the double-bass ; pi. -/.
contre-dance, use coun-
try-dance*,
contretemps* (not ital.).
contributor*, not -er.
control/*, -led*, -ling*.
CDntr6l6(Fr.}, hall-marked,
registered.
controller*, not comp-.
Controller- General*, but
Comptroller General*
of Patent Office.
Controller of Accounts,
abbr. C.A.
convent/, -ion , abbr. conv.
conventionalize *, not -ise.
conversation (typ.), every
new speech to begin new
par. ; abbr. con.
conversazione/*, pi. -s**
(not ital.).
converter*, not -or.
conveyer*, not -or.
convictor*, a messmate,
convolvulus/*, pi. -es*.
cony/*, a rabbit, not coney,
pi. conies* ; garth*,
a rabbit-warren.
CoochBehar,ws*Kuch .
cooee*, a bush call, not
-ey, -hee, -ie.
cookie* (Sc. and U.S.A.),
a small cake, not -ey, -y.
coolie* (Ind., Ch.), native
hired labourer, not -y.
Coomassie, W. Afr., use
Kumassi.
Cooninxloo (G. van),
1544-1600, Fl. painter.
Cooper (Fenimore, one
), 1787-1851, writer.
co-operate* (hyphen).
Coopers Hill Engineer-
ing College (no apos-
trophe or hyphen).
co-ordinate* (hyphen).
Cop., Copernican.
cop., copper.
coparcenary* (law), joint
heirship,-wof -ery.
copeck* (Russ.), about a
farthing, not -ec, kopeck.
Copenhagen, in Dan. Kj0-
benhavn.
Copernican, abbr. Cop.
" Cophetua and Penelo-
phon'* (the beggar
maid).
copia verborum* (Lat.),
a full vocabulary.
Coppee(Fran9ois\ 1842-,
Fr. poet
copper, abbr. cop. ; symbol
Cu* (cuprum}.
copperas*, protosulphate
of iron.
copperize*, to impregnate
with copper, not -ise.
coproli/th*, -te*, not k-.
Copt., Coptic.
copul/a* (gram.), pi. -.
copy* (typ.), matter to be
reproduced in type (see
manusoript) .
copy-book* (hyphen).
copy paper, a writing-
paper, 20 x 1 6 in.
COql (Fr. m.), cock; de
bruyere, black game.
coque (Fr. f.), egg-shell.
coquecigrues (to the
coming of the), the
golden period when all
mysteries will be cleared
up; i.e. never; o/cocqci-.
Coquelin (B. C.), 1841-
1909; (E. A. H.), 1848-
1909 ; (Jean), 1865-,
actors.
coquet/*, fern, -te*, a flirt ;
-ry*, -ting*, -tish*.
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COQTJILLE CORRECTION
coquille (Fr. typ. f.), a
wrong letter in a proof,
(paper) post.
Cor., Corinthians, Cornelia,
Cornelius, Coroner.
cor., corpus, correction,
-ive, correlative, (mus.)
cornet, horn.
corah* (Ind.), a silk.
coramj* (Lat.), in presence
of;judice* (law), be-
fore a judge; nob is*,
before us; paribus*,
before one's equals ;
populo *, before the
people.
Cor an, use Koran*.
cor anglais*, tenor oboe.
Corday (Charlotte), 1 768-
93, Fr. revolutionist.
cordillera/ * (Sp.), a
mountain chain ; pi. -s.
cordite*, an explosive.
Cordoba, offic. Sp. for
Cordova.
cord wain*, Sp. leather.
Corea/, -n, use IS.-.
co-respondent*, the man
charged with adultery in
a divorce case (hyphen).
corf*, a basket;/>/. corves*.
Corfe Castle, Dorset, a
village (two words, caps.).
Corflambo, the giant in
" Faerie Queene."
Corinthians, abbr. i Cor.,
2 Cor.
Corliss engine.
Corn, Cornwall (no point).
Corn., Cornish.
corn-crake*, the landrail
(hyphen).
corne/a*, the eyeball cover-
ing ; pi. .ad.
Corneille (Pierre), 1606-
84, Fr. dramatist.
Cornel/ia,-ius, abbr. Cor.
cornelian*, red quartz, not
carnelian, -ion.
cornet (mus.), abbr. cor.
cornfield* (one word).
Corniche (La), coast road
from Nice to Genoa ; in
It. La Cornice.
Cornish/, abbr. Corn. ;
gilliflower*, an apple.
Corn Laws (caps.).
com/0* (It. mus.), a horn,
pi. -I* ; cor/io inglese*,
tenor oboe.
cornuf* (anat.), hornlike
process ; pi. -a*.
Cornubia*, Cornwall.
cornucopia/*, pi. -s.
Cornwall, abbr. Corn (no
point) ; in Fr. f. Cor-
nouaillss.
coroll., corollary.
corolla/* (bot.),/>/. -s*.
Coroner, abbr. Cor.
coro/i/s*, Greek mark of
contraction '.
Corot (J. B. C.), 1796-
1875, Fr. painter.
Corporal, abbr. Corp.
corporealize*, to mate-
rialize, not -ise.
corposant*, St. Elmo's
fire, not cour-.
corps*, sing, and pi.
corps/ d'arme*, army
corps ;</e ballet*, com-
pany of ballet-dancers ;
ds batallle*, central
part of an army ; de
bailment, or de
logis, the main building ;
des lettres (typ.),
the body of the type ;
diplomatique *,
diplomatic circle ;
(framatique, dramatic
body; legislatif, re-
presentative assembly ;
volant*, flying corps.
corp/us*, the body; pi.
-ora*, abbr. cor.
Corpus Christi Col-
lege, abbr. C.C.C.
corp/us v///e, worthless
substance ; pi. -ora -ia.
corr., correspond, -ence,
-ent, -ing, corrupt, -ed,
-tion.
correcteur (Fr. typ. m.),
corrector of the press.
correct/ion, -ive, abbr.
cor.
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CORRECTION COTE
correction of proofs,
see proof correction
marks.
Corrector (Ger. typ. f.),
corrected proof, now
Korrektur.
Correggio (A. A.), 1494-
X 534> I*- painter.
corregidor* (Sp.),a magis-
trate.
correlate* (one word, 2 r's).
correlative, abbr. cor.
correspond/, -ence, -ent,
in Fr. -re, -ance, -ant,
fern, -ante; -ing, abbr.
corr.
correspondence (news-
paper) (typ.), TO THE
EDITOR OF THE TIMES, etc.,
SIR, and SIGNATURE to
be caps, and s.caps. (see
also letters [printed]).
Corresponding Mem-
ber,abbr.C.M., orCorr.
Mem.
Corrdze, Fr. department.
Corrievrechan, tide-race
off Argyllshire, not -kin,
Coryvreckan.
corrigend/um*, pi. -a*.
Corr. Mem., Correspond-
ing Member.
corroboree*, Austral, ab-
original dance, not -bery,
-borie, -bory.
corrupt/, -ed, -ion, abbr.
corr.
corrupter*, not -or.
corselet (Fr. dress, m.), a
kind of external corset.
Corsica, abbr. Cors. ; in
Fr. f. Corse.
corslet*, not -elet
Corstorphine, near Edin-
burgh.
cort., cortex.
cortege* (accent, not ital.).
Cortes*, the two legisla-
tive houses of Spain, also
Portugal ; pron. kor'tez.
Cortes (Hernando), 1485-
1547, conquerorofMexico.
cort/ex*, bark ; pi. -ices*,
abbr. cort.
Corunna, in Sp. Coruna.
corvee* (Fr. f.), feudal
forced labour, drudgery.
corvette*, a small frigate.
corybant/*, a Phrygian
priest; pi. -es* (not ital.).
Corycian nymphs, the
Muses.
coryphsejus*, a chorus
leader, not -eus ; pi. -/.
coryphee* (Fr. m.), chief
ballet-dancer.
Coryvreckan, use Cor-
rievrechan.
C.O.S., Charity Organisa-
tion Society.
cos (math.), cosine (no
point).
CO. S3. (mus.), come sopra
(as above).
cosec (math.), cosecant.
cosey, use cosy*.
cosh/ar, -er (Jew.), use
kosher*.
coshering*, rack-rent.
coshery* (Ir.), feasting.
"Cosl fan tutti," opera
by Mozart.
cosine* (no hyphen), abbr.
COS (no point).
cosmography, abbr. cos-
mog.
cosmopolitanize *.
COSS., consules (consuls).
Coster (Laurens Jans-
zoons), according to the
Dutch, invented printing
about 1440.
costum/er*, a dealer in
costumes ; in Fr. -/er.
cosy*, not -sey, -zey, -zy.
cotangent* (no hyphen),
abbr. cot (no point).
COte (Fr. f.), market quota-
tion, figure, mark, share.
cote (Fr. f.), hill, shore.
cote (Fr. m.), a side.
Cote-d'Or, dep. France.
cdtetette*(Fr. f.), a cutlet.
coterie*, a " set " of persons
(not ital.).
coterminous, use cont-*.
Cote-rdtie (Fr. f.), a red
wine.
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COTES-COURONNE
cotes de baeuf (Fr. f.), ribs
of beef.
C6tes-du-Nord, dep. Fr.
cotillion*, a dance ; in
Fr. m. cotillon.
Cotswold,Glos, notCotes-.
cottar*, peasant, not -er.
" Cottar's Saturday
Night," by Burns, 1786.
cotter*, pin, wedge, etc.
Cottian Alps, Savoy and
Piedmont.
cotton, in Fr. m. colon.
Cottonian Library, in
British Museum.
cottonize*, to make cotton-
like, not -ise.
coude(astr.), telescope bent
at an angle,
couldn't (typ.), to be set
close up.
couldst (no apos.).
coule (mus.), a slur.
coul&e* } a lava-flow, a
ravine.
couleurj* (Fr. f.), colour ;
de rose *, roseate
(figurative).
couloir*, a gully.
Coulomb (C. A. de),
1736-1806, physicist,
coulter*, a plough blade,
not col-,
council/*, assembly; -lor*,
member of a council,
counsel/*, advice,barrister;
-led*, -ling*; -lor*, one
who counsels.
Count, abbr. Ct.
counterbalance* (one
word).
counter-carte* (fencing),
not -quarte (hyphen).
counter-cheer *,
-claim* (hyphens).
counter-clockwise*, con-
trary to a clock hand's
motion.
counter-tenor, abbr. C.
Counties palatine*,
Cheshire and Lanes (cap.
C only).
countrif/y*, -ied*, not
country-.
country-dance*, wo^con-
tre-dance, contra-danse.
country-side* (hyphen).
county, abbr. Co. ; (typ.)
abbrs. of name as Hants,
Yorks, Salop, etc., to have
no point at end.
County Council/, -lor,
abbr. C.C.
County court* (one cap.);
abbr. C.C.
coup* (Fr. m.), a stroke.
coup] d'aile (Fr. m.),
flap (of the wings), a
flight of imagination;
</'a/iC/ief (mus.), a stroke
of the bow ; de
chapeau, salute with
the hat; d'Sclat*,
a sensational stroke ;
d'essai*, first attempt;
d'Stat*, sudden
stroke of State policy ;
de foUGt (fencing), a
"beat"; de grace*,
a finishing stroke ; de
main*, sudden attack to
gain a position ; dental-
tre*, a master-stroke ;
d'oeil*, a glance, wink ;
de pied, a kick ;
de poing, blow with the
fist ; de sole 11*, sun-
stroke ; de th6atre*,
sudden sensational act ;
de vent, a gale ; de
vin, sip of wine.
coupe*, a front seat, a
carriage, a fencing move-
ment (accent, not ital.).
coupee*, a dance step (no
accent).
couper* (Sc.), a dealer.
coup manque (Fr. m.),
a failure.
Cour de Cassation, su-
preme Fr. tribunal.
COUrge (Fr. f.), gourd;
a la moelJti, vegetable
marrow.
courier, in Fr. m. courrier.
couronne de tasses
(electricity), voltaic bat-
tery, not des .
COURT CRA1STCH
Court, abbr. C., or Ct.
courtage*, brokerage.
Courtenay, family name
of Earl of Devon (see also
Courtney),
courtesan*, not -zan.
court-house*, abbr. C.H.
Court leet*, a court of
record.
court martial* (two
words) ; pi. courts *.
Courtney (Baron), 1832-,
politician ; (William
Leonard), 1850-, writer
(see also Courtenay).
Court of/ Common
Pleas, abbr. C.C.P. ;
Guestling, of Cinque
Ports ; Lode-
manage, ditto ;
Probate, abbr. C.P. ;
St. James's(apos.);
Session, C.S.
Courtrai, Belgium, HO/ -ay.
Courts of Justice (caps.).
couscous*, W. Afr. dish,
also bird (see also cuscus).
cousin-german*, not
-aine, -ane ; pi. cousins-*.
Cousin Michael, nick-
name of a German, as
John Bull of Englishman.
Cousins of the Sove-
reign (law), Peers.
coiite que coute (Fr.), at
any cost, not qui .
couturfere (Fr. f.), a dress-
maker.
couvade*, "man-childbed."
couveuse, apparatus for
preserving infant life.
Covenanter* (Sc. hist.).
covenantor* (law).
Coverley (Sir Roger de).
covert/* (sport), a place of
protection, not cover ;
-baron* (law), a married
woman.
Cowling, Yorks.
Cowlinge, Cambs.
Cowper-Coles & Co.
(Sherard).
Co wper (William), 1731-
1800, poet ; pron. koo'per.
cowrie*, the shell, not
-ry. In Africa 50 equal
about 43. ; in Siam, 6000
about is. 4d. (see also
kauri),
coxcomb*, a fop; cocks-*,
a plant.
coxswain* (naut), not
cocks-; pron. kox'n, abbr.
COX (no point),
coynye* (Ir. hist.), the
billeting of soldiers upon
persons, not coignye.
cozey, cozy, use cosy*.
C.P., Chief Patriarch, Civil
Power, Clerk of the
Peace, Code of Procedure,
College of Preceptors,
Common Pleas, Common
Pra}'er, Congregatio Pas-
sionis (Passionist Fathers),
convicted poacher, Court
of Probate ; cp., compare ;
C.P.C., Clerk of the Privy
Council ; C.P.M. (mus.),
common particular metre ;
C.P.R., Canadian Pacific
Railway; C.P.S., Con-
gregational Publishing
Society, Custos Privati
Sigilli (Keeper of the Privy
Seal).
C.R., Caledonian Railway,
Carolina Regina (Queen
Caroline), Carolus Rex
(King Charles), Civis Ro-
manus (a Roman citizen),
Custos Roiulorutn(Keeper
of the Rolls); Cr., credit,
-or, Crown; Cr, chro-
mium ; cr., created ;
C.R.A. (Officer) Com-
manding Royal Artillery.
era be (Fr. m.), crab.
cracklin*, crackle-ware.
Cracow, Poland, use
Krakow.
Craig Cefn Pare, Glam,
a village.
Craigenputtosk, Dum-
fries, Thomas Carlyle's
residence 1828.
Crantourn Street, W.C.
cranch, use crunch *.
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CRANE'S-BILL CROCUS
crane's-bill*, the gera-
niums, not cranesbill.
craniol., craniology.
craniom., craniometry.
crani/um*, skull; pi. -a*.
Cranleigh, Surrey, for-
merly Cranley.
Crapaud (Johnny), nick-
name of a Frenchman,
crap/e*, gauze-like fabric,
-y ; in Fr. m. crepe,
crassa negligentia (law),
criminal negligence.
Craufurd (Sir C. W. F.),
1847- (see also Craw-
furd).
craunch, use crunch*,
crawfish*, U.S.A. and
prov. Eng. for crayfish*.
Crawford and Bal-
carres (Earl of), 1847-.
Crawford (F. Marion),
1854-1909, writer.
Crawfurd (Oswald),
writer (see also Crau-).
crayfish*, not craw-.
C.R.E., (Officer)Command-
ing Royal Engineers.
cream/-laid*, a writing
paper with wire marks ;
-wove*, ditto without.
created, abbr. cr.
Creation (the) (cap.).
creche*, a public nursery.
Crecy (battle of), not
Cressy, Creci.
credit/, -or, abbr. Cr.
Cr^dltj Fonder de
France, a financial
corporation ; Lyon-
nais ; Mobilter, Fr.
banking corporations,
creese*, a Malay dagger,
not kr-, crease.
Crefeld, Ger. ; off. K-.
Creighton (H.Mandell),
1843-1900, Bp. and hist.
ere me de la creme (Fr.
f.), the very best, not ere-.
Cremona*, any violin
made there (cap.).
Cremonese *, of Cremona,
creolize*, not -ise.
creosote*, not k-.
crepe/* (Fr. m.), crape,
(f.) pancake; de
Chine*, raw silk crape ;
lisse*, glossy crape.
crepe* (Fr.), frizzled.
crepon* (Fr. m.), crapy
fabric.
crescendo* (mus.), grow-
ing in force ; abbr.
cresc.*
cresson* (Fr. m.), cress,
water-cress.
Cretan, of Crete,
cretin*, Swiss idiot ; in
Fr. cretin.
cretonne*, a cotton cloth.
Creusot (lie), dep. Saone-
et-Loire, not -zot.
creve-CO2Ur (Fr. m.), heart-
sore, variety of fowl.
crevette (Fr. f.), prawn.
Crewe (Earl o/).
Crichton (James), 1560-
91, "the Admirable C ";
pron. kry'tn.
cricket/*, -ed, -ing*,
crim. con.* (law), criminal
conversation, adultery.
crimenl falsi (law), for-
gery; laesas majesta-
tis, treason.
Criminal Office, abbr.
C.O.
cring|e*, -ing*,
crink*, a, or to, twist,
crinkum - crankum*, a
zigzag, not -cum -cum.
cris/is *,/>/. -es*.
criss-cross, see Christ-,
crit., critical, -ized.
criteri/on*, pi. -a*,
criticaster*, a petty critic,
criticize*, not -ise.
critique* (not ital.).
" Critique of Pure Rea-
son," in German " Kritik
der reinen Vernunft," by
Kant, 1781.
Croat, a native of Croatia ;
pron. kro-at.
croc*, a hook, not -ck.
crochet*, hooked -needle
work ; pron. krO'sha.
crocus/* (bot.), pi. -es.
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CRCESUS C.S.C.
Croesus, King of Lydia.
Crofton, Yorks.
Croft Town, Cambs.
Cro-Magnon (anthrop.).
cromesquis (Fr. cook, pi.),
not the many variations
(not ital.).
croo* (In, Sc.), a hovel.
Crook, Dur, Westmor.
Crooke, Lanes.
Crookes (Sir W.), 1832-,
physicist.
Crookes's tubes 'phys.).
Crookhaven, Cork.
Crookston, Paisley.
Crookstown, Cork.
Croonian Lecture, of
Ro3'al Society.
croquet*, game (not ital.\
croquette* (Fr. f.), rissole
(ital.).
crore* (E. Ind.), ten mil-
lions, usually of rupees.
crosier*, Abp/s staff, not
-zier.
cross, sign in Prayer
Book *fc ; Latin -f (see
also crux).
cross (typ.), in proof cor-
rections, a faulty letter.
Cross-ben ch*(Parl.) (cap.
C only, hyphen).
cross-bill* (law), a pro-
missory note (hyphen).
crossbill*, a passerine bird.
crossette* (arch.), a ledge,
not crose-.
Crossgates, Fife.
Cross Gates, Yorks.
Crossbill, Ayr, Renfrew.
Cross Hill, Workington,
Cumberland.
Crosskeys, Antrim, Cavan.
Cross Keys, Monmouth.
crosslet*, not croslet.
crotch, orcrotchet* (typ.),
the square bracket [.
crotchet/*, -ed*, -ing, -y*.
croupier*, gaming-table
attendant.
crouton (Fr. m.). a bit of
crust, or toast.
Crowland, Lines, not
Croy-.
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Crown (the) 'cap. Q ; abbr.
Cr.
crown, see books, paper.
Crowner's quest, dialec-
tal for Coroner's in-
quest (cap. C only).
Crown Office, abbr. C.O.
crozier, use cros- *.
C.R.P., Calendarium Rotu-
lorum Patentium (Calen-
dar of the Patent Rolls).
cru (wine), growth (no
accent).
crucian*, Ger. carp, not
crusian.
Crucifixion (the) (cap. C).
Cruikshank (George),
1792-1878, caricaturist.
crumb*, of bread, not crum.
crunch*, not cran-, craun-.
cruse*, ajar, not cruise.
Cruso, N. Carolina.
" Crusoe (Robinson),"
by Defoe, 1719.
crux *, of an argument ;
pi. cruces (not ital.).
cruxj* (astr.), the Southern
Cross; ansata*, the
cross with a handle ;
commissa, thetau cross,
T ; decussata, cross
of St. Andrew, or St.
Patrick x ; stellate,the
cross with arms ending in
stars (see also cross).
crypton (chetn.), s*k-*.
cryptonym*, a private
name.
crystal., crystallography.
crystalliz/e*, not -ise ;
-ed*, -ing*.
C.S., Civil Service, Clerk
of Session, Clerk to the
Signet, Commissary of
Subsistence,Common Ser-
jeant, Court of Session,
Custos Sigilli (keeper of
the seal) ; Cs*, caesium ;
cs., communis (com-
mon) ; C.S.A., Confeder-
ate States Army, ditto
of America ; Csar, etc.,
use Ts- ; C.S3.C., Con-
spicuous Service Cross ;
C.S.I. CUNNINGHAM
C.S.I.. Companion of the
(Order' of the) Star of
India ; C.S.N., Con-
federate States Navy ;
C.S.O., Chief Signal Offi-
cer (U.S.A.), Staff
Officer; C.Ss.R., Congre-
gatio Sanctissimi Redemp-
toris (Redemptorist Fa-
thers).
C.T., Certificated Teacher;
Ct., Count, Court; ct.,
cent; C.T.A.U., Cath-
olic Total Abstinence
Union ; C.T.C., Cyclists'
Touring Club; C.Theod.,
CodexTheodosianus (Theo-
dosian Code) ; ctl., cental,
-s; cto. (mus.), concerto ;
cts., centimes, cents.
Cu*, cuprum (copper);
C.U., Cambridge Uni-
versity; C.U.A.C., Cam-
bridge University Athletic
Club; C.U.A.F.C., ditto
Association Football ;
C.U.B.C., ditto Boat ;
C.U.C.C., ditto Cricket;
C.U.R.U.F.C., ditto
Rugby Union Football.
cuartill/a (Sp.), about 6 Ib.
weight; -O, a pint; Mexican
coin, three halfpence.
cuarto (Sp.) ; three far-
things.
cubic, abbr. c., or cub.
cubicul/um*, cubicle or
dormitory ; pi. -a.
cubile, lowest course of a
building.
Cuddesdon, Bishop of
Oxford's residence.
cue, persons in line, use
queue*.
cuerda, of Castile, 22-3
feet ; Valencia, 122
feet; Buenos Ayres,
420 feet I in.
Oufic*, of Cufa, not K-,
Cuphic, Kuphic.
cui bono?* (Lat.), who
gains by it ?
cuidad, erron. for ciudad.
cuisine*, cookery (not ital.).
(Lat.), of which,
abbr. cuj. ; -libet, of
any, abbr. cujusl.
culch*, oyster spawn, not
cultch.
CUl-dej-four* (arch.), oven-
like, pi. culs-de-four * ;
/a/npe*, tail-piece,
pi. culs-de-lampe * ; cul-
de-sac*, a blind alley, a
trap, pi. culs-de-sac*;
pron. ku-, etc.
CUljex*, a gnat ; pi. -Ices.
Cullen (William), 1710-
90, Sc. physician.
cullender, s*colan-*.
culpaj (law), a fault ;
lata, gross neglect ;
levis, excusable neglect.
Culpeper, Virginia ;
(Sir T. J. and N.), not
-pper.
C.TJ.M., Cambridge Uni-
versity Mission.
cum* ( Lat.), with (not ital. ).
CumfiBan, of Cumae.
Cumb, Cumberland.
Cumbraes, Clyde.
cum dividend*, with
dividend ; abbr. c.d.
cum grano salt's* (Lat.),
with allowance for ex-
aggeration.
cumin*, oil of, not cummin.
Cuming(E.W.D.), 1862-.
writer.
cummerbund*, a waist-
belt, not ka-, ku-.
cum multis aliis (Lat.),
with many others.
CUmshaw* (Ch.), a gra-
tuity, not ku-.
cumul/us* (meteor.), a
cloud form ; pi. -i*, abbr. k.
cun, tts<?con*.
cuneiform*, wedge-
shaped, not cuni-, cune-.
Cuningham (Sir W. J. N ,
1848-, I.C.S.
Cuninghame (Sir T. A.
A. Montgomery-),
1877-, Rifle Brig.
Cunningham (Sir A. F.
D.), 1852-, I.C.S.
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CUNYNGHAM C. V.
Cunyngham (Sir "W.
Dick-), 1871-, Black
Watch.
Cunynghame (Sir
Percy), 1867-, I.C.S.
Cupar/; -Angus, use
Coupar .
cuppa, a chalice bowl.
cur., currency, current.
curacao, liqueur, not -oa.
curare*, a drug, not -a, -i.
curarize*, to administer
curare, not -ise.
curb*, more usually ke-.
curbstone, use kerb-.
cure*, Fr. rector, or vicar.
Curiaj*, the papal court
(cap.); advisare vult,
the court desires to con-
sider; abbr. C.a.v.
curio/*, an object of art ; pi. ,
-3 (not ital.).
curiologic/*, -al*, not k-.
curiosa felicitas, agree-
able style due to care.
curiosoj*, a curio admirer;
pi. -/*.
curlicue*, a fantastic curl,
not -eque, -ycue.
curly n (typ.) (n), in Span-
ish tilde.
currach*, a coracle.
currack* (Sc.), pannier.
curren/t, -cy, abbr. cur.;
electric current, abbr.
c.
currente calamo (Lat.),
easily, fluently.
curricul/um*, pi. -a*.
Currie, Midlothian.
Curry, Sligo.
curry (cook.), in Fr. m.
kari, or a Vindienne.
Curschmann (K. F.),
1805-41, composer.
curse of/ Canaan, negro
slavery ; Scotland,
the nine of diamonds.
Cursivschrift (Ger. typ.
f.), italic type, use K-.
curtsy/*, m>/-sey; -ing*.
curveting*, not -tting.
Curwen (John), 1 816-80,
inventor of Tonic Sol-fa.
cuscus/*, a marsupial ;
-grass *, of India (see also
couscous).
cushat*, cushie-doo*
(Sc.), the ring-dove.
cushla machree (Ir.),
my heart's delight.
cuspidor* (Port.), a spit-
toon, not -adore, -idore.
custodia tegis (Lat.), in
the custody of the law.
custom-house* (hyphen);
abbr. C.H.
CUStlOS*, a custodian, pi.
-odes * ; custosj bre-
vlum*, keeper of the
briefs ; morum, guar-
dian of morals; Cusiosj
Privatl Sigilli, Keeper
of the Privy Seal, abbr.
C.P.S. ; Regni, a
regent ; Rotulorum*,
Keeper of the Rolls, abbr.
C.R. ; Sigilli*, ditto
seal, abbr. C.S.
cut-and-dried (adj.)
(hyphens).
Cutch, India, not K-.
cutch*, catechu, not k-.
cute*, HO* 'cute.
cut edges, see edges.
cut-in/ letter (typ.), one
of large size, as at the
beginning of a chapter,
also drop-letter; notes,
those set into the text at
the outer edge; (typ.) to be
in roman lower-case three
sizes smaller than text, in
a square of white space.
CUtis]* (anat.), skin;
anserina, the skin
roughened by cold.
CUtt/y* (Sc.), anything
short, pi. -ies; cutty
stool, stool of repentance.
cuv6e (Fr. f.), a vatful, or
sort, of wine (not ital.).
Cuvier (G. Ii. C. D.,
baron), 1769-1832, Fr.
naturalist.
Cuyp, Dutch artists, not K-.
C.V., Common Version (of
the Bible).
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C.V.O., Commander (of
the Royal) Victorian
Order.
C.W., Canada West.
C.W.O., cash with order.
cwt., hundredweight, -s.
cyan-blue*, greenish -
blue.
eye., cyclopaedia, -ic.
Cycle of the Saros,
SsSsYs days,
cyclopaed/ia*, -ic*, not
-pedia; abbr. eye.
Cyclop/s*, a giant with one
eye ; pi. -es*.
cycnean*, of swans, not
cyg--
cyder, use cider*.
Cyfarthfa, Glamorgan
ironworks.
Cyllaros, the horse of
Castor and Pollux.
Gym., Cymric.
cyma*, a moulding.
cymbiform*, boat shaped.
not cymbae-.
Cymmrodorion (Hon-
ourable Society of).
Cymric*, Welsh, not K- ;
pron. cum-rik.
Cymru, Wales.
Cymry, the Welsh nation.
Cynewulf, Anglo-Saxon
poet.
cynocephalus*, a dog-
headed creature.
Cynthia*, the moon.
Cynthius, Apollo.
cypher, use cipher*.
cy pr&S* (law), as near as
practicable.
Cyprian*, of Cyprus.
Cypriote, inhabitant or
language of Cyprus.
Cyric (Saint), patron of
sailors.
cyst/*, -ic*, Mo/ci-.
czakan (mus.), Bohemian
flageolet.
Czar/ of Russia, -evitch,
-evna, -ina, use Tsar/.
Czech*, not the many varia-
tions ; pron. check.
Czerny (Karl), 1791-1857.
Austrian composer ; pron
tcher'ne".
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C NOTES
D. DAMNUM
D., democrat, -ic, doctor,
Duke, (Lat.) Dens (God),
Dominus (Lord), the
fourth in a series, all
proper names with this
initial.
D, 500.
d., date, daughter, day,
dead, degree, deserted,
-er, died, dime, diopter,
dollar, dose, (Fr.) douane
(customs), droite (the right
hand), (It.) destra (right),
(Lat. ) decretum (a decree),
denarii (pence), denarius
(penny), (naut.) drizzling.
d' (tyP-)) a s prefix to a not
anglicized proper name
should, in accordance
with continental practice,
be lower case and not
cap., as d'Arsonval. Sig-
natures to be copied.
% (typ.), deleatur (omit).
Da.*, Danish.
D.A.A.G., Deputy- Assist-
ant- Adjutant-General.
dal ballo (It. mus.), dance
style; cappella,o>
chiesa, church style ;
capo*, or capo al fine,
repeat to the word fine ;
capo dal segno,
repeat from the sign $',
abbr. D.C., or da capo.
dachshund*, badger-dog.
dacoit*, Indian robber, not
dak-, dec-.
daddy-long-legs*, the
crane-fly (hyphens).
daffadowndilly*, a daffo-
dil, not daffi-, daffo-,
daffy- (one word).
D.A.G., Deputy-Adjutant-
General.
dagger (f), (typ.), the
second reference mark,
coming after the asterisk.
In Eng. before, in Ger.
after, a person's name,
signifies "dead" or
"died."
daggle-tail, use drag-*.
Dagonet, pen-name of
G. R. Sims ; (Sir),
King Arthur's fool; not
Daguenet.
daguerreotype* (not
cap.).
dahabeeyah*, Nile boat,
not the many variations.
d'ailteurs (Fr.), besides,
daimio^^ap. noble ;pl. -s.
Daimler motor,
dais*, not dais.
dakoit, use dac-*.
Dakota, off. abbr. Dak.
Dalai Lama, the Grand
Lama of Tibet.
d'Alembert (J. le K.),
1717-83, math.
Dallmeyer (J. H.), opt-
ician, London.
Dalzell, family name of
Earl of Carnwath.
Dalziel,/>ron. dee-el,
damageable*, not -gable.
Damaraland, Ger. S.W.
Africa (one word),
damascen/e*, -er*, not
-keen. -kin.
" Dame aux Camelias
(La)," play by Dumas fils.
darnel decompagnie(Yr.\
lady's paid companion ;
d'honneur, maid of
honour; du palais,
lady-in-waiting ; que-
teuse, one who collects
for the poor.
damnosa hasreditas
(Lat.), a legacy involving
loss.
damnum absque injuria
(Lat.), damage without
wrong.
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DAMON D'AUJOURD'HUI
Damon and Pythias,
model friends.
Dan., Daniel, Book of
Daniel.
Dan/ae, mother of Perseus,
also asteroid ; -aea, fern
genus; -aid.*, dau. of
Danaus ; -aus, son of
Belus.
Dandie Dinmont, breed
of dogs ; Andrew Din-
mont, farmer in "Guy
Mannering."
dandruff*, scurf, not -riff.
danegeld*, land-tax, not-h.
Danicism*, a peculiarity of
the Danish language (like
Scotticism).
Daniel (Book of), abbr.
Dan.
Daniel (Canon B.), 1837-
1904, writer.
Daniell (A. E.), 1864-,
writer.
Daniell's battery (elec.).
Danish/, abbr. Da.* ;
alphabet (typ.), the
special letters are # and
0, which follow in alpha-
betical order. Printing
generally in roman char-
acters.
Dannebrog*, Danish na-
tional standard, also or-
der of knighthood, not
Dane-.
d'Annunzio (Gabriele),
1864-, It. writer.
danse macabre (Fr. f.),
dance of death.
danseuse*, a female dancer
(not ital.).
Dant/e Alighieri, 1265-
1321, It. poet; -ean*,
-ist*.
Danubian Principal-
ities, Moldavia and
Wallachia (now Ruma-
nia).
Danzig, not -tsic, -tzig.
daou, use dhow*.
D.A.Q.M.G., Deputy-
Assistant - Quartermaster-
General.
d'Arc (Jeanne), Joan of
Arc, 1412-31 ; properly
Dare.
daren't (typ.), to be close
up.
dare say* (two words).
Darfur, S.E. Sahara, not
-foor, -for, -four.
Darjeeling, not Darji-.
Dark Ages (the) (caps.).
Darmstadt, Germany.
Darthula, ' ' fairest of Erin's
maidens."
Darwen, Lanes.
Darwin (Charles Rob-
ert), 1809-82, author of
"Origin of Species";
(Erasmus), 1731-1802.
D.A.S., Dramatic Authors'
Society.
dash, see punctuation,
IX, X.
dasj heisst (Ger.), that is
to say, abbr. d. h. ; 1st,
that is, abbr. </./.
dat.*, dative.
dat/a*, 5. -um* (not ital.).
datable*, capable of being
dated, not -cable.
date, abbr. d. ; (typ.) in
printed letters to be
even small caps, and
arabic figures, except in
legal work, where they
must be spelled out in
full. The order should
be day, month, year as
12 June, 1903, not June 12,
1903. No comma between
figures of year. For
periods of years use as
few figures as suffice, thus
l8 5o~75 5 1890-1903 (en
rules, not hyphens).
Names of days and months
to be in full ; inst., prox.,
ult, to be printed full out.
dative, abbr. dat.*
Daudet (Alphonse),
1840-97, Fr. writer.
daughter, abbr. d., or
dau.
d'aujourd'hui en huit
(Fr.), this day week.
D'ATTMALE DEBLOQUER
d'Aumale (due).
DauphinS, S.W. France.
Dav., David.
Davey (Baron), 1833-;
(Henry), 1843-, engin-
eer ; (R. P. D.\ 1848-,
writer (see also Davy).
da Vinci (Leonardo),
1452-1519, It. painter,
etc. ; pron. vln'che".
Davis (Jefferson\ 1808-
89, Pres. Conf. States.
Davout (Ii. A. P. M.,
baron), 1773-1820,
General; (L. NT.), 1770-
1823, Fr. Marshal, not -st.
Davus sum, non (Edipus
(Lat.), that is beyond me.
Davy (Sir Humphry,
not -ey), 1778-1829,
chemist (see also Davey).
Davy Jones's locker.
day, abbr. d.; (typ.) of
the week, and of fasts,
feasts, festivals, holidays,
to have initial caps,
Dayak, use Dyak.
daybook* (one word) ;
abbr. d.b.
daylight* (one word).
days after/ date, abbr.
d.d. ; sight, d.s.
day's/ date, abbr. d.d. ;
journey (Heb.), 16-95
miles ; sight, abbr. d.s.
D.B., Domesday Book.
d.b., daybook.
dbk., drawback.
DC, 600; DC.(bot.),deCan-
dolle; D.C., deputy-con-
sul, District Court, District
of Columbia, (mus.) da
capo (repeat) ; d.C. (It.)
dopo Cristo (A.D.) ;
D.C.L.*, Doctor of Civil
Law ; D.C.L.I., Duke of
Cornwall's Light Infantry;
D.Cn.L.,, Doctor of
Canon Law ; D.C.R.
(Ancient Order of For-
esters), District Chief
Ranger; D.C.S., Deputy-
Clerk of Session.
D.D., Divinitatis Doctor
(Doctor of Divinity) ;
D.d., Deo dedit (gave to
God) ; dd., delivered ;
d.d., days after date,
day's date, dono dedit
(given); D.D.D., dat,
dicat, dedicat (he gives,
devotes, and dedicates) ;
dono dedit dedicavit (he
gave and consecrated as
a gift) ; D.D.S., Doctor
of Dental Surgery.
de (typ.), prefix to a proper
name, in accordance
with continental practice,
should not have initial
cap., as de Candolle; ex-
cept when anglicized, as
De Vinne. Signatures to
be copied.
deaconate, use di-*.
dead, abbr. d. (see also
dagger).
Dead Letter Office, now
Returned ditto ; dead/
reckoning (naut.), abbr.
D.R. ; reprint (typ.),
an absolute facsimile.
de Amicis (Edmondo),
1846-, It. writer.
Dean of Faculty, not of
the ; abbr. D.P.
de- anthropomorphize *,
not -ise (hyphen).
Dear Sir, in printed letter
indent one em (caps.,
comma, no dash).
deasil*, righthandwise, as
the hands of a clock, not
deiseal.
death/-bed*, -rate*
(hyphens).
deb., debenture.
debacle*, a downfall (not
ital.) ; in Fr. f. dtbAcle.
debatable*, not -cable.
debauchee*, inFr. debau-
ch\e t fem.-6e.
debenture/, abbr. deb. ;
-holder* (hyphen).
d&bloquer (Fr. typ.), to
rectify letters placed up-
side down as substitutes
for the proper ones, the
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DEBONAIR DECORUM
supply of which has been
insufficient.
debonair*, not -air e, ^good-
natured ; in Fr. debon-
naire.
de bonne] grace (Fr.),
willingly ; par/,
or source, on good au-
thority.
deboutonn6(Fr.\ careless.
debris*, ruins (no accent) ;
in Fr. m. debris.
debtor, abbr. Dr.
debut/*, -ant*, fern.
-ante* (not ital.).
de but en blanc (Fr.),
bluntly.
Dec., December.
dec., declaration, declen-
sion, declination, decora-
tive.
dec. (mus.), decrescendo.
dec. (Fr.), decedje', fern, -ee
(deceased), decembre (not
cap.) (December).
decade*, a group of ten,
not -ad.
"Decameron (The)", by
Boccaccio, 1352.
Decan, Ind., s*Decc-.
de Candolle (A.), 1806-
93, bot., abbr. DC.;
(A.P.), 1778-1841, bot.
decani*, of a dean ; (mus.)
the south side of a choir.
Deccan, India, not Decan.
deced\e (Fr.), fem. -ee,
deceased ; abbr. dec.
December, abbr. Dec. ; in
Fr. m. decembre, abbr.
dec. (not cap.).
decence (Fr. f.), comeli-
ness, decency.
decenni/um*, a decade ;
pi. -a.
decentralize*, not -ise.
decern*, to judge (see also
discern).
decheance (Fr. f.), for-
feiture, expiry.
decbirantl (Fr.),/*. -e,
heart-rending.
Decies (Baron), pron.
dee'shees.
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decigram*, 1-54 grain,
official spelling Board of
Trade, not -mme ; abbr.
dg.
decimal fractions, no
decimal can be plural, or
take verb in pi., however
many figures it contains ;.
(typ.) print in figures.
The decimal point in all
cases to be a full point
turned.
decimalize*, not -ise.
declinator*, not -er.
decime* (Fr. m.), ten cen-
times, a penny.
decimetre, 3-937 in., not
-er; in Fr.m. decimetre.
decimo - octavo (typ.) r
i8mo; sexto *, i6mo
(not ital.).
decivilize*, not -ise.
deckle edge*, the ragged
edge of hand-made paper,
not -el.
declaration, abbr. dec.
declaration de faillite
(Fr. f.), adjudication in
bankruptcy.
Declaration of Indepen-
dence, U.S.A., 4 July,
1776.
declassle (Fr.), fem. -ee,
of inferior status.
declension, abbr. dec.
declination, abbr. dec.
decohere (Marconi), to fall
apart.
deceit, use dac-*.
decollate*, to behead ;
decollation of St. John*,
29 August.
deconet\e*,fem. -ee (Fr.),
with low-necked dress.
decol/our*, to render col-
ourless ; but -orize*, not
-ourize, -ise.
decorat/e*, -or*.
Decoration Day*, U.S. A.,
30 May.
decorative, abbr. dec.
decor\e (Fr.). fem. -ee>
wearing an order of merit,
decorum* (not ital.).
DECOTTSU DEJEUNER
decousuj (Fr.), fern, -e,
unsewed, loose.
decree nisi* (law), a
decree upon condition.
decrepit *, not -id.
decrescendo* (mus.), de-
creasing in loudness ;
abbr. Jec., or decres.
decretjum (Lat.), a decree ;
pi. -a ; abbr. d.
decrotte (Fr.), brushed up.
dedans* (tennis) (not ital.).
dedicace (Fr. typ. f.), the
dedication.
dedications (typ.), usually
eren s. caps, wide leaded.
de die in diem (Lat.),
continuously; abbr. de d.
ind.
Dedication (Ger. f.), the
dedication (cap.).
dedit (Fr. m.), penalty for
breach of contract, re-
tractation.
dsducible*, not -cable,
deemster*, not demp-.
def., defendant, defined,
definite, definition,
defaceable*, not -cable.
de facto* (Lat.), really,
defecat/e*, -or*, not defae-.
defectueux (Fr. typ.),
spoiled.
defectus sanguinis (law),
failure of issue.
defekt (Ger. typ.). spoiled ;
Defektbogen, imperfect
sheets.
defence*, not -se.
defendant, abbr. def.
defense] d'afficher (Fr.),
stick no bills ; d'entrer,
no admittance.
defensible*, not -ceable,
-sable.
defensor*, not -cer, -ser.
defensor fidei (Lat.), De-
fender of the Faith ; abbr.
D.F.
defer/*, -ence*, -red*,
-rer*, -ring*.
defets (Fr. typ. m. pi.),
waste sheets.
de fide* (Lat.), authentic.
definable*, not -cable.
defin/ed, -ite, -ition ;
abbr. def.
definit\um (Lat.), a thing
defined ; pi. -a.
deflate*, to remove air.
defle/ct*, to bend down-
wards ; -xed*, -xion*.
deflower*, not -ore, -our.
Defoe (Daniel), 1661-
1731, writer, not de Foe.
deg., degree.
degag\e* (Fr. m.), fern.
-Se*, unconstrained.
degager (Fr. typ.), to un-
lock a forme or galley.
d'egal a egal (Fr.), on
equal terms.
degout (Fr. m.), disgust.
degree, 69 statute, or 60
geog. miles, also part of
circle ; sign , abbr. d., or
deg.
degrees of/ inclination
(typ.), to be in words, as
"an angle of forty-five
degrees " ; temper-
ature, to be in figures, as
70 F. (see also titles of
honour).
dej hautenbas*(Fr.\ con-
temptuously ; haute
lutte, with a high hand.
Dehli, India, use Delhi.
dehors* (Fr.), foreign to ;
(law) outside.
Deianeira, wife of Her-
cules, also an asteroid.
Dei I gratia, by the grace
of God ; abbr. D.G. ;
judicium, the judgment
of God (see also Deo).
Deity (the Christian)
(typ.), synonyms and
pronouns to have initial
caps., as Christ, Dominus,
Father, God, He, Him,
Himself, His, Jehovah.
Lord, Me, Mine, the Deity,
Thee, Thine, Thy, Who,
Whom.
dejeuner]* (Fr.m.), break-
fast ; a la four-
Chette*, luncheon.
DE JURE DENHOLME
de jure* (Lat.), by right.
Del., Delaware (off. abbr.>
del., delegate, delineavit (he,
or she, drew it).
Delacroix (Eugene),
1799-1863, Fr. painter.
D3lambre(J.B. J.), 1749-
1822, astr. (one word).
de la Ramee (Louise),
pen-name "Ouida."
Delaware, off. abbr. Del.
De La Warr (Earl).
deleatur* (Lat.), omit;
abbr. dele, or 2f. To de-
lete anything in a proof,
mark it through with ink,
and write in the margin
opposite, If.
delegate, abbr. del.
delenda* (Lat.), things to
be deleted.
delf*, Dutch glazed earthen-
ware, not delft.
Delft, Holland; pron. del'-
eft.
Delhi, N. India, not Dehli,
Delli ; pron. dele".
deliberate on preferred,
but also upon, about, con-
cerning.
delicatesse*, delicacy (not
ital.); in Fr. f. delica-
tesse.
delie (Fr. typ. m.), the serif.
delier (Fr. typ.), to untie.
delineavit (Lat.), he, or
she, drew it ; abbr. del.
delirium/*, pi. -s* ;
tremens, abbr. d.t. (not
ital.).
De Lisle (Baron), pron.
de lyl.
delit (Fr. m.), a transgres-
sion.
Delitzsch (Franz), i Sis-
go, Hebraist ;
(Friedrich), 1850-,
Assyriologist.
delivered, abbr. dd.
deliverer*, not -or.
de luxe (Fr.), luxurious.
Delyannis (Theodora),
1826-1905, Gr. statesman.
dem/ain, use -esne*.
demarcate*, not demark-.
demeanour*.
dementi (Fr. m.), contra-
diction.
dementia* (not ital.).
demesne*, not -ain.
demeure (Fr. f.), dwelling.
dentil- feu ille (Fr. typ. i.\ a
half-sheet; -monde*,
prostitutes (ital. , hyphen) ;
-saison, spring or au-
tumn fabric.
demise *, not -ize.
demobilize*, not -ise.
democrat/, -ic, abbr. D.
democratiz/e*, to render
democratic ; -er*.
Democrit/us, -ean*.
d6modl6(Fr.},fetn. -ee, out
of fashion.
demoiselle*, young lady
(not ital.).
Demoivre( A.), 1667-1 754,
math ematician(one word).
demon., demonstrative.
demonetize*, to divest of
value as currency, not
-ise.
demon/ic*, -ize*, notdse-.
demoralize*, not -ise.
de mortuis nil nisi bo-
num (Lat.), speak well
of the dead.
demos*, the people (not
ital.).
dempster, use deem-*.
demy*, a scholar at Mag-
dalen Coll., Oxford ;pron.
de-my'; pi. demies*.
demy/ paper (typ.), pron.
d^-my'.
drawing, 20 x is 1 ^ in.
printing, 22^ x i 7 V 2
writing, 20 x isVa
Den., Denmark,
denar*, a coin, not -are.
denar/ius* (Lat.), penny ;
pi. -ii*, pence ; abbr. d.
denationalize*, not -ise.
dengue*, not fever,
denga, -gey.
Denholm, Roxburgh.
Denholme, Yorks.
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DENMARK DESIDERATUM
Denmark, abbr. Den. (see
also Assemblies).
denouement* (Fr. m.),
unravelling, not denoum-.
de nouveau (Fr.), afresh.
de novo* (Lat.), afresh.
denshire*, to burn stubble,
not -her.
dent., dental, -ist, -istry.
dentalize*, to make dental,
not -ise.
dentelle*, lace.
dentil*, a moulding with
cubes, not -el, -ile.
deodoriz/e*, o/-ise ; -er*.
Deo} favente (Lat.), with
God's favour; gratias,
thanks to God ; vo-
lente, God willing, abbr.
D.V. (see also Dei).
de omnibus rebus (Lat.),
concerning all things.
de omni scibili (Lat.) , con-
cerning every knowable
thing.
deoxidiz/e*, HO/ -ise; -er*.
deoxygenize *, to deprive
of oxygen, not -ise.
dep., departs, deposed,
deputy.
d6p. (Fr.), departement (pro-
vince), depute (deputy).
de par le rol (Fr.), in the
king's name.
departement (Fr. m.),
province ; abbr. d6p.
department, abbr. dept.
dep artment alize*, not -ise .
depauperize*, not -ise.
depeche (Fr. f.), message.
dependable*, not -ible.
depend/ent* (noun),
-ence*, -ent* (adj.), not
-ant.
Depew (Chauncey M.),
1834-, Amer. politician.
dephosphorize*, not -ise.
depicter*, not -or.
depilatory*, hair remov-
ing, or remover.
de pis en pis (Fr.), from
bad to worse.
deplace (Fr.), out of place.
de piano (law), clearly.
de plein gre (Fr.), volun-
tarily.
deponent, abbr. dpt.
depopularize *, o/-ise.
deposed, abbr. dep.
depositary*, a person.
depository*, a place.
depot*, in Fr. m. depot.
depressible*.
de proprio motu (Lat.),
spontaneously.
dept., department.
depute, a member of the
lower French Chamber.
deputy/, abbr. dep. ;
-consul, D.C. ; Deputy-
Lieutenant, D.L.*
De Quincey (Thomas),
1785-1859, writer.
der., derivation, -ive, -ived.
derangle ( Fr. ), out of order ;
-ement, confusion.
derangeable*.
Derbyshire, abbr. Derby.
de regie (Fr.), in order.
derigueur* (Fr.), accord-
ing to etiquette.
derisible*.
deriv/ation, -ative, -ed ;
abbr. der.
derm*, dermja*, -is*, the
skin.
dernierj* (Fr.), last;
ressort*, a last resource.
Deroulede (Paul), 1846-,
writer, politician.
derringdo*,daringaction,
not doe (no hyphen).
dervish*, HO/ -is (notital.).
des (Fr.), of the (//.).
des (Fr.), since.
desagrementj (Fr. m.), un-
pleasantness ; pi. -S.
Desart (Earl o/),&oDy-.
descendant*, not -ent.
desert*, a wilderness ; to
abandon (see also des-
sert).
desert/ed, -er, abbr. d.
deshabille, not dis-; in
Fr. m. deshabille.
desiccate*, not dess-.
desiderat/um*, something
desired ; />/. -a*(not ital.).
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DESILVERIZE DPT.
desilverize*, to extract
silver from, not -ise.
desirable *, not -cable.
desistance*, wo/-ence.
desition*, ending.
unoccupied ; -ement*
(m.), lack of occupation.
desolator*, not -er.
de son etat (Fr.), by trade.
desorientje (Fr.),/<?w. -e,
confused as to direction.
despatch, use dis-*.
desperado/*, a desperate
man ; pi. -es (not ital.).
despiritualize*, not -ise.
despise*, not dis-.
despotize*, to act the
despot, not -ise.
dessein (Fr. m.), design.
dessert*, a dinner course
(see also desert).
-dessertspoonful/, pi -s,
two drams (one word).
dessicate, use desicc-*.
dessin (Fr. m.), drawing.
dessousj (Fr.), below, un-
der ; des cartes, a
secret.
dessus (Fr.), on, upon,
(mus.) soprano.
destra] (It.), right-hand
side, abbr. d. ; mano,
the right hand , abbr. D.M.
destructor*, not-er.
desuetude*, pron. des'we-
tude ; in Fr. f. desue-.
desulphuriz/e*, not -ise.
desuntj cetera (Lat.), the
rest wanting ; multa,
many things are wanting.
DetaiUe (J.B.E.), 1848-,
Fr. painter (no accent).
detant*, part of a gun-lock
(see also detent).
detector, not -er.
detent*, a catch (see aho
detant).
dtenu I* (Fr.), fem. -e*,
one detained in custody.
deterrent*, not -ant.
detonat/e *, -or*.
detour*, in Fr. m. detour.
detract/or*, fem. -ress.
detritus*, debris (not ital.).
de trop* (Fr.), not wanted.
Deusj (Lat), God, abbr. D. ;
avertat I God for-
bid ! det, God grant ;
ex machina, "a god
from a machine," from
Gr. theatre where one was
shown at an elevation to
work humanly insoluble
problems ; miserea-
tur, God be merciful.
Deuteronomy, abbr.
Deut.
deux-temps* (Fr. m. sing,
and pi.), waltz.
develop/ *,-ment*, not -pe.
devest, use divest*.
deviat/e*, -or*, not -er.
devil (typ.), cap. for Devil
of the Bible, not cap. when
an expletive.
deviling*, a young devil.
devilling*, working as a
hack.
devilry*, not -try.
De Vinne (Theodore
Low), 1828-, Amer.
printer and writer ; pron.
vm'e.
devise*, not -ize.
devis/ee*, -or*, the cor-
relatives, not -er (see also
di-).
devitalize*, to render life-
less, not -ise.
devocalize*, to make
voiceless, not -ise.
devoir*, an act of civility
(not ital.).
Devonshire,abbr. Devon.
devotl (Fr.), fem. -e, a de-
votee.
Dewey (Melvil), Amer.
librarian.
dexterous*, not -trous.
dextra (Lat.), right.
D.F., defensor fidei (Defen-
der of the Faith), Dean
of Faculty.
D.F.M.S., Domestic and
Foreign Missionary So-
ciety.
dft., draft.
D.G. DIKE
D.G.*, Dei gratia (by the
grace of God), Deo
gratias (thanks to God),
Director-General, Dra-
goon Guards.
dg., decigram.
d.h. (Ger.), das heisst (that
is to say).
dhobi*, Ind. washerman.
dhooly, use doolie*.
dhoti*, a Hindu's loin-
cloth, not -ee, -ootie.
dhow*, an Arab vessel,
not daou, daw, dow.
Dhuleep, use Du-.
dhurrie*, Indian carpet,
not durrie.
D.Hy., Doctor of Hygiene.
Di* (chem.), didymium.
d.i. (Ger.), das ist (that
is).
diablerie*, devilry, not -ry
(not ital.).
diachylon*, a plaster, not
-um, -culum.
diaconate *, office of
deacon, not de-.
diaeresis* (typ.), the sign
( " ) over the second of two
vowels to show that they
are to be sounded separ-
ately. It may be omitted
when the vowels are di-
vided by the end of the
line. Not die- ; pron.
di-er'e-sis.
diagnos/is*, pi -es*.
dialect/ *,-al*, -ic*, -ical*;
abbr. dial.
dialling*, not dialing.
dialogize*, to discuss, not
-ise, -uize.
dialys/e* (chem.), -er*,
o/-ize ; -is*, pi. -68*.
diameter, abbr. diam.
diamond/ dash (typ.),
* J type,
the smallest refulariy cut, four and a half
point, aiztaen lines to the inch, u this.
diapason normal* (mus.),
Fr. standard pitch.
diarrhoea*, mtf-ea.
Diatessaron*, a harmony
of the four Gospels.
diathes/is*, a habit of body,
pi. -68*; pron. dy-ath'-
e-sis.
dichotomize*, to divide
into two parts, not -ise.
Dichter (Ger. m.), a poet
(cap.). ,
"Dichtung und Wahr-
heit," by Goethe, not
W- und D-.
Dicksee (Frank), 1853-,
painter.
dicky*, not -ey.
diet., dictator, dictionary.
dictionnaire (Fr. m., two
n's), dictionary,
dict/um *, a saying ; pi. -a *.
dictum sapienti (Lat.), a
word to the wise.
didactyl*, two-fingered,
not -le.
Diderot (Denis), 1713-84,
Fr. writer.
didn't (typ.), to be close up.
didst (no apos.).
didymium*, symbol Di*.
diecious, use dice-*,
died, abbr. d. (see also
dagger).
dieresis, use diae-*.
<Wes/*(Lat. ), day ; fausti,
auspicious days ; in-
fausti, inauspicious days ;
irx*, day of wrath.
diesjis* (typ.). the double
dagger J ; pi.' -es.
dies! juridicus* (Lat.), a
day on which courts sit ;
nefasti, blank days ;
non* (law), a day
when no business is done.
Dieu et mon droit, God
and my right (Eng. royal
motto).
differ/, -ence, abbr. dif.
different/ww, not to, with.
differenti/a*, a distinguish-
ing mark ; pi. -*.
digestible *, not -able.
digraph, see diphthongs.
diij majores (Lat.), men of
the first rank; minores,
men of the second rank.
dike*, not dyke.
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DILATABLE DISHARMONIZE
dilatable*, not -cable.
dilatation *, ' ' more correct
than dilation " ^O.E.D.).
dilator*, not -er.
dilemma/ *, pi - s (not ital. ).
dilettant/e* (It.), a lover of
the fine arts ; pi. -i**.
diligence*, a stage-coach
(not ital.).
diluvi/um*(geol.), aqueous
deposit; pi. -a (ital.).
D.I.M., District Inspector
of Musketry.
dim., dimidium (one-half),
diminutive.
dime* (U.S.A.), ten cents ;
abbr. d.
diminuendo* (It. mus.),
less loud ; abbr. dim.
Dinan,dep.Cotes-du-Nord.
Dinant, Belgium.
Dinard, Brittany.
dindonj (Fr. m.), a turkey;
-neau, turkey poult.
dfaerl (Fr.), to dine, (m.)
dinner; parcoeur, to
go dinnerless.
dinghy*, small boat, not
-gey, -gy.
dining-room* (hyphen).
dioces/e, -an ; abbr. dioc.
dioecious* (bot.), not die-.
Diogenes Laertius,
about A.D. 200.
dionym*, a binomial
name, as Homo sapiens.
Dionysius, of Syracuse.
Dionysus, Gr. god Bacchus.
diopter*, lens measure, in
Lat. dipptra ; abbr. d.
Dioscuri (the), Castor and
Pollux.
diphtheria*, not dipth-.
diphthongize*, to turn
into a diphthong, o/-ise.
diphthongs (typ.), ^, &,
(E, ce } for single sounds,
are in England employed
in English, French,
Greek, Latin, and Old-
English words, instead
of the separate letters ae,
oe. ae and oe should be
restricted to works for
classical scholars and stu-
dents (see also German).
diplomat*, a diplomatist ;
abbr. dipl. (not ital.).
diplomate*, one holding a
diploma ; in Fr. diplbme.
diplomatize*, not -ise.
dipsomania/*, -c*.
Director-General, abbr.
D.G.
directress *, a female
director, not -oress, -trix.
dirigible*.
dis., discipline, discount,
(typ.) distribute.
dis aliter visum (Lat.),
the gods have thought
otherwise.
disarrangement*, not
-gment.
disburden*, not -then.
disbursement*, not
-sment.
disc, use disk*.
disc., discovered, -er.
discern/*, to see; -ible*
(see also decern).
disciplinary*, not -ery.
discipline, abbr. dis.
discipular*, disciple-like.
discobolus *, a disk-throw-
er, not -ulus ; pi. -/*.
discoloration*, not dis-
colour-.
discolour/ *, -ed *, -ment *,
not discolor.
discomfit/*, -ed*, -ing*.
disconnexion*, o/-ction.
discount, abbr. dis.
discover/ed, -er ; abbr.
disc.
discreet*, judicious.
discrete*, separate.
disenthral/*, not -enthrall,
-inthral, -inthrall ; -led *,
-ment *.
disenthron/e*, not disin- ;
-ing*, -ement*.
disfavour*, not-vor.
disfranchise*, not -ize.
disguis/e*, -er*.
dishabille, use de- ; in
Fr. m. deshabill^.
disharmonize*, not -ise.
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DISHEVELLED DIVISOR
dishevelled*, not -eled.
disillusionize*, not -ise.
disinthral, use disen-*.
disinthrone, use disen-*.
disjecta membra* (Lat.),
scattered remains, but
"disjecti membra poetae "
(Horace).
disk*, not disc.
dislodgment*, not -ement.
dismissible*, not -able.
disorgante/e*, -er*. o/-ise.
dispatch/*, -er*, not des-.
dispensable*, not -ible.
dispensary*, abbr. disp.
dispise, use des-*.
Disraeli (B.), 1804-81,
Earl of Beaconsfield.
d'Israeli (Isaac), 1766-
1848, writer, father of
above.
disseis/e*, to dispossess
wrongfully, not-ze ; -ee*,
-in*, -or*, -oress*.
Dissenter (cap.).
dissertation, abbr. diss.
dissiple (Fr.\ fern. -&?,
dissipated.
dissoluble*, o/-uable.
dissolvable*, not -ible.
dissyllable, use disy-*.
dist., distance, distinguish,
ed, district.
distastable*, not -cable.
distension*, o/-tion. -
distil*, fto/-ill.
distinction (titles of)
(typ.), as F.R.S., LL.D.,
are usually put in large
caps. Even s.caps. often
improve general effect.
distingu'6* (r.\fem. -ee,
distinguished.
distinguish/, -ed; abbr.
dist.
Dist. B,., District Railway
(London).
distrait/*,/****, -e, absent-
minded (not ital.).
distribute (typ.), to put
back each letter and space
into its proper compart-
ment in the cases; abbr.
dis.
distributing machine
(typ.), one for distributing
type.
district, abbr. dist.
District/ Court, of Co-
lumbia, abbr. D.C. ;
Railway, D.R.; Re-
gistry, D.R.
disyUab/le*, -ic*, -ize*,
of two syllables, not
diss-.
ditto*, abbr. do.
dittogram* (typ.), a letter
repeated by mistake.
div., divide, -d, dividend,
divine, division, divisor,
Fr. divers (diverse).
divde. (Fr. m.), dividende
(dividend).
diverticul/um *, a by-
way ; pi. -a*.
divertimentlo* (It), akind
of ballet, pi. -/*; also
(Fr.) divertissement*.
divest*, not de-.
divid/e, -ed, -end, divi-
sion, divisor ; abbr.
div. ; sign for divide --.
divide et impera (Lat.),
divide and govern.
' Divina Com media, ' '
1300-18, by Dante, not
Come-.
Divine (typ.), when used
directly of the Deity cap.
D ; abbr. div.
Divine Spirit, as title of
Deity (caps.).
Divis (Ger. typ. n.), the
hyphen.
division of words : never
separate a group of letters
representing a single
sound; and so divide a
word that each part
retains its present sound.
Examples : at-mos-
phere, con-di-tion,cred-it-
able, de-light-ful, de-sert
(abandon), des-sert (after
dinner), di-shev-el, mul-
ti-pli-ca-tion, pho-tog-ra-
phy, sub-trac-tion.
divisor* (math.), a factor.
9-4
DIVORCE DOLLAR
(Fr.), fem. -6e, a
divorced person.
Dixie's Land, the South-
ern States, U.S.A.
djinn, usej-*.
D.L.*, Deputy- Lieutenant ;
D.L.I., Durham Light
Infantry; D. Lit.*, Doc-
tor of Literature ; but
Litt.D., Doctor of Let-
ters ; D.L.O., Dead Let-
ter Office, now Returned
; D.L.S. (U.S.A.),
Doctor of Library Science.
D.M., Deputy Master,
Doctor of Medicine
(Oxford), (Fr.) Docteur
en Medecine (Doctor of
Medicine), (It. mus.)
destra mano (the right
hand).
D.N., Dotninus noster (our
' Lord).
D.N.B., Dictionary of Na-
tional Biography.
Dniepr River, S. Russia,
not -per, Dnyepr.
Dniester River, S. Rus-
sia, not -tr, Dnyestr.
D.N.P.P., Dotninus Noster
Papa Pontifex (Our Lord
the Pope).
D.O. (U.S.A.), Doctor of
Oratory.
do., ditto, the same.
doat, use dote*.
doc., documents.
Docent (Ger.), a university
teacher, now Doz-.
docket*, -ed*, -ing*.
dockyard* (one word).
Doctor/, abbr. D., or Dr. ;
of Canon Law,
D.Cn.L. ; Civil Law,
D.C.L. ; Dental Sur-
gery, D.D.S. ; Divin-
ity, D.D. ; Hygiene,
D.Hy. ; Letters,
Litt.D. ; Library
Science (U.S.A.),
D.L.S. ; Literature,
D.Lit.; Medicine
(Oxford), D.M. ;
Music, D.Mus., or
Mus.Doc. ; Doctor of
Oratory (U.S.A.), D.O.;
Philosophy, Ph.D.,
or D.Ph. ; Science,
D.Sc. ; Theology,
D.Th. ; University
of Paris, Dr. Univ.
Par.; Veterinary
Medicine (U.S.A.),
D.V.M. ; Zoology,
D.Z.
Doctors' Commons*,
London (apos.).
doctress*, not -oress.
doctrinaire* (not ital.).
doctrinize*, to theorize,
not -ise.
documents (typ.), to be
an exact reprint ; abbr.
doc.
Doddington, Cambs,
Kent, Northumb, North-
ants (see also Dodi-).
Doderlein (Ludwig),
1791-1863, philologist.
Dodington, Somerset (see
also Dodd-).
dogana* (It. f.), custom-
house.
dogate*, office of doge,
not -eate (not ital.).
dog-days* (hyphen).
doge*, chief magistrate
of Venice (not ital.).
doggerel *, not -grel.
dogma/*,/*/, -s*.
dogmatize*, not -ise.
dog's letter*, /?.
Dohnanyi (E. von),
1877-, pianist.
Dohrn (Anton), 1840-
1909, zoologist.
doily*, a napkin, not -ey,
doyley, -ly, d'oyley, -ie.
dol., dollar.
dolcel far niente* (It.),
delightful idleness ;
maniera, manners ;
-piccante, bitter-sweet.
doleful *, not -11.
dollar/, abbr. d., or dol. ;
mark (typ.), $, to be
before, and close up to, the
figures, as $50.
95
rOLLINGEK, DOUBLE
Dollinger ( J. J. I.), 1 799-
1890, theologian.
DoUond (J.), 1706-61,
optician, not -and.
dolorous*, but dolour*.
D.O.M., Deo optimo
maxima (To God the best
and greatest).
Dom (Ger.), cathedral ;
(Russ.) house; (Port.)
title of nobility, also title
of certain monks, as Dom
Gasquet ; not Don.
dom., domestic, dominion.
Domenichino, or Dome-
nico Zampieri, 1581-
1641, painter.
"Domesday Book*," not
Dooms- ; abbr. D.B.
domestic, abbr. dom.
Domine dirigenos (Lat.),
Lord, direct us (motto
of the City of London).
Dominica, Haiti, in Sp.
San Domingo.
dominical ad palmas,
Palm Sunday ; de
Pas Stone, Passion ;
dies, Sunday ; in
albis, Low .
dominie*^old Sc.), teacher,
preacher.
dominion, abbr. dom.
Dominion Day*, Canada,
1 July.
domino/*, pi. -es*.
Dominusj (Lat.), Lord ;
abbr. D. : noster, our
Lord, D.N.
Do m us Procerum (law),
the House of Lords; abbr.
D.P., or Dom. Proc.
Donegal, Ireland.
Donegall (Marquess o/).
Donizetti (G.J, 1797-
1848, composer.
donna* (It.), a lady (ital.).
Donne (John), 1573-
1631, poet
don't (typ.), to be close up.
doolie* (Ind.), a litter, not
dhooley, -he, -ly, dooly.
Doomsday Book," use
Domesday *.
doorsbek (Arab. ), Moham-
medan prayer-carpet.
dopo Cristo (It.), A.D. ;
abbr. d.C.
Doppelpunkt (Ger. m.),
the colon.
Dor., Doric.
Dore (P. Gustave), 1833-
83, painter.
dormeuse* (Fr. f.), a
settee, nightcap, travel-
ling sleeping carriage.
dormy* (golf), not -ie.
d'Orsay (A.G.G., count),
1801-52, "the last dandy."
Dorset, not Dorsetshire.
Dory (John), fish, not
-ey.
dosage* (med.), not -cage.
dose (med.), abbr. d.
dosiology*, science of
doses, not dosol-.
dossier*, papers referring
to some matter (not ital.).
Dostoieffsky (F. M.),
1818-81, Russ. writer.
dot/e*, to show great love,
not doat; -age*.
dotterel*, plover, o/-trel.
Douai, dep. Nord, not
-y ; but Douay Bible.
douane* (Fr.f.), customs ;
abbr. d.
double (typ.), a word, etc.,
erroneously repeated.
doublje (Fr.), fem. -ee,
lined.
double-barrelled*, not
-eled (hyphen).
double-bass (mus.) (hy-
phen).
double (approximate sizes
of unfolded)
crown paper,3o x aoin.
demy, 35 x v\*
elephant, 40 x 27
tbolscapprinting,27 x 17
writing, 27 x 17
imperial, 44 x 30
large cards, 6 x 4 x / 2
post, 31^x19'^
royal, 40 x 25
small cards, 4 3 / 4 x 3 s / 8
(see also books, paper).
DOUBLE DRAWBACK
D double english
type, aS-point,
2 x / 2 lines to an
inch, as this
initial.
double entente (un mot
h} (Fr.), a word with two
meanings, not entendre.
D double par-
agon type,
4 o-point, 5 / 8 "in
depth, as this
initial.
D double pica type,
24-point, 3 x / 3 lines
to an inch, as this
initial.
doublure* (Fr. typ. f.),
ornamental lining to a
book-cover.
.douceur* (Fr.f.), a gratuity.
douche* (not ital.).
dough (naut.), a pudding,
use duff*.
Doukhobors, use Duk-.
douse*, to drench with
water (see also dowse).
douzaine (Fr. f.), dozen;
abbr. dzne.
dovecot*, not -cote.
Dovedale, Derby,
dow, use dhow*,
dowager, abbr. dow.
Down, Ireland.
Downe (Viscount),
down /fall*, -stairs* (one
word),
dowse*, to use a divining
rod (see also douse),
doyen*, the senior member
of a society (not ital.).
d'oyl/ey, -ie, use doily*,
doze *, to sleep,
dozen/, -s, abbr. doz.
Dozent (Ger. m.), a uni-
versity teacher, not now
Doc- (cap.).
D.P. (law), Domus Procer-
um (the House of Lords);
D.P.H., Diploma in
Public Health; D.Ph.,
Doctor of Philosophy,
usually Ph.D. ; D.P.O.,
Distributing Post Office ;
dpt., deponent.
D.B. (naut.), dead reckon-
ing, District Railway,
District Registry, (Ger.)
Deutsches Reich (German
Empire) ; Dr.*, debtor,
doctor; dr., drachma (a
dram), dram, -s, drawer.
drachm, use dram*.
drachma/*, a dram, various
coins; pi. -s*, abbr. dr.
draft*, a deduction in
weighing, a military party,
a money order, a rough
sketch ; to draw off, to
sketch ; abbr. dft. (see also
draught).
draftsman*, one who
drafts documents (see also
draughtsman).
dragee*, a sweetmeat con-
taining medicine, not -ge.
draggle-tail*, not daggle-.
dragoman/* ; pi. -s*, not
-men (not ital.).
dragonnade*, Fr. Protes-
tant persecution in 1681,
not -onade, -oonade.
Dragoon Guards, abbr.
D.G. ; these are not
" Guardsmen."
draisine*, earliest bicycle,
1818, not -sene, -snene.
dram*, sixty grains, one
teaspoonful, sixty minims,
not drachm; pi. -s, abbr.
dr., sign 3.
dramat/ic, -ist, abbr.
dram.
dramatis person*, abbr.
dram. pers.
dramatize*, not -ise.
draught*, act of drawing,
a take of fish, 20 Ib. of
eels, act of drinking, a
dose, a vessel's depth in
water, a current of air,
liquor "on draught" (see
also draft).
draughtsman*, one who
makes drawings, plans,
etc. (see also draftsman) .
drawback, abbr. dbk.
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DRAWER DUMAS
drawer, abbr. dr.
drawing-room*(hyphen).
Dred Scott, U.S. law case.
Dreibund (der), the Triple
Alliance.
dressmaking, abbr. dress.
driblet*, not dribb-.
dri/er*, -est*, but dryly*.
drivell/er*, -ing* (two /'s).
drizzling (naut.), abbr. d.
droit* (Fr. m.), moral and
legal right.
droite (Fr. f.), the right
hand ; abbr. d.
Drontheim, use Trond-
hjem.
dropped heads (typ.),
the first pages of chapters,
etc., beginning lower than
others.
droshky* (Russ.), a four-
wheeled vehicle, not -sky.
drought/*, -y *, aridity, not
drouth.
Drouyn de Lhuys (I.),
1805-81, Fr. statesman.
D.R.P.j Deutsches Reichs-
patent (German patent) ;
Deutsche Reichspost (Ger.
Imperial post).
Druckl (Ger. typ. m.), a
proof; -er, a printer;
-fehler t s. and pi., mis-
print.
Drumlea, Newtown
Stewart.
Drumlee, Co. Down.
Dr. Univ. Par., Doctor of
the University of Paris.
drunkenness*, o/-eness.
Druse*, one of a Moham-
medan sect, not -ze.
dryasdust* (one word).
dryly*, but dri/er*, -est*.
Ls., days' sight, days after
sight ; D.Sc., Doctor of
Science ; D.S.O., Dis-
tinguished Service Order ;
d.S.p., decessit sine prole
(died without issue) ;
d.s.q., discharged to sick
quarters.
"DQ.,dominus\ at Cambridge,
a graduate.
98
d.t., delirium tremens.
D.Ter., Dakota Territory ;
offic. abbr. Dak.
D.Th., Doctor of Theology.
Du., Dutch.
du (typ.), as prefix to a
proper name, in accord-
ance with continental
practice, should not have
initial cap., as du Chatelet,
except when anglicized.
Signatures to be copied.
dualize*, not -ise.
Dual Monarchy (caps.,.
dub., dubitans (doubting^;,
dubius (dubious).
du Barry (M.J.G.deV.,
comtesse), 1746-93.
Dublin, abbr. Dubl.
Dubois - Reymond
(Emil), 1818-96, physiol-
ogist, HO/du Bois.
due (Fr. m.), Duke (not
cap.).
duces tecum*, a subpoena.
du Chaillu (P. B.), 1837-
1904, traveller.
Duchesne, pron. duk'sn.
ductus, a duct ; pi. same.
duell/er*, -ing* (two /'s>
</i/e//o* (It.), a duel.
duenna* (not ital.).
due puati (It. typ.), the
colon.
duff* (naut.), a pudding,
not dough.
Duguesclin(B.), 1314-80,
Fr. soldier.
Duke, abbr. D. ; in Fr.
due (not cap.).
Duke of York's School,
soldiers' orphan asylum.
Dukhobors, Russian sect,
not Douk-.
Duleep Singh, not Dhu-
leep, Dulip.
dullness*, not dulness.
Dulong and Petit (law
of) (physics).
Dumas (Davy de la
Pailleterie "Alex-
andre"), 1803-70, Fr.
writer ; (Alexandre),
his son, 1824-95, also
DUMAS D.ZUG
writer ; Dumas (J. B.),
1800-84, chemist.
Du Maurier (George
L.P.B.), 1834-96, artist.
Dumbarton, not Dun-.
dumb-bell* (hyphen).
dumbfound/*, -ed*,-er*,
not dumf-.
dum sola (law), while
unmarried.
Dunblane, not Dum-.
dun cow* (Devon), a ray
fish.
Dunelm., signature Bp. of
Durham (full point).
dungaree*, coarse calico,
not -eree.
duniwassal* (Sc.), a
Highland gentleman, not
dunni-.
Dunkirk, dep. Nord ; in
, Fr. Dunkerque.
Dunn (Sir W.), 1833-.
Dunne (Sir J.), 1835-.
Dunnottar Castle, Kin-
cardine (two 's and t's).
Duns Scotus (Johan-
nes), 1265 or 1274-1308,
metaphysician.
duodecimo* (typ.), 7 1 / 2 x
r. 12mo
point).
4 a / 2 in., abbr.
(no
Duodez (Ger. typ. n.),
i2mo.
Dupuytren (G., baron),
1777-1835, anatomist.
durchschiessen (Ger.
typ. ), to lead or space ;
durchschossen, leaded
(type), interleaved
(books) ; Durchschiisse,
leads; durchsehen, to
revise.
Diirer (Albrecht), 1471-
1528, German painter ;
Dureresque*, his style,
duress*, constraint, not -e.
Durham, abbr. Dur.
durrie, use dhurrie *.
Dussek (J. L.), 1761-1812,
composer.
Diisseldorf, Germany.
Dutch/, abbr. Du. ;
alphabet (typ.), same
as English. No accented
or marked letters, ij =
En g* y 5 paper, van
G elder's, hand-made in
Holland,
duumvir/*, magistrate ;
Eng. pi. -s*.
dux (Lat.), a leader, pi.
duces ; dux gregis,
leader of the flock.
D.V.*, Deo volente (God
willing).
D.V.M.(U.S.A.), Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine.
Dvorak (Antonin),
1841-1904, composer,
pron. dvor'zhek.
d.v.p., decessit vita patn's
(died during his, or her,
father's lifetime).
Dwina, N. Russia, not
Dvina, Duna.
dwt., pennyweight, -s,
24 troy grains, not
pwt.
Dyak,of Borneo,#o/ Dayak.
dyeing*,
dygogram*, a magnetic
deviation curve,
dying *.
dyke, s<?dike**.
Dymoke (F. S.), 1862-,
Eng. Sovereign's Cham-
pion, not Di-, Dimock,
Dymock.
dynamics, is singular ;
abbr. dyn.
dynamo/ *, pi. -s.
dyotheism, the doctrine
that there are two
gods.
Dysart (Earl of), also
Desart.
D.Z., Doctor of Zoology.
dzne., douzaine (dozen).
D.-Zug (Ger. m.), Durch-
gang-Zug (a through
train).
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D NOTES
TOO
r> NOTES
'Ol
E. fiCHALOTU
E
E., Earl, Earth, east,
Eastern postal district,
London,engineer, second-
class merchant ship at
Lloyd's, (Royal Navy)
engineering, fifth in a
series, all proper names
with this initial.
E* (chetn.), erbium.
e, eccentricity of ellipse,
(dyn.) coefficient of elast-
icity, (elec.) electromotive
force of cell.
e, or 6 (math.), base of Na-
pierian logarithms.
e (It., Port.), and.
6 (Port.), is.
e (It.), is.
& (e grave accent), to be
used for the last syllable
of past tenses and parti-
ciples when that other-
wise mute syllable is to be
separately pronounced,
as, " Hence, loathed
melancholy ! "
each (gram.) must be fol-
lowed by verb and pro-
noun in sing., as " each
person knows his own
property." Abbr. ea.
eagre*, tidal wave, not-er.
E. & O. E.*, errors and
omissions excepted.
Earl, abbr. E.
earlier, correlative of later.
ear-ring* (hyphen).
Earth (the), abbr. E.,
sign 0.
east, abbr. E. (see also
compass).
East End, London (caps.).
Easter Sunday*, first after
the calendar full moon
on, or next after, 21
March.
East Indies*, "include
Hindustan, Further India,
and the islands beyond "
(O.E.D.); abbr. E.I.
easy chair* (two words).
easygoing (one word).
eau/-de- Cologne*, de-
vie* (hyphens) ;
forte*, nitric acid, also
an etching; -fortiste,
an etcher ; susree,
sugar and water (not
ital.).
E.B., "Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica."
E.B. (Ger.), Eisenbahn
(railway).
Eblis, not I-.
ebonize*, m>/-ise.
Ebor., Eboracum (York),
Eboracensis, signature of
Abp. of York (full
point).
E. b S., east-by-south.
eburnean*, like ivory, not
-ian.
E.G., Established Church,
Eastern - Central postal
district, London.
6cart (Fr. m.), error.
ecarte*, a game of cards.
Ecce/ Homo*, "Behold
the Man "; signum *,
here is the proof.
Ecclefechan, birthplace
of Carlyle. 4. ra. 1795.
Ecclesiastes, abbr. Ec-
cles.
ec3lesiastical/, abbr.
eccles. ; signs :
Maltese cros >J used in
R.C. service books to
notify "make the sign of
the cross," also before
signatures of certain R.C.
dignitaries ; Latin cross
f ; St. Andrew's cross X ;
in service books, ty. re-
sponse, if versicle, *
words to be intoned.
Ecclesiasticus, abbr.
Esclus.
6chalote (Fr. f.), a shallot,
not esch-.
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EDITORIAL
echantillon (Fr. m.), a
sample.
E3hegaray(Jos6), 1832-,
Sp. dramatist.
echelon* (mil.), a troop for-
mation (notital.,no accent).
echo/*, pi. -es*, not -os.
Sclalrcissement* (Fr.m.),
explanation.
eclat*, renown (not ital.).
economize*, not -ise.
econom/y, -ical, -ics,
-1st, abbr. econ.
ecossaisj (Fr.), /<?w. -e,
Scotch (not cap.) ; also
6cossaise*, a dance.
ecraseur*, surgical instru-
ment (no accent).
ecrevisse (Fr. f.), crayfish,
lobster.
ecru*, unbleached linen col-
our (no accent, not, ital.).
ecstasy*, o/-cy, ex-.
ecstatic*, not extatic.
E.C.U., English Church
Union.
Ecuador, not Eq- ; abbr.
Ecua.
ecumenic/,-al, ws<?cecu- *.
E.D.D., "English Dialect
Dictionary."
" Edda/ " *, a collection of
Icelandic legends ; pi. -s.
Eddystone Lighthouse.
edelweiss*, Alpine plant.
edema/, -tous, use oed-*.
edge-bolt (binding), the
closed folds of a sheet as
shown in an uncut book.
edges (binding) : cir-
cuit , covers turned
over to protect the edges
of the paper; cut , the
three edges cut solid by
a cuttingmachine; gilt ,
the three edges cut solid
and gilt ; gilt-top , top
edge cut solid and gilt,
others trimmed only ;
marbled , all edges cut
solid, and stained like
marble ; opened , cut
with a hand paper-knife;
red , the cut edges col-
edges (binding) (cont.}.
cured red and burnished ;
sprinkled , the cut
edges finely sprinkled
with colour; tooled ,
those with impressed de-
signs ; trimmed , top
edge untouched, and in-
equalities only removed
from the others, the folds
are not opened ; uncut,
unopened, or untouch-
ed , all edges quite un-
touched, being left as they
are folded ; white , cut,
not coloured or gilt (s**
also margins).
edge-tool*, not edged .
edgeways*, not -y, -wise.
Edgeworth (Prof. F. Y.),
econ.; (Maria), 1767-
1849, writer.
Edgware Road, London,
not Edge-.
edldlt (Lat.), he, or she,
edited.
edile, use sedile*.
Edinburgh, abbr. Edin.
Edipus, use CE- *.
edlteur (Fr. m.), publisher,
not editor.
edition, abbr. ed. (see also
title pages).
Edition de luxe, a sump-
tuous edition (not ital.).
edition (limited), where a
smaller number than usual
of a book is printed.
Each copy should contain
a printed certificate some-
what as this : " 250 copies
of this book have been
printed, of which this
is No. "( the number
being written in ink).
editioj princeps, a first
printed edition; pl.-nes
principes.
editor, abbr. ed., pi. eds.;
in Fr. m. directeur, re-
dacteur en chef, or
gerant.
editorial*, newspaper art-
icle with the editor's views.
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editress*, a fern, editor, not
-toress.
Edmund, abbr. Edm.
E.D.S., English Dialect
Society.
educationist*, not -alist.
Edward, abbr. E., or Ed.
E.E., Early English, errors
excepted, (Ger.) Euer
Ehrwurden (your Rever-
ence).
ee (Sc.) eye; pi. een.
E.E. & M.P., Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary.
eerie*, weird, not-y.
E.E.T.S., Early English
Text Society.
effecter*, not -or.
Effendi*, Turkish title of
respect, not -dee.
effluvi/um*, pi. -a* (not
ital.).
effluxion*, not -ction.
e.g.*, exempli gratia (for
example) (I.e., not ital.,
preceded by comma). Use
"for example" rather
than e.g.
6garemeat}(Fr.m.^ error;
pi. -s.
Eginhard, use Ein-.
egis, use se-*.
egotize*, to act egotistic-
ally, not -ise.
egret*, the lesser white
heron (see also aigrette*).
Egypt/, -ian, abbr. Egy. ;
Exploration Fund,
not Egyptian .
egyptian* (typ.), a type
with thick stems,
as this.
Egyptian pound, in Eng.
jr. os. 6V 4 d. ; abbr. E.
Egyptieane (Ger. typ. f.),
same type as "English."
Egyptolog/ist, -y, abbr.
Egyptol.
eh (typ.), when exclama-
tion, to be followed by
exclamation point ; when
question, by note of in-
terrogation.
E.H.P., electrical horse-
power.
Ehrenbreitstein, on the
Rhine, not -enstein.
E.I., East India, -n, -ies.
-ei-, in words, the pronun-
ciation of which does not
imply thespelling: being,
ceiling, conceit, conceive,
counterfeit, cuneiform, de-
ceit, deceive, deign, eider,
eidograph, eight, eighth
(etc.), eirenicon, either,
feign, feint, foreign, for-
feit, freight, heifer, heigh-
ho, height, heinous, heir,
-ess, inveigh, inveigle,
kaleidoscope, leisure,
meiosis, neigh, -bour,
-bourhood, neither, non-
pareil, obeisance, perceive,
plebeian, receipt, receive,
reign, reindeer, reins,
Seidlitz, seigneur, seize,
skein, sleight, sovereign,
surfeit, their, tireing, veil,
vein, weigh, -t, weir, weird
(see also -ie-).
E.I.C., East 'India Com-
pany.
eiconic, use iconic *.
E.I.C.S., East India Civil
Service ', frequently I.C.S.
eidol/on*, a phantom ; pi.
-a*.
Eifel Mountains, Ger.
Eiffel/ (A. G.), 1832-, Fr.
engineer; Tower,
Paris.
eighteenmo* (typ.), deci-
mo-octavo, abbr. 18mo
(no point) ; deiny 18mo,
about 6 x 3 s / 4 in.
eigret/, -te, use aigrette*
(see also egret).
eikon, ws^icon*.
"Eikon Basilike," a
work of Charles I (?).
einbringen (Ger. typ.),
to put a word into the
preceding line.
eitt Drittel (Ger.), one-
third ; (typ.) thick space,
one-third em.
104
EINHARD - ELLIOT
Einhard, 770-840, writer,
not Egin-.
Einteitung (Ger. typ. f.),
. introduction.
eirenicon*, a peace pro-
posal, not ir-.
Eisteddfod/*, a congress
of bards ; pron. ice-teth'-
vod, pi -au.
either (gram.), correctly
used for two only and
must be followed by verb
and pronoun in sing., as
"either is to be taken."
Correlative or } not nor.
ejUSdetn!(Lat. ),of the same,
abbr. ejusd. ; generis,
of the same kind.
El (Heb.), God.
el (Sp. m.), the.
4/(Sp.),he.
Elagabalus, not Helio-.
elan*, dash, spirit(notitaL).
elater/*, not -or ; pi. -s.
Elburz (Mount), Cauca-
sus, not -ruz.
elchee* (Turk.), an am-
bassador, not -i, eltchi.
Elder Brethren of Trinity
House (caps.).
El Dorado*, the golden
land (two words, not ital.).
elec., electricity, electrical,
electuary.
elector*, not -er.
electress*, o/-toress.
electrocute, to carry out
a death sentence by elec-
tricity.
electrolier*, a cluster of
electric lamps (not ital.).
electrolyze*, not -yse.
electro/meter*, electricity
measurer ; -motive * ;
-motor*, electric loco-
motive (one word).
electrotype* (one word) ;
abbr. electro (no point).
electuary, abbr. elec.
eleemosynary*,charitable.
6legantl (Fr.), a fashion-
able man ; fern. -e*.
elegist*, writer of an
elegy, not -giast.
eleme*, a dried fig (not
ital., no accent).
elementary, abbr. elem.
elements (chemical), no
point after symbols ; see
also under each name.
elemi*, a resin.
elench/us* (logic), pi. -i*.
elenctic/*, of refutation,
not -chtic.
elephanta*, a violent
storm, not -er (not ital.).
elephant-paper*, 28x23
in. ; double ditto*, 40 x
26'/ 4 in.
elevator*, not -er.
Sieve (Fr. m. and f.) 5 a
pupil, scholar.
elf*, a sprite ; pi. elves*.
Elgin Marbles (caps.).
Elia, pen-name of Charles
Lamb, 1775-1834.
eligible *, not -able.
Eliogabalus, use Ela-.
Eliot, fam. name of Earl of
St. Germans; (Sir
C. N. E.), 1864-; -
(George), 1819-80, pen-
name of Mary Ann, or
Marian, Evans; (Sir
John), 1839-, F.R.S.(s^
also E11-).
Eliott(GeneralGeorge),
1779-83, defender of Gib-
raltar; (Sir W. F. A.),
1827- (see also Eliot,
E11-).
elision (typ.), suppression
of a vowel or syllable, as
e'en for even. In Eng.
generally and Fr. always,
letters to be close up. In
Gr., It, Lat, Sp. to be
spaced (see also ellip-
sis).
elisor* (law), one who
selects a jury.
elite* (Fr. f.), a select part
(not ital.).
elixir* (not ital.).
Elizabeth, abbr. Eliz.
Ellichpur, Ind., not Ilich-.
Elliot, fam. name of Earl of
Minto; (SirA.J.H.),
105
ELLIOT EMERITUS
1825-; Elliot(SirE.L.),
1850- ; (Sir George),
!86 7 - ; (Sir H. G.),
1817-, P.C. ; (Sir H.
G.), 1826-, K.C.M.G.
Elliott (Sir C. A.). 1835- ;
(Sir C. B.),' 1841-;
(SirT.H.), 1854- (see
also Eli-)-
ellips/is*, the omission of
words, pi. -es* ; (typ.)
three periods (not aster-
isks) separated by em
quads (en in narrow
measures) are sufficient
to mark omissions in all
cases. When the pre-
ceding sentence has been
brought to a close, four
should be used ; the first
to be close up ; not illi-
(see also elision).
eloge*, an oration (no ac-
cent, not ital.) ; in Fr.
m. eloge.
Elohim * ( Heb. ), the Deity.
eloin* (law), to abscond,
not -gn.
E. long., east longitude.
Elsass-Lothringen, Ger.
for Fr. . Alsace-Lor-
raine, now the Reichs-
land.
Elsinore, Dan. for Hel-
singor.
elucidator*, not -er.
Elys6e palace, Paris.
Elysium* (cap., not ital.).
elytr/on*, a covering ; pi.
-a* (not ital.).
Elzevir type *, a style of type
condensed or compressed in
appearance, as this.
Magister (Master of the
Horse).
Em., Emmanuel, Emily,
Emma.
em/ (typ.), the unit of meas-
urement, the square of
the body of any size of
type ; quad, a space
used after each period and
before the first word of
new paragraph; em rule,
see punctuation, IX.
embalmment* (3 m's).
embank*, not im-.
embargo/*, notim- ; pi. -es
(not ital.).
embarkation*^/- cation,
embarras* (noun).
embarras des richesses
(Fr.), a superfluity of good
things.
embarrass* (verb).
embassador*, used only
in America,
embassy*, not am-.
embathe*, not im-.
embed/*, -ded*, -ding*,
not im-.
embezzlement*, not
-Iment.
embitter*, not im-.
emblaz/e*, -onry *, not im-.
emblematize*, not -ise.
emblossom*, not im-.
embod/y*, -led*, -ier*,
-iment*, not im-.
embolden*, not im-.
embonpoint* (Fr. m.),
plump, plumpness,
embosom*, not im-.
emboss*, not im-.
embouchement*, a river-
mouth,
embouchure* (mus.),
mouthpiece (not ital.).
embound*, not im-.
embowelled *, not -eled.
embower*, not im-.
embrangle*, not im-.
embrasure*, not -zure.
embroglio, use im- *.
embroil*, not im-.
embrue, use im- *.
embrute, use im- *.
embryo*, />/. -s.
embue, use im- *.
E.M.D.P., electromotive
difference of potential.
emend*, to remove errors,
emerald (typ. ),a type as this
about six and a half point, 128
lines to the foot.
emerit/us*, honourably re-
tired ; pi. -i.
106
EMEU END
emeu, use emu*.
6meute* (Fr. f.), insur-
rection.
E.M.F., electromotive force.
emigre* (Fr.),/*w. -ee, an
emigrant.
Emir, use Ameer*.
E.M.K. (Ger.), elektro-
motorische Kraft (electro-
motive force).
Emmanuel/ College,
Cambridge ; III, King
of Italy (two ftt's).
Emp., Emperor, Empress.
empaestic*, embossed, not
-estic.
empair, use im- *.
empale, use im-*.
empanel/ *, to enrol* ;
-led*, -ling*, not im-.
empassion, use im- *.
Emperor/, abbr. Emp. ;
of Germany, use Ger-
man Emperor.
emphas/is*, pi. -es*.
emphasize*, wof-ise.
empicture *, not im-.
empierc/e*, -ing*, notim-.
emplacement* (not ital.).
employ \&*, frequently em-
ployee (no accent), fern.
-ee * ; pi. -6s, fetn. -ees
(not ital.).
empori/um*, pi -a.
empress j 6 (Fr.),/*w. -ee,
keen, eager.
empressement* (Fr. m.),
eagerness.
emprise*, not -ize.
emptiness*, not -tyness.
emptor*, a purchaser.
empyreum/a*, the"burnt' '
smell of organic matter,
not -ruma ; pi. -at a*.
emu*, not emeu.
emulator*, not-er.
en/ (typ.), half the width of
an em ; quad, a space
usually inserted after a
colon, semicolon, note of
exclamation, and of inter-
rogation, when not ending
a sentence ; rule (see
punctuation, XII).
enactor*, not -er.
en amateur (Fr.), like an
amateur.
enamell/ed*, -er*, -ing*,
-ist*, ttof-eler, etc.
enamorato, use in-*.
en\ arriere (Fr.), behind ;
attendant, mean-
while ; avant, for-
ward ; bloc, in the
mass ; bon francais,
without mincing matters ;
cachette, in hiding.
Encaenia*, Commemora-
tion at Oxford, not -cenia
(not ital.).
encage*, not in-.
encase*, HO/ in-.
enceinte*, pregnant, an
enclosure (not ital.).
enchase *, not in-.
enchere (Fr. f.), auction.
en cneveux (Fr.), (of a
woman) bare-headed.
enchiridi/on*, handbook
or manual ; pi. -a (not
ital.).
enclasp*, not in-.
enclave *, territory sur-
rounded by foreign do-
minions.
encloister*, not in-.
enclose*, not in-.
en cceur (Fr.), heart-
shaped.
encomium/*, a eulogy ;
pi. -s (not ital.).
encore*, again (not ital.).
encouragement*, not
-gment.
encroach*, not in-.
encrust*, not in-.
encrystal, use in-*.
encumber*, not in-.
encyclopaed/ia*, -iac*,
-iacal*, -ial*, -ian*,
-ic*, -ical*, -ism*,
-ist*, -ize*, not -pedia ;
abbr. ency.
"Encyclopaedia Britan-
nica," abbr. Ency. Brit.
end a break (typ.), in
composing, to fill up last
line with quads.
107
JCJJNJJ.UM.NIFY EN BESUME
endemn/ify,-ity, use in-*.
endent/, -ure, use in- *.
en I dernier ressort (Fr.),
as^ a last resource ;
deshabille, in undress;
deux mots, to cut a
long story short.
end even (typ.), in com-
posing, the last word of
a "take" of copy to end
a full line : opposed to
"end a break."
endite,. use in-*.
endleaves(typ.), the blank
fly-leaves at the beginning
and end of a book.
endors/e*, -able*, -ee*,
-er*, -ement*, not in-.
end papers, see end
leaves.
endu/e*, -able*, -ing*,
not in-.
endur/e*, -able*, -ed*,
-er*, -ing*, not in-.
endways*, not -wise.
Endymion, Gr. legend.
E.W.E., east-north-east
(see also compass).
en echelle (Fr.), ladder-
like.
Eneid, use ^Eneid*.
enema/*, an injection; pi
-8* (not ital.).
energize*, not -ise.
en famllle (Fr.), with one's
family.
enfant gate (Fr. m.), spoilt
child.
enfants perdus (mil.),
forlorn hope.
enfeeblement*.
enfeoff*, not -fief '.
en fete (Fr.), in festivity ;
enfin, finally (one word) ;
en] fin de compte, when
all is told ; flagrant
dellt, in the very act.
enfold*, HO/ in-.
enforce/*, -able*, not in-.
enfranchis/e*, -able*,
-ement*, -ing*, o/-ize.
Eng., England, English.
eng., engineer, -ing, en-
graved, -er, -ing.
Engadine, Switz. ; in Ger.
Engadin.
engagement*, wof-gment.
en gat^on (Fr.), as a
bachelor.
engineer, -ing, abbr. E.,
or eng.
Engl/and, -ish, abbr.
Eng.
English* (typ.), a
fourteen-point type, as
first line above, sixty-four
lines to the foot. Used in
Scotland for legal reports.
English translation,
abbr. E.T.
engorgement *, not
-gment.
engraft*, not in-.
engrain *, not in-.
en grande] tenue, or
toilette (Fr.), in full
dress ; en grand sei-
gneur, magnificently.
engrav/ed, -er, -ing, abbr.
eng.
engroove*, not in-.
engross*, not in-.
engulf*, not in-, -gulph.
enherit, use in- *.
enigma/, pi. -s.
enisle*, not in-.
enlargement*, o/-gment.
en masse * (Fr.), in a body.
enmesh*, not emm-, imm-.
Enniskillen, Ireland ;
(Earl of\ but Innis-
killing Dragoons and
Fusiliers.
ennui *, boredom (not ital.).
ennuy/e *, fern, -ee, bored
(not ital.).
enoculate, use in- *.
en] passant* (Fr.), by the
way; petit, on a small
scale ; plein jour, in
broad daylight; prince,
in princely style.
enquete (Fr. f.), inquiry.
enquir/e, -y, use in- *.
en\ rapport* (Fr.), in sym-
pathy ; regie, as it
should be; resume, to
1 08
EN REVANCHE ENWREATHE
sum up ; en revanche,
in revenge.
enrol/*, -led*, -ler*, -ling*,
-ment*, not enroll, inroll.
en route* (Fr.), on theway.
en rule (typ.) (-), see
punctuation, XII.
ens* (Lat.), an entity; pi.
entia*.
ensconce*, not in-.
ensculpture, use in-*.
ensefgne (Fr. m.), mid-
shipman ; (f.) signboard.
ensemble*, general effect
(not ital.).
ensheath*, not -the.
ensilage* (not ital.).
ensnare/*, -ment*, not in-.
en somme (Fr.), in the
main.
ensoul*, not in-.
' enstall, use install*.
ensuing*, not -eing.
en suite* (Fr.), to match.
ensure*, to make safe (see
also assurance, insur-
ance).
enswathe*, not in-.
en ta W/er(Fr.), apron-like.
entailed* estate, not in-.
entente] (Fr. f.), meaning ;
cordiale, cordial un-
derstanding; (un mot
a double}, a word, or
phrase, with two mean-
ings, pi. mots a double
entente, not entendre.
enteric* (not ital.).
enterpose, use in- *.
enterpret, use in- *.
enterprise*, not -ize.
ent^t\e (Fr.),/f*. -6e, in-
fatuated, obstinate.
enthral/*, -led*, -ler*,
-ling*, -ment*, not in-,
-thrall.
entitle*, but intitule*.
entomology,abbr. entom.
entourage*, surroundings
(not ital.).
entozo/on*, internal para-
site; pi. -a* (not ital.).
entr'acte]*, the interval
between two acts ; pi. -s.
entrain*, heartiness (not
ital.), also to put in a rail-
way train.
en train (Fr.), in progress,
entrap/*, -ped*, -ping*,
not in-.
entreat*, not in-.
entrecote (Fr. cook, m.),
the "undercut."
entre deuxj (Fr.), betwixt
and between two ;
feux, between two fires ;
vins, half-drunk.
entree*, a made dish (not
ital.).
entre filet (Fr. typ. m.), a
short paragraph,
entremets*, side dishes
(not ital.).
entrench*, HO/ in-.
entrej nous (Fr.), con-
fidentially ; quatre
yeux, between ourselves.
entrepot*, a mart (not
ital.).
entrepreneur * (mus.), a
contractor,
entresalle *, an te - ro om
(not ital.).
entresol*, a story between
ground-floor and first-
floor (not ital.).
entrust*, not in-.
Ent. Sta. Hall, Entered at
Stationers' Hall.
entwine*, not in-.
entwist*, not in-.
enunciat/e*, -or*,
enure (law), but use in-*,
enveigh, ws*in-*.
enveigle, use in- *.
en velin (Fr.), in vellum,
envelop/* (verb), -ed*,
-ment.
envelope* (noun).
en verite (Fr.), in truth.
envoy 16 (Fr.), fern, -ee, a
messenger.
en wall*, not in-.
en weave, use in- *.
en wind*, not in-,
enwrap/*, -ped*, -ping*,
not in-,
enwreathe*, not in-.
109
EOCENE ERG-
Eocene (cap., not ital.).
eoj instanti (Lat.), at that
instant; nomine, un-
der that name.
eolian, etc., use fflo-*.
eon, use aeon*.
e.O.O.e. (Fr.), erreur ou
omission exceptee (error or
omission excepted).
"Eothen," by Kinglake.
Eotvos (J., baron), 1813-
71, Hungarian writer.
epaulet*, o/-ette.
eperdu} (Yr.^fent. -e, dis-
tracted.
epergne* (not ital., no
accent).
eperlans (Fr. m.), smelts.
Epernay, Fr. white wine.
Eph., Ephesians, Ephraim.
ephah*, Heb. measure, not
epha.
ephemer/a*, same as -on;
pi. -fiB* (not ital.).
ephemer/is *, a calendar;
pi. -ides*.
ephemer/ on *,/>/. -a* (not
ital.).
Ephesians, abbr. Eph.
ephphatha (Aram.), "Be
opened."
epi (Fr. m.), roof finial (not
ital.).
Spice (Fr. f.), spice.
epicentrum *, of earth-
quake.
epideictic *, adapted for
display, not -ktic.
epigram/*, a pointed
saying; pi. -S (not ital.).
epigramtne* (Fr. cook, f.),
small cutlets, etc. (ital.).
epinard (Fr. m.), spinach.
epiornis, use aepy-.
Epiphany, abbr. Epiph.
episcopal, abbr. episc.
epithalami/um *, a nuptial
song; pi. -a*.
epitheli/um *,/>/. -a.
epitomize*, not -ise.
epizo/on* (zool.), pi. -a*.
e plurlbus unum (Lat.),
many made one (motto of
U.S.A.).
eppur si tnuove (It.), and
yet it moves ; e pur si
often used.
epreuvel (Fr. typ. f.), a
proof ; d' artiste, art-
ist's proof.
6prisj (Fr.), fern, -e, en-
amoured.
eprouvette*, gunpowder
tester.
Epsom-salt*, not salts
(hyphen).
epuisfi (Fr.), fem. -ee,
exhausted ; (typ.) out of
print.
eq., equal.
Equador, use Ecu-.
equal/ to (no longer with] :
-led*, -ling*.
equaliz/e*, -ation*.
equal mark (typ.), = (a
hair-space before and
after).
equanimity*, not "of
mind."
Equator/, -ial, abbr. Eq.
equerry*, wo/-ery.
equestri/an *,yb.-enne*.
equiangular, sign _..
equilateral, sign JL.
equinoctial*, not -xial.
equinox/*, pi. -es*.
equisetum/* (bot.), pi.
-S* (not ital.).
equivalent, abbr. equiv.
equivocator*, not -er.
equivoque* (not ital.).
E.R., Eduardus Rex (King
Edward).
E.K.A. (R. Navy), Engine-
room Artificer.
Eragny Press, of L.
Pissarro.
erbium, symbol Er*.
Erckmann - Chatrian,
two Fr. writers colla-
borating from 1848-70.
erector*, not -er.
erethism* (path.), excite-
ment, not ery-.
E. K. et I., Eduardus Rex
et!tnperator(Ed\vardKing
and Emperor).
erg*, unit of work (not ital.).
ERGO E.T.C.
ergo* (Lat.), therefore
(ital.).
Erichsen (Sir J. E.),
1818-96, surgeon.
Ericsson (John), 1802-
89, engineer.
Eros, god of love; //.
Erotes.
erpetolog/y, -ist, use h- *.
errat/um*, pi. -a* (not
ital.).
erstens (Ger.), in the first
place ; erstgeboren,
first-born.
erysipelas* (not ital.).
erythism, use ere- *.
Erzerum, Turk. Armenia,
not -oum, -um.
E.S. (paper), engine-sized,
escalop, use scallop*,
escarp/*, -ment*, a steep
slope, not -pe.
eschalot, use shallot*,
escheator*, not -er.
Eschscholtzia* (bot.),
pron. e-shclt'se-a.
Escorial, Spain, not Escu-.
escritoire*, not -oir (not
ital.).
Esculap/ius, -ian, use
^E-.
escutcheon*, plate for
keyhole, etc., not scut-.
Esdras, not to be abbre-
viated.
E. S. E., east-south-east
(see also compass).
Eskimo/, not Esquimaux;
pi. -s.
esophag/us, -eal, use
ces-*.
esp., especially,
espagnolette*, French-
window fastening.
espalier*, a lattice- work, a
trained fruit-tree(notital.).
especially, abbr. esp.
Esperanto, new universal
language.
espiegl/e*(Fr.),frolicsome ;
-erie*, -ness (not ital.).
espionage* (not ital.).
espressivo* (It. mus.),
with expression, not ex-.
esprit/* (Fr. m.), genius,
wit ; de corps*, respect
for a society by its mem-
. bers; fort*, a strong-
minded person,/)/, esprits
forts* (not ital.).
Esquimalt, Vancouver,
not -ault.
Esquimaux, use Eskimo.
Esquire, abbr. Esq.* ; J.
Smith, jun., Esq., not
Esq., jun.
esquisse* (Fr. f.), a sketch.
CSS*, name of the letter 5 ;
pi. esses*.
ess., essences.
essays (typ.), cited titles
to be roman double-
quoted ; caps, as in title.
Essouan, use Assuan.
established, abbr. est.
Established Church
(caps.) ; abbr. E.C.
estamin*, a woollen fabric,
not et-.
estaminet*(Fr.m.}, a cafe.
estanci[a* (Sp.-Amer.), a
cattle farm ; -ero *, its
keeper.
Esterhazy de Q alantha,
Hungarian family.
esthet/e, -ic, use aes-*.
estimator*, not -er.
estiv/al, -ation, use SBB- *.
esto perpetua I (Lat.),
may it endure for ever!
estoppel* ^law), not -pie.
estrangement*, not
-gment.
esturgeon (Fr. m.), stur-
geon.
E.T., electric telegraph,
English translation.
etage (Fr. m.), floor ; 6ta-
gere* (f.), a piece of
furniture.
et alibi (Lat.), and else-
where ; abbr. et al.
et alii (Lat.), and others;
abbr. et al., not et als.
etat-major (Fr. m.), a
staff of military officers,
E.T.C., Eastern Telegraph
Co.
in
ET CETERA E WIVA
et cetera* (not ital.), abbr.
etc., or&G.; (typ.) abbre-
viate in bookwork to
"etc."; no comma be>-
tween "etc. etc." or "&c.
&c.," a duplication to be
avoided.
etceteras*, extras, sun-
dries (one word).
f(Fr.),been,(nO summer.
eth, the Anglo-Saxon D, 6
(distinguish from " thorn "
[>,]>)
ether*, medium filling all
space, not as-.
ethereal/*, -ity*, -ly*,
not -ial.
etherializ/e *, -ation *,
not -ise.
etherize*, to convert into
ether, not -ise.
ethnolog/y, -ical, abbr.
ethnol.
etiology, use SB-*.
etiquette* (not ital.).
Etna, Sicily, not &-.
etoite (Fr. typ. f.), asterisk,
et sequen\S, and the fol-
lowing ; abbr. et seq.,
pi. tes, abbr. et sqq.
etude] (Fr. f.), a study ;
de concert (mus.), study
of exceptional value.
6tui*, case for small articles,
not etwee (not ital.).
etuvee (Fr. cook, f.), stew.
etymologize*, to trace the
etymology of, not -ise.
etyxnolog/y, -ical,
-ically, -ist ; abbr.
etym.
etymon*, a root- word.
E.U., Evangelical Union,
eucalypt/us* (bot), pi.
euchre*, a card game, not
eucre.
Euclid (cap.)
eudemon/*, a good angel ;
-ize*, not eudae-.
Euer(Ger. m. N , your ; abbr.
Ew.
Eugene, French Christian
name (e).
Eugenie (Empress),
widow of Napoleon III
(6).
eulogium/*, eulogy ;pl. -s.
eulogize*, not -ise.
eulogy (a, not an).
euphem/ism* <a, not an%
-istic*, -istical*;abbr.
euphem.
euphemize*, not -ise.
euphonize *, not -ise.
euphony (a, not an).
euphroe* (a, not an)
(naut), a crowfoot, not
uphroe, uvrow.
euphuism *.
" Euphues " *, by Lyly.
euraquilo*, a N.E. Levant
wind, not euro-aquilo.
Eure-et-Loir, Fr. dep-,
not Loire.
Eureka *. I have found [it] !
not Heu- (not ital.).
Europe, abbr. Eur.
European (a, not an);
abbr. Eur.
europeanize*, not -ise.
evadable*, o/-ible.
evangel*, not -ile.
Evangelical Union, abbr.
E.U.
evangelize*, not -ise.
evaporimeter*, not -om-
eter.
evaporize*, not -ise.
ev6nement(Fr. m.), event,
even pages (typ.), the left-
hand, or verso, pages,
those usually bearing the
even numbers, 2, 4, etc.
evens.caps. (typ.), s.caps.
without cap. initials,
every must be followed by
verb and pronoun in sing..
as " every bird tries to
protect its young."
every /body*, -day* one
word).
every one* (two words),
every /thing *, -way *,
-where* (one word),
evoivable*, not -ible.
evviva* (It), shout of
applause.
EWE EX.
ewe/, -r (a, not an).
Ewigkeit (Ger. f.),eternity.
ex* (Lat), out of (not ital.).
ex., examined, example,
exchange, excursion, exe-
cuted, executive.
exactor *, not -er.
exaggeration, in Fr. f.
exager-.
exalter*, not -or.
examined, abbr. ex.
examplar, use exem-*.
example, abbr. ex. ; in
Fr. m. exemple.
ex animo * (Lat.), heartily,
exasperator*, not -er.
Exc., Excellency.
exc., excellent, except, -ed,
-tion, excudit (he, or she,
engraved it).
Excalibur*, King Arthur's
sword, not -bar.-bour (not
ital.).
ex capite (Lat.), from
memory.
ex cathedra * (Lat.) (not
-a), with authority ; pron.
ka-the'dra (O.E.D.)
(not ital.).
excavator*, not-er.
excellence/ *, superiority ;
pi. -S, not -cies.
Excellenc/y, pi. -ies (per-
sons), abbr. Exc.
excellent, abbr. exc.
except/, -ed, -ion, abbr.
exc. ; -er*, not -or.
excerpt/ *, an extract ; pi.
-a*,
exchange, abbr. ex., or
exch.; Stock (caps.),
abbr. St. Ex.
exchangeable*, not -gable.
exchequer, abbr. exch.
excisable*, not -cable,
excise *, not -ize.
excitability*, not -ibility.
exciter*, one who ex-
cites, a stimulant,
excitor * nerve, not -er.
exclamat/ion, -ory, abbr.
excl., or exclam.
exclamation point (!), see
punctuation, XVII.
exj COttJtnodo (Lat.), con-
veniently ; concesso,
from what has been
granted.
ex coupon, without cou-
pon ; abbr. X.cp.
excreta*, excreted matters
(not ital.).
excudit (Lat.), he, or she,
engraved it ; abbr. exc.
ex ci/r/a (Lat.), out of court,
not -a.
excursion, abbr. ex.
excursus/*, a digression ;
pi. -es* (not ital.).
ex dividend *, without
next dividend ; abbr. ex
div.*, orx.d.*
exeat*, let him leave, pi.
-a; exeant*, let them
leave (not ital.) (see also
exit, exeunt}.
execut/ed, -ive, abbr. ex.
execut/er*, one who ex-
ecutes; -or* (law), abbr.
exor. ; few. -rix*, abbr.
exrx., pi. -rices*.
exeges/is*, explanation ;
pi. -es (not ital.).
exempt a ire (Fr. m.), a
specimen, a copy ; in Ger.
n. Exemplar.
exemplar*, wo/exa-.
exemple (Fr. m .), exam pie .
exempli gratia (Lat.), for
example ; abbr. e.g., or
ex. gr. (I.e., not ital.,
comma before). " For ex-
ample " better than e.g.
exemplum (Lat.), a copy.
exequatur*, an official
permission (not ital.).
exequies*, funeral cere-
mony (not ital.).
exercise*, not -ize.
Exeter, in Lat. Exonia,
abbr. Exon.
exeunt omnes* (Lat.),
they all leave, not exeant
(see also exeat, exit}.
ex facie* (Lat.) (Sc. law),
according to document.
ex. gr.,
gratia.
exempli
EXHIBITOR EXTRACTOR
exhibitor*, not -er.
exigeant/*,/<?w. -e*, exact-
ing (no accent).
exigency *.
exigent*, urgent.
ex interest *, without next
interest; abbr. ex int.*,
or x.i. *
existence*, not -ance.
exist/ible*, -ibility*, not
-able.
exit/ *,pl. -s.
*//*( Lat.), he, or she, goes
out; pi. exeunt (ital.)
(see also exeat, exeunt) .
ex lege (Lat.), arising from
law.
ex-libris* (s. and />/.), a
book-plate (not ital.).
ex necessitate (Lat.),
necessarily.
ex new *, withoujt the right
to new shares ; abbr. ex
n.*, orx.n.*
exodi/um*. conclusion of
a play; pi. -a* (see also
exord-).
Exodus, abbr. Exod.
ex officio* (Lat.), officially
(no hyphen, except as
adj.).
exon*, officer, yeoman of
the guard.
Exon., signature of Bp. of
Exeter (full point).
exor., executor,
exorcize*, not -ise.
exordium/ *, the begin-
ning ; pi. -S* (see also
exod-).
exp., export, -ation, -ed,
express,
expanded type (typ.), a
type of unusually wide
face, as AJBCD.
exparte* (Lat.), one-sided
(nohyphen,exceptasadj.).
expectable*, not -ible.
expecter*, not -or.
ex pede Herculem (Lat.),
judge from the sample.
expense*, not -ce.
experimentalize*, not
experimenter*, not -or.
experiment\um (Lat), an
experiment, pi. -a ; ex-
perimentum crucis, a
crucial test.
experto crede ! (Lat.), be-
lieve one who has tried it !
explanation*, abbr. expl.
exploiter*, not -or.
explorator*, not -er.
export/, -ation, -ed, abbr.
exp.
expos6*, explanation, ex-
posure (not ital.).
expositor*, not-er.
ex post facto* (Lat.), after
the fact.
expostulator*, not -e'r.
Ex- President (caps.).
express, abbr. exp.
expresser*, not -or.
expressible *, not -able.
expressivo (mus.), with
expression, use es-*.
ex/pro/esso(Lat), by pro-
fession ; proprio motu
(Lat), of his own accord.
exrx., executrix.
exsiccat (hot), dried
plants, not -ti.
ext., external, -ly, extinct,
extra, extract.
extasy,extatic, use ecs-*.
extempore* (not ital.).
ex tempore (Lat), at the
time.
extemporize*, not -ise.
extender*, not -or.
extendable*, not -able.
extensor*, a muscle, not-er.
external/, -ly, abbr. ext.
externalize*, not -ise.
externat* (Fr. m.), a day
school.
extinct, abbr. ext.
extincteur*, a fire ex-
tinguisher (not ital.).
extirpator*, not -er.
extol/ *, -led*, -ler* ,-ling* .
extorter*, not -or.
extortioner*, not -or.
extra, extract, abbr. ext.
extractable*, not -ible.
extractor*, not -er.
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extracts, see authorities,
quotations.
extramural* (one word).
extravaganza* (not ital.).
ex usu (Lat.), by use.
exuviae*, cast,poverings of
animals.
ex-voto*, an offering made
in pursuance of a vow.
Exzellenz (Ger. f.), Excel-
lency ; abbr. Exz., not
Exc-.
Eyck (Van), family of
Flemish painters.
EXTRACTS EZRA
eye/ball, -brow*, -ful*,
not -full; -glass (one
word).
eyeing*, not eying.
eye/lash, -lid*, -piece*
(optics) (one word).
eyerie, use aerie*.
eye/sight*, -sore*, -wit-
ness* (one word).
eyot*, Ho/ait.
eyrie, eyry, use aerie*.
Ezekiel, abbr. Ezek.
Ezra, not to be abbrevi-
ated.
8*
B NOTES
116
E JSOTES
117
F. FAKIR
F., Fahrenheit, Father (R.C.
priest), (Univ.) Fellow,
felon, (naut.) fog, formula,
-ae, Friday, the sixth in
a series, all proper names
with this initial except^.
F, fluorine, (math.) func-
tion, (pencils) fine.
f., farthing, fathom, feet,
feminine, following, foot,
franc, furlong, (Ger.)yb/-
gende Seite (next page),
/fir (far).
/* (mus.),/orte (loud).
F.A., Football Association.
f.a.a.*, free of all average.
fabliau/*, a metrical tale ;
pi. -x*.
fac.*, facsimile.
fa$ade* (not ital.).
face* (typ.), the printing
surface of type, etc.
facet/*, -ed*, -ing*, o/-tt-.
facetiflB*, humorous anec-
dotes (not ital.).
facia*, shop-front tablet
(not ital.).
fades* (nat. hist), general
aspect (ital.).
facile princeps (Lat.),
easily best.
fac His des census Averni
(not Averno), easy is the
descent to Avernus.
facine, use fascine*.
Facit(Ger. arith. n.), pro-
duct, result.
facon de parler (Fr. f.),
manner of speaking.
facsimile* (one word, not
ital.); pi. -8*, abbr.fac.*
facia, non verba (Lat.),
deeds, not words.
factotum* (not ital.).
factum est (Lat), it is
done.
facul/a*, bright solar spot ;
pi. -ad *, not fae-.
fC/es*, -al*, notfe-.
faecul/a*, sediment ; pi.
-3d*, notfe-.
" Faerie Queene," by
Spenser, 1590-6.
Faeroe Isles, use Faroe.
tex populi (Lat.), dregs of
the people.
fag-end* (hyphen).
faggot*, not fagot.
Fahrenheit*, temperature
scale ; abbr. F.*, orFahr.
faience*, glazed pottery,
not fai-, fay-.
faineant*, idle, idler (not
ital.).
faint* ruled (paper), not
fe-.
fair copy (typ.), tran-
script free from cor-
rections ; abbr. f. CO.
fairej des frais (Fr.), to
make efforts to please ;
ses frais, Jto cover
expenses ; ecole, to
found a school of art, etc. ;
une ecole, to make a
blunder; feu, to fire
guns, etc. ; du feu, to
light a fire ; SOU pa-
quet, to pack up and go ;
un paquet, to make
a parcel ; suivre, to
be forwarded, abbr. F.S.
fair play* (two words),
fairway*, not fare- (one
word).
faisan (Fr. m.), pheasant.
fait accompli un) (Fr. m.\
a thing done,
faithful/*, -ly*.
Faithfull (Emily), 1835-
95, writer.
Faizabad, Oudh, not Fyz-.
Fakenham, Norfolk, also
Suffolk,
fakir*, not -keer, -kier,
-queer, -quir (not ital.).
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FALDERAL FAUBOURG
falderal*, song refrain, not
fal de rol, folderol.
faldetta*, Maltese hooded
cape,
faldstool*, not fold- (one
word).
Falk Laws, Germany.
fal-lal*, finery, not fallol.
fallible*, not -able.
falsa lectio (Lat.), a false
reading ; abbr. f.l.
falucca, use felucca*,
falutin, use highfalutin*
(one word).
F.A.M., Free and Accepted
Masons.
fam., familiar, family,
familiarize*, not -ise.
family, abbr. fam. ; (hot.,
zool.) to have cap., not
ital.
fanaticize*, to infuriate, not
-ise.
fandango* (Sp.), a dance
or its music (not ital.).
fanfare* (mus.), a flourish,
fanfaronade*, brag, not
-nnade, -farronade.
fantaisies (Fr. typ. f.),
fancy types,
fantasia* (mus.), a fancy
composition (not ital.).
fantast *, a dreamer, notph-.
fantasy*, not ph-.
fantoccini* (It.), marion-
ettes.
fantom, use ph-*.
faqu/eer, -ir, use fakir*,
far., farad, -aic, farriery,
farthing,
farad/* (elec.), unit of
capacity ; symbol <f> ;
-aic*, not -ic ; abbr. far.
Faraday (Michael),
1791-1867, chemist,
faradization*, application
ofmed. elec.; wo?faradais-.
farce (Fr. f.), force-meat.
farceujr * (Fr.), fern, -se,
a joker.
fareway, s*fair-*.
farewell* (one word).
far-fetched* (hyphen).
farinaceous*, not -ious.
Faringd on, Berks (see also
Farr-).
farm-house* (hyphen).
Fame Islands, N. Sea,
not Farn, Fearne, Ferae.
far niente (It.), doing
nothing.
Faroe Isles,/*o/ Fae-.
Farquhar, pron. fark'wer.
farrago*, not fara-.
Farrar (F. W., Dean),
1831-1903, writer; (Sir
G. H.), 1859- (see also
Fay-).
Farrer (Baron), 1859-;
(Sir W. J.), 1822-.
farriery, abbr. far.
Farringdon, Hants (see
also Fari-).
farth/er*, -est*, comp. and
superl. of far: further
means in addition to, and
is used when the notion
of far, or distance in space,
is altogether absent.
farthing*, abbr. f., or far.
fasces* (/>/.), a bundle of
rods (ital.).
fasci/a* (arch.); pi. -3B*
(not ital.).
fascicle*, also fascicule*,
part of a book or volume.
fasciculus* (Lat.), a
bundle; pi. -/* (ital.),
abbr. fasc.
fascine*, a bundle, not fa-
cine (not ital.).
F.A.S.E., Fellow of the
Antiquarian Society, Ed-
inburgh.
Fastens/ -een *, -eve *,
-even* (Sc.), Shrove
Tuesday, not Feastings-.
fata Morgana*, mirage
(ital.).
fat face type, one with
thick stems and fine hair-
lines, as this.
Father (R.C.), abbr. F.*
fathom, abbr. f., or fm.
fatigable*, not -guable.
faubourg* (Fr. m.), a
suburb, cap. F when with
name (not ital.).
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PAUCIT FELUCCA
Faucit (Helen), Lady
Martin, 1820-98, actress.
Faulkland, in "The
Rivals," by Sheridan.
fault-finding* (hyphen).
faun/* (myth.), pi. -a (see
also fawn).
fauna/*, pi. -a* (not ital.).
fausse tortue (Fr. f.),
mock-turtle.
faute de mieux (Fr.),
for want of better.
fauteuil/*, arm-chair; pi.
-a (not ital.).
/ai/*/(Fr.m.), a forgery; (f.)
a scythe ; /our (astr.),
false light; pas* (Fr.
m.), a blunder (two
words).
Fawkes (Guy), 1570-
1606, conspirator.
fawn*, a colour (see also
faun).
fayence, use faience*.
Fayrer (Sir Joseph),
1824-, physician (see also
Farr-).
F.B., Fenian Brotherhood,
Free Baptist ; F.B.A.,
Fellow of the British
Academy, not F.R.B.A.;
F.B.S., Fellow of the
Botanical Society ;
F.B.S.E., Fellow of the
Botanical Society, Edin.
F.C., Football Club, Free
Church (of Scotland) ;
f.C.,fidei-cowimissum (be-
queathed in trust) ;F.C. A.,
Fellow of the Chartered
Accountants (off. descrip-
tion) ; F.C.C., First Class
Certificate; F.C.O., use
F.R.C.O.; /CO., franco
(free) ; f. CO., fair copy ;
F.C.P., Fellow of the
College of Preceptors ;
fcp., foolscap; F.C.S.,
Fellow of the Chemical
Society.
F.D., fidei defensor (De-
fender of the Faith).
J?e t ferrum (iron).
FearneIsles,ws*Farne .
fearnought*, a woollen
cloth, not -naught,
feasible*, HO? -able.
Feastings-,sa?F astens-*.
featherfew, use fever-*.
February*, abbr. Feb.
fecal, feces, use fee-*.
fecerant (Lat.), they made
it ; abbr. ff.
fecial, s*fetial*.
fecit (Lat.), he, or she, made
it ; abbr. fee.
fecula, sediment, use f-*.
federal associations, see
Assemblies.
Federalist*, abbr. Fed.*
federalize*, not -ise.
Feejeean, use Fijian,
feeoff/, -ee, ws<?feo-*.
feet, use only for two feet
and over, not for one and
a half foot, etc. ; abbr. f.,
or ft., sign '.
feff/, -ment, use feoff*.
Fehmgericht, use V-.
Feilding,fam. name of Earl
of Denbigh (see also Fie-),
feint *, to pretend.
feint ruled, use fai- * .
F.E.I.S., Fellow of the
Educational Institute of
Scotland.
felds/par*, -pathic*, not
fels-.
feliciter (Lat.\ happily,
fellah/*, Egyptian peasant ;
pi. -een*, not -s, -in (see
also Fulahs).
fellmonger *, hide-dealer,
felloe*, wheel rim, not felly.
Fellow* (Univ.), abbr.
F.*; in Lat. socius*; or,
in the Royal Society,
sodalis*.
fellow-citizen* (hyphen),
fell/y, use -oe*.
felo-de-se* (Ang.-Lat.),
suicide ; pi. felos-de-se.
felon, abbr. F.
Fels-naptha, not naph-.
fels/par, -pathic, use
felds-*.
felucca*, a vessel, not fa-,
fi-, -lucca, -louk.
FEM. FEZ
fem., feminine.
female (hot., zool.), sign ?.
feme/* (law), wife, not
femme ; covert*, mar-
ried woman (no hyphen) ;
-sole *, unmarried
woman (hyphen) (see also
femme).
Femgericht, use Vehm-.
feminine, abbr. f., or fem.
feminize*, to make femin-
ine, not -ise.
fem me I de chambre *
(Fr. f.), chambermaid, pi.
femmes ; ga-
lante, a prostitute ;
incomprise, an unap-
preciated woman ;
savante, learned (see
also feme).
'fem/ur*, thigh bone, pi.
-ora* (not ital.) ; -oral.
fencible*, not -able'.
fencing *, abbr. fenc.
fendable*, not -ible.
fend[u (Yr.^fem. -ue, cut
open.
Fenelon (F. de S. de la
M.), 1651-1715, writer,
not Fenelon.
fenestrla* (Lat.), a small
hole ; pi. -*.
fenugreek*, a plant, not
foenu-.
feoff/*, -ee*, wo/feeo-, feff.
feoffor* (law), not -er.
fens natures (law), wild
animals.
Ferd., Ferdinand.
Ferdausi, Persian poet,
use Fir-.
fer-de-lance*, viper.
feridgi* (Turk.), woman's
cloak, not -ijah.
fermentescible *, not -ise-.
Fernando Noronha,
Brazil.
Feme Islands, use
Fame .
Ferrara (Andrea), sword-
smith, 1 6th cent.
Ferrari (Paolo), 1822-89,
It. dramatist.
ferret/*, -ed*, -er *, -ing*.
ferrule*, not ferrel, ferule.
ferrum (iron), symbol Fe.
fertilize*, not -ise.
fervour*, not -or.
F.E.S., Fellow of the
Entomological Society.
fesse* (her.), not f ess.
festa* (It.), a festival.
festina lente (Lat.),
hasten slowly.
fet/e*, entertainment, -ed*
(not ital.); fete-cham-
petre*, outdoor entertain-
ment ; Fete-Dieu, feast
of Corpus Christi, pi.
Fetes (ital., hyphen).
fet\e (Fr.), fem. -6e, well
entertained (ital.).
fetial*, ambassadorial, not
fee-.
fetid*, o/foe-.
fetish/*, not -ich, -iche ;
-eer*, -ism*, -ist* (not
ital.).
fetor*, bad smell, not fee-.
fetus, use foe- *.
feu/* (Scot.), ground rent,
pron. few ; pi. -S.
feuj (Fr.), late, deceased;
fem. e.
feud., feudal.
feudalize*, to make feudal.
feuld'artiffce(Fr.m.\ fire-
work, pi. feux ; de
joie*, a salute, pi. feux
feu- duty* (hyphen).
feu Hie (Fr. typ. f.), a sheet.
Feuillet (Octave), 1821-
90, Fr. writer.
feuilletj (Fr.typ. m.), a leaf ;
blanc, blank leaf.
feuilletage (Fr. cook, m.),
puff-pastry.
feuilleton* (Fr. m.), light
literature ; in Fr. a con-
tinuous story printed at
the bottom of a newspaper
page (not ital.).
feverfew* (hot.), pyreth-
rum, not feather-, fetter-
foe.
fez/*, a cap; pi. -es (not
ital.).
F.F. FIGURES
F.F., Felicissimi Fratres
(Most Fortunate Broth-
ers), (naut.) thick fog.
F.f.(Ger.}. FortsetzungfoJgt
(to be continued).
ff., fecerunt (they made it),
(Ger.) folgende Set fen (fol-
lowing pages), following
(preferred to ei seq.}.
ff (typ.), as initials for proper
name, not Ff (s^ffolkes).
ff* (mus. ), fortissi 'mo (very
loud).
F.F.A., Fellow of the
Faculty of Actuaries.
fff* (mus.), fortissimo (as
loud as possible).
ffolkes (Sir W. H. B.)
(l.c.^).
F.F.P.S., Fellow of the
Faculty of Physicians and
Surgeons ; F.F.P.S.G.,
ditto, Glasgow.
F.G., Foot-guards, (leather)
fine grain, (paper) fric-
tion glazed ; f.g.a.*, free
of general average ;
F.G.O., Fellow of the
Guild of Organists ;
F.G.S., Fellow of the
Geological Society.
f.i., for instance.
F.I.A., Fellow of the
Institute of Actuaries.
fiacre* (Fr. m.), a four-
wheeled cab.
fianc/e*, fern. -6e*, one
betrothed (not ital.).
fiasco/*, a failure ; pi. -8.
fibre*, not -er.
fibrill/a*, a small fibre; pi.
-ae* (not ital.).
fibrin*, not -inc.
F.I.C., Fellow of the In-
stitute of Chemistry.
fichu*, shoulder cape.
fict., fictilis (made of pot-
tery).
fiction, abbr. fict.
F.I.D., Field Intelligence
Department.
fidalgo* (Port.), a noble.
fiddlededee ! * nonsense !
(one word).
fidei-commissum* (Lat.),
bequeathed in trust ; fide!
defensor, Defender of
the Faith, abbr. F.D.. or
fid. def.
fidget/*, -ed*, -ily*,
-ing*, -y* (one t only).
// done! (Fr.) for shame !
fidus Achates (Lat.), a
trusty friend.
fie-fie*, improper, not fi-fi.
Fielding (Henry), 1707-
54, novelist (s^a/soFei-).
Field-Marshal (hyphen,
caps.) ; abbr. F.M.
Field Officer (no hy-
phen) ; abbr. F.O.
Fiennes, pron. fynz.
fieri- facias*, a writ ; abbr.
//. fa.*
fift/y, -ieth, symbol L.
fig., figurative, -ly, figure.
.Figuier (L.), 1819-94,
writer.
figurant]*, an actor, fern.
-e*; m.andf.^/.-/*, not-es.
figures, to be used for :
ages, but "he died
in his eightieth year" ;
bookwork, rarely, and
only those over 100 ;
dates; degrees, of heat;
distances ; dollars,
omit the ciphers for cents
when there are none, as
$100, not $100 . oo ;
measures; money, omit
ciphers for shillings and
pence, when there are
none, as .50, not 50.
os. od. ; narrow mea-
sure (works of) ; num-
bers with vulgar or deci-
mal fractions ; races, dis-
tance and time ; scores,
of games and matches;
specific gravity; sta-
tistics; time of day
when followed by a.m. or
p.m. ; votes; weights;
not to be combined with
words, for one amount :
use all figures, or spell all
out ; commas to separate
FIGURES FINNISH
each three consecutive
figures from the right
when five or more, except
in math, work ; number of
a house in road or street,
etc.. not to be followed by
comma as " it does not
make the meaning clear-
er." One-and- twenty,
etc. (hyphens).
figures, spell out for :
accuracy when im-
portant; "book -work
generally, always under
too ; beginning of
sentences; degrees of
inclination ; indefinite
amounts, as two or three
miles; legal work, al-
ways; street names (nu-
merical), as First Street,
Fifth Avenue (see also
fractions).
figures/ (arabic), i, 2, 3,
etc. ; and plates, re-
ferences to be " Plate II,
fig. 4" ; caps, on the plate
to be s.caps. in the text ;
(dotted), 1, 2, 3, may
indicate repeating deci-
mals; (roman nu-
merals), i, ii, iii, etc., to
be used for folios of pre-
liminary matter (no point
after), not to be used for
date on title page ;
(scratched), %, 9> etc.,
indicate figures cancelled,
but which are to be
printed (set also author-
ities, lac, numerals).
F.I.Inst., Fellow of the
Imperial Institute.
F.I. J., use F.J.I.
Fiji/, -an, not Feejee, -an,
Viji.
Fildes(SirImke\ 1844-,
painter.
filemot*, a yellowish-
brown,tto/filamort, filmot.
filet (Fr. cook, m.), fillet.
filibeg* (Sc.), not filli-,
fily-, phila-, phili-, philli-.
filibuster*, not filli-.
filigree/*, not fila-, filla-,
filli- ; letter (typ.), an
initial with filigree back-
ground.
Filipinas, Sp. for Philip-
pine Islands.
fille de\ chambre (Fr. f.),
chambermaid, pi. filles
; fate, a prosti-
tute.
fillet/*, in Fr. m. filet;
-ed*, -ing*.
fillibeg, ws*fili-*.
fillip*, a stimulus.
fillipeen, game of forfeits,
use Philippine *.
filmot, use filemot*.
filoselle*, floss silk (not
ital).
fils (Fr. m.), son, as Dumas
fils (not ital.).
filucca, use felucca*.
Fin., Finland, Finnish.
finable*, liable to a fine.
finale*, conclusion (not
ital.).
F. Inc. S. T., Fellow of the
Incorporated Society of
Shorthand Teachers.
findon-haddock, use fin-
nan *.
fine-paper edition, abbr.
F.P.
finesse* (not ital.).
fingan * (Turk.), coffee-cup,
not -Jan.
finger-end*, pi. finger-
ends* (hyphen, noapos.).
finicking*, fastidious, not
finikin.
finis*, the end (not ital.);
(typ.) use of this on the last
page dying out; if used,
separate by blank lines,
and set in even s.caps.
Finistere, dep. France
(accent, one r).
Finisterre (Cape), Spain
(no accent, two f's).
finnan-haddock*, not the
many variations.
Finnish/, abbr. Fin.;
language (typ.), is set in
ordinary roman characters
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FIN. SEC. FLESHER
Fin. Sec., Financial Secre-
tary.
fiord* (Norw.), arm of the
sea, not fj- (not italA
F.I.P.S., Fellow of the
Incorporated Phono-
graphic Society.
fir., firkin, -s.
Firdausi, 93o(?)-io2o,
Persian poet, wo/Ferdausi,
Firdousi, Firdusi.
fire/-arms *, escape *,
_ .fly*, place*,
-plug* (abbr. F.P.),
-proof* (hyphens).
fireside* (one word).
firkin/, -s, abbr. fir.
firman*, an edict.
flra* (Alps), former years'
snow (ital.).
first-born* (hyphen).
firstfruit/, -B (one word).
first proof (typ.), the first
impression taken, and
corrected by the "copy."
firth*, an estuary, not fri-.
fist* (typ.), the &r.
fisticuffs*, not fisty-.
fistula* (not ital.).
fitchew*, a polecat.
fivefold* (one word).
FitzGerald (Edward),
1809-83, poet and trans-
lator (one word), cap G.
fixed star, sign # or #.
fizgig*, not fis-, fizz-.
fizz*, a sound, wo/fiz.
fjeld* (Norw.), mountain
(not ital.).
F.J.I., Fellow of the Insti-
tute of Journalists, not
F.I.J.
fjord, use fiord*.
F.K.Q. C.P.I., Fellow of
the King's and Queen's
College of Physicians,
Ireland, now F.R.C.P.I.
FL, Flanders, Flemish.
fl., florin, fluid, (Aus.)
Gulden.
fl., flores (flowers), floruit
(flourished).
f.l., falsa lectio (a false read-
ing)-
Fla., Florida (off. abbr.).
flabbergast*, not flaba-,
flaber-.
flabelllum* (Lat.), a fan ;
PL -a*.
flacon*, a small bottle.
flagell/um*(zool.), a whip-
like appendage ; pi. -a*.
flageolet* (mus.), o/-elet
(not ital.).
flageolet* (Fr. m.), a kid-
ney-bean (ital.).
flagon*, large wine bottle.
flagraatel bello (Lat.),
during hostilities ; de-
HctO, during the crime,
flag/ship*, -staff* (one
word).
flair*, a ray fish (not ital.).
flair* (Fr. m.), scent (ital.).
flambeau/*, a torch ; pi. -x
(not ital.).
flamboyant* (not ital.).
flamingo/, pi. -s.
flan (Fr. cook, m.), custard.
flanconade* (fenc.), not
-nnade.
Flanders, abbr. Fl.
flanejrie* (Fr. f.), lounging ;
-UT *, fetn.-USC, an idler.
flannelette*, o/-ellette.
flannelled*, o/-eled.
flat-cap*, writing paper
17 x 14 in.
flat/ impression* or
pull* (typ.), a simple
proof without over- or
underlaying.
flatus/*, pi. -es* (not ital.).
Flaubert (Gustave),
1821-80, Fr. writer,
flautist*, a flute-player,
not flu-.
flavour*, 6/flavorous*.
flawy*, with flaws, not-ey.
Heche* (Fr. f.), an arrow,
a slender spire.
flection, ue flexion*,
fledgeling*, not -gling.
fleet (the) has, not have.
Flemish, abbr. Fl. ; (typ.)
resembles Dutch, but y
often used for if.
flesher* (Sc.), a butcher.
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FLEUR FOLDEROL
fleur-de-lis*, heraldic lily,
not lys, nor flower-
de-luce ; pi fleurs-de-
lis (not ital.).
fleuret* (Fr. m.), a fencing-
foil.
fleuron* (Fr. typ. m.), a
tail-piece.
flexible*, not -able.
flexion*, not -ction.
flibbertigibbet*, a chat-
terer.
"Fliegende Hollander
(Der)" (The Flying
Dutchman), opera by
Wagner, 1843.
FUegenkopfe (Ger. typ.
m:), turned letters.
flier, use flyer*,
-floatage*, not flot-.
floatation, use flot- *.
flocculus* (Lat.), a small
tuft ; pi. -/*.
Floirac, a claret.
flong* (typ.), paper for
stereo-moulding.
Flood (the) (cap.).
//or., floruit (flourished).
flora/* (bot.), pi. -a (not
ital.).
f lores (Lat.), flowers ; abbr.
fl.
floriat/e*, -ed*, florally
decorated, not -eate.
Florida, offic. abbr. Fla.
florin, abbr. fl.
floruit* (Lat.), flourished ;
abbr. fl.,orffor.
flotation*, not float-.
flotsam and jetsam*
(naut.), not float-.
flourished, abbr. fl.
F.L.S., Fellow of the Lin-
nean Society (off. spell-
ing), not Linnae-.
fluent (math, typ.), the sign
of integration y.
Fliigel (J. Q.), 1788-1855,
lexicographer.
flugelman, use fugle-*.
fluid, abbr. fl.
fluidus (Lat.), liquid.
fluky*, not -ey.
flummox*, to confound,
not -ix, -ux.
flunkey/*, not-ky ; pi. -s.
fluorine*, not -in; symbol
F*.
fluoroscope, X-ray
screen.
Flustr/a*, a seaweed ; pi.
-88 * (not ital.).
flutist, use flautist*.
fluty*, flute-like, not -ey.
fluxions* (math.), not
-ctions.
fly*,/>/. flies*.
flyer *, not flier.
fly/-leaf*(typ.),ablank leaf
at the beginning or end of
a book, also blank leaf of
a circular ; -sheet*, a
two- or four-page tract;
title*, the half-title in
front of the full title, or
the one dividing sections
of a work (hyphens).
fly-wheel* (hyphen).
F.M., Field-Marshal, For-
eign Mission.
fm., fathom.
F.M.D., foot - and - mouth
disease.
F.O., Field Officer, Foreign
Office, (mus.) full organ.
fo., folio.
f.o.b.*, free on board.
focalize*, not -ise.
fo'c'sle*, also forecastle*.
foe/us*, pi. -i.
focus/ed*, -es*, -ing*, not
-uss-.
foenugreek, use fe- *.
foetid, use fe- *.
fostor, use fe- *.
foet/us*, -al*, -ation*,
-icide*, not fe-.
fog (naut.), abbr. F.* ;
thick , abbr. F.F.*
foggy*, misty.
fog/y*, one with antiquated
notions, not -ey, -ie ;
pi. -ies.
Fdhn*, Alpine south wind.
foie (Fr. m.), liver.
fol., following.
folderol, use falderal*.
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FOLDSTOOL FOOT-NOTES
foldstool, use fald-*.
folgeadej Ger.),thefollow-
ing ; Seite, next page ;
abbr. f., pi. ff.
foliaceous*, leaf-like, not
-ious.
folio, a book, etc., composed
of sheets folded but once,
and so having two leaves
to the sheet ; a sheet of
paper folded in two leaves
only ; number of a page
at top or bottom (for
prefatory matter to be in
roman numerals) ; 72
words in English parlia-
mentary procedure and
English law, 100 words in
America by U.S.A. Act;
abbr. fo.
folio (untrimmed leaf)
atlas , 26x17 in.
crown or post , 15 x
10
demy , iTVaXii 1 ^
elephant , 23 x 14
foolscap , 1 3^2 x 8 J / 3
imperial , 22 x 15
medium, iSxii'/a
royal , 20 x i2 1 / 2
folio verso, on the back
of the leaf ; abbr. f.v.
folijum* (Lat.), a leaf; pi.
-a.
Folketing, lower house
of Danish Parliament or
Rigsdag ; not -thing.
folk-lore* (hyphen).
folklor/ism*, -ist*, -istic*
(no hyphen),
follicle*, not -cule.
following, abbr. f., or fol.
fonda* (Sp.), an inn.
fondant*, a sweetmeat (not
ital.).
fondue* (Fr. cook, f.),
melted cheese, eggs, etc.,
not fondu (ital.).
tons et origo (Lat.), source
and origin ; pron.
6-ri'go.
font* (Amer. typ.), Eng.
fount*.
Fontainebleau, dep.
Seine-et-Marne.
fonte (Fr. typ. f.), fount.
food-Stuff* (hyphen).
foolscap (paper)
folio, I3 1 / 2 x8 1 / 2 in.
octavo, e^x^/t
quarto, 8 J / 2 x 6 3 / 4
writing paper, 17 x
3ft
abbr. cap., or fcp.
foos* (bot.), the house-leek,
not fews, foose, fooz,
fouse.
foot, pi. feet, one and a
half foot, etc., not feet
until two are reached ;
abbr. f., or ft., sign '.
foot- and -mouthdisease *
(hyphens), abbr.F.M.D.
football* (one word).
Foot-guards* (in order of
precedence), the Grena-
dier, Coldstream, Scots,
and Irish Guards (hy-
phen) ; abbr. F.G.
foothold* (one word).
foothook (naut), use fut-
tock*.
footlights* (one word).
foot-line* (typ.), the bot-
tom line of a page, always
blank, except for "signa-
ture" of sheet, etc.
foot-notes*, in MS. should
be written immediately
after the word to which
they refer, and not at the
bottom of the MS. page ;
each to make a paragraph;
all references to be by
superior figures outside
the final point, or quotes.
In math, works, where
figures might mislead,
use *, f, etc. A white
line, or rule, should separ-
ate foot-notes from the
text (see also authorities,
reference marks).
126
FOOT-POUND FORTITER
foot-pound*, abbr. f.p.
for., foreign.
f.O.r., free on rail.
/oram/en*(Lat.), an orifice;
pi. -ina*.
forasmuch* (one word),
foray*, wo/forray.
forbade*, not -bad.
forbear *, an ancestor, not
fore-.
for/bear*, -bore*, -borne*.
force majeure (Fr. f.),
circumstances beyond
one's control.
force-meat*, not forced-
(hyphen).
forceps*, pi. same,
forcible*, not -cable,
for cite*, a dynamite, not
' -site.
forearm* (one word),
forecast *.
forecastle*, a/sofo'c'sle*.
fore-edge*, the edge of
a book opposite the bind-
ing (see also margins),
fore-end*, not forend.
Forefathers' Day *
(U.S.A.), 21 December,
forefinger* (one word).
foregather, use forg- *.
forego*, to go before;
' forgo*, to abstain from,
relinquish, etc.
forehead*,
foreign, abbr. for.
Foreign/ Mission, abbr.
F.M. ; Office (caps.),
abbr. F.O.
forejudge*, to judge be-
forehand ; forjudge*
(law), to exclude,
forel*, a covering, not
forr-.
fore-run* (hyphen), but
forerunner*,
fore/said*, -see*, -short-
en*, -sight*, -stall*,
-warn*, not for- (one
word).
foret (Fr. m.), a gimlet.
foret (Fr. f.), a forest.
foretell*, not fort-, fortel.
for ever* (two words).
forfend*, not fore-.
forgather *, not fore-.
forget-me-not* (botany).
forgettable*, o/-etable.
forgivable*, not -cable.
forgo*, to abstain from, re-
linquish, etc. ; forego*, to
go before.
for instance, abbr. f.i.
forjudge* (law), to ex-
clude ; forejudge*, to
judge beforehand.
forma pauperis (in)
(Lat.), as a pauper,
format*, the shape and
size of a book, as thin
quarto, thick octavo, etc.
(not ital.).
form*, a body of type
secured in the frame called
a chase, not forme,
former *, correlative of
latter.
formul/a*, pi. -CB* (not
ital.) ; abbr. F.
formularize*, to formu-
late, not -ise.
foment* (Sc.), facing, not
-nst.
forray, use foray*,
forsaid, use fore- *.
"Fors Clavigera," by
Ruskin.
forspeak*, not fore-.
forspend*, not fore-.
Forster (John), 1812-76,
biographer (see also
Foster).
forsw/ear*, -ore*, -orn*.
Fort, cap. F when with
name, as Fort South-
wick, Tilbury Fort ; abbr.
Ft.
fort., fortification, fortified.
fortel* (mus.), strong and
loud, abbr./*; -piano*
loud, then immediately
soft, abbr. fp; -pos-
sibile, as loud as possible.
fortell, use fore- *.
fortissimo*, very loud ;
abbr. //* or fff* (ital.).
fortiter in re (Lat.), un-
yielding in action.
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FORTSETZUNG FRANCO
Fortsetzung] folgt (Ger.),
to be continued, abbr./ 7 ./. ;
und Schluss folgen
(Ger.), to be continued
and concluded, abbr.
F.u.S.f.
Fort William, Inverness
(two words).
forzando*( It. mus.), forced;
abbr. sfz.
fossja* (Lat), a cavity ; pi.
-X*.
fosse*, a ditch, not foss.
fossilize*, not -ise.
Foster (Birket), 1825-99,
painter; (John), 1770-
1843, essayist ; (Sir
Michael) , 1 836 -, physiol-
ogist (see also Forster).
Foucault (J.B.L.), 1819-
68, Fr. physicist.
Foulahs, use Fulahs.
foulard*, a fabric (not ital.).
foully*.
foul proof* (typ.), one
marked with many errors.
foundry*, not -ery.
fount* (typ.), a complete
set of type of one par-
ticular face and size ; in
Amer. font* ; in Fr. f.
fonte.
fourfold* (one word).
Fourth of July, U.S.A.
(caps.).
Fox (C. J.), 1749-1806,
politician ; (George),
1624-91, Quaker.
Foxe (John), 1516-87,
martyrologist.
foxed * paper, stained
yellowish-brown.
foxhound (one word).
foyer *, theatre lounge (not
ital.).
F.P., Fine Paper (the best
edition of a work) ; fire-
plug.
f.p. (mech.), foot-pound..
fp (mus. ), forte-piano.
f.p. a., free of particular
average.
F.R., Forum Romanum
(the Roman Forum).
Fr., France, French, Friar,
Friday, and proper names
thus beginning ; (Ger.)
Frau (Mrs., wife); (It.)
Fratelli (Brothers).
fr., franc, from ; (Ger.)
frei (free).
fracas* (not ital.).
fractionize*, not -ise.
fractions (typ.), are more
legible with the stroke
oblique, as */ 3 (not ),
and should be so printed ;
when they cannot be
supplied in type, to be
spelt out ; compound ,
as eight thirty-seconds
or forty - seven sixty-
fourths, to take hyphen
for the compounded
numeral ; as one-half,
two-thirds, half-crown,
half- past, quarter-day,
should take the hyphen ;
decimal , point to be
a full point turned up;
isolated , spell out, as
one-eighth, not */ 8 ; split
(typ.), those with the
dividing line attached to
the denominator, and the
numerator justified over
it (see also figures).
frsenum*, not fre-.
Fragezeichen (Ger. typ.
n.), interrogation mark (?).
frais (Fr. m. pi.), cost, ex-
penses ; (adj.) fresh.
Fraktur (Ger. typ. f.), tert
or black tetter, as ttyi$.
F.R.A.M., Fellow of the
Royal Academy of
Music.
framable*, not -cable.
framboise * (Fr. f.), rasp-
berry.
franc* (Fr. m.), coin (not
ital.) ; abbr. f. or fr., pi.
f. or frs., to be put after
the figures, as 10 f. 50 c.,
or 10-50 fr.
France, abbr. Fr.
franchise*, not -ize.
franco, free ; abbr. fco.
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FRANC-TIREUR FRENCH
franc- t/reur* (Fr. m.),
a light infantryman ; pi.
francs- tireurs.
frangipane*, a cake, also
perfume, not -ni.
Frankenstein, the hero
who constructed a mon-
ster, not the monster.
"Frankfurter Zeitung,"
not Frankfor-, -fii-.
Franz - Josef Land,
Arctic Ocean.
frappant* (Fr.), striking.
frappS* (Fr.), iced.
F.R.A.S., Fellow of the
Royal Astronomical So-
ciety.
Fraser ,fam. name of Barons
Lovat and Saltoun ;
(A. C.), 1819-, philos.
writer (see also Frazer).
" Fraser's Magazine."
fratfe* (It.), a friar ; pi. -/*.
fraternize*, not-ise.
Frau * (Ger. f.), Mrs., wife,
not Frau \pron. frow ; abbr.
Fr. ; pi. Frauen.
Frauenhofer (J. von),
1787-1826, physicist.
Fraulein* (Ger. n.),
"Miss," young lady,/>ro.
froi'line ; pi. same ; abbr.
Frl.
Frazer (J. G.), 1854-,
folklorist (see also Fraser).
F.R.C.I., Fellow of the
Royal Colonial Institute ;
F.R.C.Q., Fellow of the
Royal College of Organ-
ists ; F.R.C.P., ditto
Physicians ; F.R.C.P.E.,
ditto Physicians, Edin-
burgh; F.R.C.P.I., ditto
Physicians of Ireland ;
F.R.C.S.,ditto Surgeons,
London ; F.R.C.S.E.,
ditto Surgeons, Edin-
burgh ; F.R.C.S.I.,
ditto Surgeons of Ireland ;
F.R.C.S.Ii., ditto Sur-
geons, London (L. rarely
added); F.R.C.V.S.L.,
ditto Veterinary Sur-
geons, London.
Freacadan Dubh(Gael.),
the Black Watch (regi-
ment).
F.R.Econ.Soc., Fellow
of the Royal Economic
Society.
Fred., Frederic, Frederick.
When it is the full name,
or a diminutive of famili-
arity, it takes no point.
free/ of all average, abbr.
f.a.a.*; ditto general
average, f.g.a. ; ditto
particular average,
f.p.a. ; on board,
f.o.b. * ; on rail, f.o.r.
Freemason's Tavern,
London, W.C., apos.
free/ - thinker*,
-thought* (hyphens).
free will* (two words).
freeze* (see also frieze).
frei (Ger.), free ; abbr. fr.
Freiberg, near Dresden.
Freiburg, or Fribourg,
Switz.
Freiburg/ im Breisgau;
German abbr. i. B.
Frelherr, Ger. title ; abbr.
Frhr.
"Freischutz (Der),"
opera by Weber, 1819.
freize, erron. for frieze *.
Fremantle, W. Australia,
not Free-.
French (typ.), alphabet as
Eng. ; acute accent (')
used only over e, giving
sound of a in Eng. date ;
when two e's come to-
gether, the first always has
acute accent, as ne'e ; ad-
jectives of nationality,
the first personal pronou n,
months, and days of week,
have not caps., as anglais,
je, mars, lundi', cedilla C
(f) only used before , o,
and u ; circumflex ac-
cent ( A ) is used over any
vowel; diaeresis, as in
Eng.; grave accent (*)
used over a, e, and ; the
digraphs x, ce, not to be
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FRENCHIFIED F.B.S.S.A.
separated; hyphen need
not be used with compound
adjectives, nouns, verbs,
or numerals ; abbr. Fr.
frenchified*, French-like
(not cap.).
french polish/*, -er
(two words, not cap.).
frenum, use frae- *.
frenzy*, not ph-.
freq., frequent, -ly, -ative.
fr&re (Fr. m.), brother,
friar.
fresco/*, pi. -es* (not ital.).
freshwater*, adjective
(one word), noun (two
words).
Fresnel (A. J.), 1788-1827,
physicist
F.R.G.S., Fellow of the
Royal Geographical So-
ciety.
F.R.Hist.Soc., Fellow of
the Royal Historical So-
ciety.
Frhr. (Ger.), Freiherr (a
title).
F.R.H.S., Fellow of the
Royal Horticultural So-
ciety.
Fri., Friday.
Friar, abbr. Fr.
friar* (typ.), a light or im-
perfectly inked patch in
printed matter.
friar's balsam *, not friars'
balsam.
F.R.I.B.A., Fellow of the
Royal Institute of British
Architects.
Fribourg, see Freiburg.
fricandeau/*, braised and
larded fillet of veal ; pi.
-x* (not ital.).
fricassee*, a white stew
(not ital., no accent).
frictionize*, to rub, not
-ise.
Friday, abbr. F., or Fri.;
(astr.) sign ?.
Friedrichsruh, Bis-
marck's residence.
frier, use fryer *.
frieze*, cloth, also part
130
below cornice, not frei-;
pron. frez.
fr/pjier* (Fr.), fern, -/ere,
dealer in old clothes, not
fripp-.
Fris., Frisia (Friesland),
Frisian.
frisette*, curls on fore-
head, not -tt, friz-.
Mt\ (Fr. cook.), fern, -e,
fried.
frizz*, to roughen, not friz.
Frl. (Ger. ),Fraulein (Miss).
F.R.Met.Soc., Fellow of
the Royal Meteorological
Society; F.R.M.S., ditto
Microscopical Society.
fro (no point).
Froebel (F. W. A.), 1782-
1852, educationist.
frolic/*, -ked*, -king*.
fromage (Fr. m.), cheese.
Frontignac*, a muscat
grape or wine (not ital.).
frontis/piece* (typ.), faces
title (one word) ; in Fr. m.
-pice.
Froude (J. A.), 1818-94,
historian ; pron. frood.
"Froufrou," comedy by
Meilhac and Halevy.
frou-frou* (Fr. m.), a rust-
ling.
Frowde (H.), publisher,
London ; pron. frowd.
frowzy*, musty, wo/frous-,
frouz-, frowsy.
F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal
Society, in Lat. S.R.S.
(Societatis Regies Sodalis) ;
frs., francs; F.R.S.A.I..
Fellow of the Royal
Society of Antiquaries of
Ireland; F.R.S.C., ditto
Royal Society, Canada ;
F.R.S.E., ditto Edin-
burgh ; F.R.S.G.S., ditto
Geog. Society of Scot-
land ; F.R.S.L., ditto
of Literature; ditto Royal
Society, London, usually
F.R.S. only; F.R.S.S.,
ditto Statistical Society ;
F.R.S.S.A., ditto Scot-
F.R.S.S.S. FUSIYAMA
tish Society of Arts ;
F.R.S.S.S., ditto Statis-
tical Society of Scotland.
frumenty*, boiled wheat
with milk, sugar, etc., not
the many variations.
frust/um* (geometry), not
-rum ; pi. -a*.
fryer*, not frier.
F.S. (Fr.), faire suivre (to
be forwarded); F.S.A.,
Fellow of the Society of
Antiquaries ; F.S.A.L.,
ditto of London, usually
F.S.A.only;F.S.A.Scot.,
ditto of Scotland ; F.S.I.,
Fellow of the Sanitary In-
stitute, Fellow of the Sur-
veyors' Institution, Free
Sons of Israel ; F. S. S.,
now F.R.S.S. ; F.S.S.I.,
Fellow of the Statistical
Society of Ireland.
Ft., fort; ft., faint, feet,
(paper) flat, foot, forti-
fied ; F.T.C.D., Fellow of
Trinity College, Dublin.
fuchsia* (bot.) (not ital.).
fuc/us* (Lat), a seaweed;
pi. -i*.
fuelled*, not -eled.
fuggy* (Sc.), foggy.
fugleman*, leader in mili-
tary exercises, not flugel-,
flugle-, fugal-, fugel-.
fugue* (mus.) (not ital.).
Fujiyama, volcano, Japan,
not the many variations.
Fulahs, Sudanese, not
Fellah, Fellani, Feulhs,
Foulahs, Fulbe (see also
fellah).
fulcr/um*, a prop ; pi. -a*
(not ital.).
fulgor*, splendour, not
-gour.
full-bound*, bound en-
tirely in leather (hyphen).
full-faced (typ.),
fullness *, not fulness.
full point* (typ.), the
full stop or period (see
punctuation, XXI).
fulmar*, a petrel.
fumatory*, a place for
smoking (see also fumi-).
fumigator*, not -er.
fumitory* (bot.), a plant
(see also fuma-).
function (math.), abbr.
F (no point).
fung/us*, pi. -i* (not ital.).
funny-bone*, at elbow
(hyphen).
fur., furlong.
fur (Ger.), for ; abbr. f.
furbelow, a flounce, not
-How.
furfur/*, dandruff; pi.
-es* (not ital.).
furlong, abbr. f., or fur.
furmenty, use fru-*.
Furness (Sir C.), 1852-.
Furniss (Harry), 1854-,
caricaturist.
furniture (typ.), the
material used in making
margins, etc., for a printed
sheet.
furor* (Lat.), rage (ital.).
furore* (It.), enthusiastic
admiration (not ital.).
furry*, fur-like.
Fiirst von Bismarck,
Prince Bismarck.
further*, in addition to. To
be used only when the
notion of far, or distance
in space, is altogether
absent (see also far-
ther).
fusain*, a special crayon.
fus/e*, -ee, not fuz-.
F.tf.S./. (Ger.), Fortsetzung
und Schluss folgen (to be
continued and conclud-
ed).
fusible*, not -able.
fusil*, not-zil.
fusilier*, not -leer.
fusillade*, o/-ilade.
Fusiyama,volcano,Japan,
use Fujiyama.
9*
PTJSK F.Z.S.
fusk*, dark-brown, not fuse. F.W.A., Factories and
fut., future. Workshops Act; P. W.B.,
futhorc*, runic alphabet, Free Will Baptists.
not -ark, -ork. Fyzabad, use Paizabad.
futtock* (naut.), not F.Z.A. (Amer.), Fellow of
foothook, -oak. the Zoological Academy,
fuz/e, -ee, -11, use fus-*. P.Z.S., Fellow of the
f.V., folio verso (on the back Zoological Society.
of the page).
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P NOTES
F KOTES
G. GALITZIN
G
G., Grand, Gulf, (naval)
gunnery, the seventh
in a series, all proper
names with this initial,
g., guinea, -s, (Fr.) gauche
(left), grosj, -se (big),
(naut.), gloomy,
g* (dyn.), acceleration of
gravity.
G.A., General Assembly.
Ga., Gallic, Georgia (off.).
Ga (chem.), gallium.
gabbro|* (geol.), pi- -s.
gaberdine*, a loose cloak,
not gaba-.
Gaboriau (13.), l8 35~73>
Fr. writer,
gaby*, a simpleton, o/-ey,
gabbey, gawby.
Gadarene swine.
Gaddi, family of Florentine
painters, 1259-1396.
Gadhelic*. of the Scotch
Gaels.
Gaditanian*, of Cadiz.
gadolinum, symbol Gd.
Gadshill, Charles Dick-
ens's residence, 1860-70
(one word).
Gaekwar, not Guico-.
Gaelic/, abbr. Gael. ; al-
phabet, same as English,
but no/, k, q, v, w,x,y,z.
gage*, a, or to, pledge (see
also gauge).
gage (Tamour (Fr. m.),
love-token.
gaiete de cceur (Fr. f.),
light - heartedness (not
gaite).
gaiety*, not gay-.
Gaikwar, use Gaek-.
gaillarde (Fr. typ.f.), a size
of type between eight
and nine point, or about
bourgeois,
gaillardia* (botany), a
plant.
gaily*, not gayly.
gainsay* (one word).
Gairdner (James), 1828-,
hist. ; (Sir W. T.),
1824-, physician ; pron.
gard'ner (see also Gard-).
gairfish, use gar-*,
gairfowl, use gare-*.
Gair Loch, Clyde, use
Gare .
Gal., Galatians.
gal., gallon, -s.
gala/*, pi. -s (not ital.).
galantine* (cook.), not
gall- (not ital.).
Galantuomo (II Re\
King Victor Emmanuel I.
galanty show*, a shadow
pantomime, not -tee,
gallantee, -ty.
Galatea (Acis and).
Galatia, Asia Minor.
Galatz, not-acz, -atch.
galavant, use galli-*.
gale (meteor.), wind mov-
ing 40-70 miles per hour.
galee (Fr. typ. f.), a galley,
galeeny*, a guinea-fowl,
not -aney, -ainy, -eny,
-ina, -iny, -llini.
galena* (mineral.), not
-aena.
galera(Sp. typ.), a galley.
galere (qu'allait il /a/re
dans cette} (Fr.), what
business had he there ?
galerie (Fr. f.), gallery.
Galilean*, of Galilee, or
of Galileo.
Galileo [Galilei], 1564-
1642, astr. etc. ; in Fr.
Galilee, It. Galilei.
galingale*, a sedge, not
gala-.
galiot, a vessel, use gall-*,
galipot*, a resin.
Galitzin, Russ. family, not
Gall-, Galy-, Goly-.
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G ALL ANT Y GARCKE
gallantyshow,Ms<?gala-*.
gallaway, see gallo-.
G-alle (Point de), Ceylon.
gallery, in Fr. f. gaterie.
Galles(Fr. f. sing.), Wales.
galley/* (typ. ), aflat oblong
tray for holding composed
type ; T- proofs*, those
supplied in "slips" about
18 in. long (see proof).
Gallic, abbr. Ga.
gallicize*, to make Gallic
or French, not -ise.
galligaskins *, not -in.
gallimaufry*, a medley.
Gallic, a typical sceptic.
galliot*, a vessel, mtfgali-.
Gallipoli, S. Italy, Turkey.
gallipot*, a small jar.
gallium*, symbol Ga.
gallivant*, not gala-, gali-.
gallon/, -s, abbr. gal.
galloon*, a dress trimming.
gallop/*, a horse's move-
ment ; -ed *, -er *,
-ing* (see also galop).
gallopade *, Hungarian
dance, o/galop-, gallopp-.
Gallo vidian*, ofGallo way .
Galloway, S.W. Scot.
galloway*, a horse, also
breed of cattle, not galla-.
Gallwey (Sir Ralph
Payne), 1848-, writer
(see also Gal way).
galoot* (U.S.A.), an awk-
ward fellow, not gall-,
geel-.
galop/*, a dance (see also
gallop).
galore*, in abundance (not
ital.).
galosh/*, an overshoe,
not -oche, -oeshoe, -oshe,
goloshe ; -ed * ; in boot-
trade golosh.
galumph*, to galop trium-
phant.
galv., galvanic, -ism.
Galvani (Luigi), 1 737-98,
discoverer of galvanism.
galvaniser (Fr. typ.), to
electrotype.
galvanize*, HO/ -ise.
Galvanoplastik (Ger. f.),
electrotyping.
Galway, W. Ireland (see
also Gallwey).
Galwegian*, of Galloway.
Gama (Vasco da), 1467-
1524. navigator.
gambier*, a gum, not
-beer, -bir.
gambit (chess opening),
Allgaier, Kieseritzki,
Muzio, Salvio, Steinitz.
gamboge*, not -booge.
gambol/*, -led*, -ling*.
"Game and Playe of
Chesse (The)," 1475.
gamekeeper* (one word),
gamin*, a street arab (not
ital.).
gammon*, a cured ham,
not gam on.
gamy*, of game, not -ey.
Gand, Fr. for Ghent.
Gandamak, Afghanistan,
not Gundamuk.
G. &S.W.R., Glasgow and
South-Western Railway,
gangli/on*, pi. -a*,
gangway* (one word),
ganister*, a hard stone.
not gann-.
Gansefusschen . (Ger.
typ. n. pi.), quotation
marks (cap.) (see also
German).
gantlet, use gaun-*.
gantry*, a beer-stand, not
gaun-.
gaol/, -er, but jail/*, -er*
preferred (see also goal).
G.A.R., Grand Army of
the Republic.
garage (Fr. m.), coach-
house formotor-car, dock,
siding (not ital.).
garamond (Fr. typ.), a
ten-point type.
Garay (Janos), 1812-53,
Hungarian poet.
Garcilasso/ de la Vega,
1503-36, Sp. poet;
"the Inca," 1540-1616.
Garcke (Emil), 1856-,
electrician.
GARCON GAUDEAMUS
garfOtt* (Fr. m.), bachelor,
boy, waiter (ital.).
#srde/(Fr.m.),akeeper;(f.)a
sick-nurse ; (typ. m.), end-
papers ; a cheval (m.),
mounted guard ; chatn-
pdtre, rural policeman,^/.
gardes champBtres (no
hyphen) ; chiourme,
convict warder ; cdte,
coast-guard, pi. gardes-
cdtes ; -fou (m.), a
parapet.
Garde nationals (Fr.),
national guard (I.e. ).
"Gardeners' Chronicle
(The)/' abbr. G.Ch.
gardenia* (bot.) (not
, ital.).
Gardens, abbr. Gdns.
Gardiner (Samuel Raw-
son), 1829-1902, his-
torian ; (Stephen),
1483-1555, Bp. of Win-
chester (see also Gair-).
Gardner (E. A.), 1862-,
archaeologist; (Percy),
1846 -, archasologist ;
(Wells), Barton &
Co., publishers, London
(see also Gair-).
gare (Fr.f.), railway station.
gare-fowl*,the great auk,
not gair-, gar- (hyphen).
Gare Loch, Clyde, not
Gair .
garfish*, not gair-, gare-.
gargarize*, not -ise.
gargoyle *, not -ile.
Garhwal, N.W. India.
gari, use gharry *.
garish*, mtf gair-.
garlic*, but garlicky*.
Garlies (Lord), 1892-,
son of Earl of Galloway.
Garnet (Henry), 1555-
1606, of the Gunpowder
Plot.
garnet*, a stone.
Garnett (Dr. Richard),
1835-1906, author, libra-
rian.
garni I (Fr.), fern, -ie, fur-
nished.
garron*, a horse, not -an.
garrott/e*, to throttle ;
-er*, not -ote, garotte.
Garter King-of-Arms*,
not at (caps.,
hyphens).
gasconade*, boasting, to
boast, not gasconn-.
gaselier*, not gasa-, gaso-.
gasification*, not gase-,
gassi-.
Gaskell (Mrs.), 1810-65,
writer.
gasogene, use gazo-*.
gasolene*, o/-leine,-line,
gazoline.
gasometer, use gashold-
gasplll\e (Fr.), fem. -ee,
squandered.
Gasserian ganglion*,
not C- .
gasteropod'
mollusc,
not -tropod (not ital.).
Gasteropoda*, the mollusc
class, not -tropoda (not
itaL).
Gastjhaus (Ger. n.), an
inn ; pi. -hauser (cap.).
Oastlhof (Ger. m.), an
hotel; pi. -Ao/e (cap.).
gastronome*, a judge of
good eating (not ital.).
gatle(Yr.\fem. -^spoiled.
gateau (Fr. m.), a cake.
gate/-keeper*, -post*
(hyphens).
gate-way* (one word),
gather* (typ.), to place the
printed sheets of a book
in proper sequence.
Gattungj (Ger. f.), genus ;
pi. -en (cap.).
Qau (Ger. m.), county, or
district (cap.).
gauch/e *, awkward ;
-erie *, awkwardness
(not ital.).
gauche (Fr.), left ; abbr. g.
(ital.).
gaucho/*, a native of the
pampas, not gua-; pi. -s.
gaudeamus*, college-
students' merry-making.
137
GAUDICHAUD GELERT
Gandichaud (C.), 1789-
1864, botanist; abbr.
Gaud.
gauffer, use goffer*.
gaug/e *, a measure ; -ing *,
not guage (ste also gage .
gauntlet/*, a long glove,
ttrfgant-; -ted.
gauntr/ee -y, *
gantry*.
gaur *, Indian ox, not gore,
gour (not itaL).
Gauss J. K. P.), 1777-
1855, roath* >m ft'*' i i".
Gautama Buddha* foun-
der of Buddhism.
gauzy*, *o/-ey.
gavel*, a president's mallet
gavotte x . a dance or music,
not -otj -ott.
gawby, s^ gaby*.
gay,'ity, -ly, xs* gaiety*,
gaily*.
Gay-Lussac (Ii. J.),
1778-1850, chemist.
gaz., gazette, -er.
gazel, s* ghazal*.
gazelle *, antelope, not -eL
gazett/e*, -eer *, abbr. gaz.
gazogene*, aerated- water
apparatus, o< -en, gaso-
gene (not itaL).
G.B., Great Britain ; G. B.
& I~, Great Britain and
Ireland ; gbr. 'German, ,
gebrduchlich (usual).
G.C., Gentleman Cadet,
Grand Chancellor,
Chapter, Conductor:
G.C.B., Knight Grand
Cross of the Bath ; g.c.f .
(math.), greatest common
factor; O.C.H., Knight
Grand Cross of Hanover ;
O.Ch., "The Gardeners'
Chronicle"; G.C.I.E.,
Knight Grand Com-
/ mander of the Indian Em-
pire; G.C.L.H., Grand
Cross of the Legion of
Honour; g.C.HL (math. ),
greatest common meas-
ure; G.OM.G., Knight
Grand Cross of St. Michael
and St George;
Great Central Railway;
G.C.S.I., Knight Grand
Commander of the Star
of India; O.C.V.O.,
Knight Grand Cross of the
Royal Victorian Order.
GJX, Grand dnchess,
duchy, duke; Od
(chem.), gadotinum ;
Gdna., Gardens.
Ge (chem.), germanium;
g.e. (binding), gflt edges.
Geb. (Ger.), Gtbruder
(Brothers).
geb. Ger.),^*ofw(born),
gebunden (bound).
Gebirge Ger. n.), moun-
tain chain (cap.).
Gebriider Ger.), Brothers;
abbr. Geb. 'cap.
gecko/*, a house-lizard ;
pi.*.
Gedankenstrich Ger. m.
typ.), pause, dash, em
rule (cap.).
gee/-ho*, ^np*, call to
horses, wo/je-.
Geheimnt (Ger. m.), privy
councillor, Hol-ath; abbr.
Geb. (cap.).
Geibel E. von,. 10:5-64.
German poet.
Geikie Sir A.), 1835-,
geologist ; pron. gel^e.
Geisenheimer, a \vhi:e
Rhine wine.
geisha 9 , Jap. dancing-girl ;
pL same, pron. ga'-
sha.
Geissler (H.), 1814-79,
inventor of vacuum tube
named after him (see also
Giesler .
gekronterDicbter Ger.
Poet Laureate (one cap.).
gelatine*, not -la.
gelatinize*, no/.ise.
Geld (Ger.' n. 7 , money
(cap.).
Gelderland, use Gue-.
gelder rose, use gue *.
gelee (Fr. f,), frost, jelly.
Gelert, of Welsh legend.
GELINOTTE GEO.
gelinotte*, hazel-hen, not
-ote.
Gellert (C. F.), 1715-69,
German poet,
gelsemium/* (hot.), not
-inum ; pi. -S.
gem (t^&JSi *.*$
line, to the inci, iithi,.
gem el*, finger- ring, hinge,
etc., not gemew, gimbal,
gimmal, gimmer.
Gemini * (astr. ) , Castor and
Pollux, symbol n (not
ital.).
gemmja*, a bud ; pi. -SB*.
gemsbok*, S. African
antelope, HO/ -buck.
Gen., General, Genesis,
Geneva,
gen., gender, genera,
general, -ly, generic,
genitive, genus,
gendarme/* (Fr. m.), pi.
-s*.
gendarmery*, in Fr. f.
gendarmerie*, body of
soldiers used as police,
gender, abbr. gen.
genie (Fr. f.), constraint;
-e, fern. -6e, constrained,
genealogize*, to trace
descent, not -ise.
genepi (Fr. m.), Swiss"
absinth.
genera, see genus.
General, abbr. Gen.
General Assembly (Sc.
Ch.), abbr. G.A.
general election (not
caps.).
generaHa*, general prin-
ciples.
Generalissimo*, supreme
commander,
generalize*, not -ise.
generator*, not -er.
Genes, Fr. for Genoa.
Genesis, abbr. Gen.
genes/is, pi. -es.
genet*, one of the cats
(see also jennet).
Genevan*, of Geneva, not
-ian.
Geneve, Fr. for Geneva.
Gene/vese*, 5. and pi., of
Geneva ; in Fr. -vo/s/,
/. -e.
Genevieve (Sainte),
patron of Paris ; pron.
zhen'vy-av.
Genf, Ger. for Geneva.
genit, see genet, jennet.
genitive, abbr. gen., or
genit.
gen/ius*,^/. -ii*, -iuses*.
genius loci* (Lat.), the
pervading spirit of a
place.
Gennesaret (Sea of).
gennett, see genet, jen-
net.
Genoese*, of Genoa, not
-ovese.
genre* (art), a painting of
the ordinary scenes of life
(not ital.).
gens*, a clan ; pi. gentes*.
gens de la me me famille
(Fr. m.), birds of a feather.
Gens de Lett res (Societe
des\ Fr. soc. of authors.
Gensfleisch, see Guten-
berg.
gent., gentleman, -men.
Gentele's green, a colour.
gentill (Fr.), fern, -le,
gentle ; pron. zhahn'tee.
Gentile (cap.).
gentilhomme (Fr. m.),
gentleman ; pi. gentils-
bommes.
gentilize*, not -ise.
gentleman/ - at - arms * :
-at -large*; of
the Chapel Royal, a lay
singer there (no hyphen).
gentleman's card (typ.),
or" thirds,"
a n.
Gentlemen, for printed
letters, to be indented
one em (cap., comma, no
dash ; s.caps. for circu-
lars) ; abbr. Gent.
genuflexion*, o/-ction.
genus*, pi. genera*, abbr.
gen. (see also botany,
zoology, etc.).
Geo., George.
139
GEOD. GERMAN
geod., geodesy.
Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire
(E.), 1772-1844, zoologist
(one hyphen only).
geog., geographer, -ical, -y.
geogeny*, study of the
earth formation, not -ony.
Geoghegan, pron. gay'gan.
geographic/ abbrevia-
tions, usually consist of
first syllable, as Eng. Eng-
land, but it is better not
to abbreviate names of
cities, places, towns ;
qualifiers, used before
nouns, as common every-
day terms, do not need
caps., as Chinese blue,
indian ink, roman type,
geol., geological, -ist, -y.
geologize*, not -ise.
geology, names of forma-
tions to have caps., as Old
Red Sandstone (see also
botany, capitaliza-
tion, italic, zoology),
geom., geometer, -trical,
-try.
geometry, see mathema-
tics.
Georg, Ger. for George.
Georgia, U.S.A., off. abbr.
Ga.
Georgium sidus * (astr.),
old name for Uranus.
G.E.R., Great Eastern
Railway.
Ger., German, Germany,
ger., gerund,
geranium/* (bot.), pi. -s
(not ital.).
gerant (Fr. m.), editor,
manager.
Gerard (John), 1545-
1612, botanist, not -arde.
gerfalcon*, not gyr-, jer-.
Gering (Ulric), d. 1570,
first printer in Paris,
ger kin, use ghe- *.
German, abbr. Ger.; (typ.)
same letters as English.
There are elaborate rules
for capitalization, division
of words, compounding.
etc. The following must
here suffice. The German
character is " Fraktur,"
the roman "Antiqua."
Fraktur has no small caps,
or italics : emphasis being
given by interspacing each
letter. Ae, Oe, Ue,
except in some proper
names, are now always
rendered A, 0, U. The
ligatures x, a?, are not gen-
erally used, t is now used
for th in all but proper
names and foreign words,
as Tal, not Thai, flat, not
Rath. The plural of many
words is formed by chang-
inga, o, u, to d, d, u,as Vater
(father), Vater (fathers).
Division of words is by
sound, but prefixed nouns,
prepositions, etc., remain
intact, &s>Erb\recht,hin\aus,
entjerben ; also suffixes be-
ginning with a consonant,
as -chen, -ket't, -/, -ling,
-ntS. ALL NOUNS AND
WORDS USED AS SUCH
HAVE CAPITAL INITIALS.
So also the personal pro-
nouns of the second per-
son, Ihnen, Ihr, Si'e (to
you, your, you), and
adjectives from names
of places and persons, as
Leipziger Messe, Kantische
Philosophie ; but adjec-
tives of countries I.e., as
russische Sprache, deutsche
Industrie. The quotation
marks are two straight
commas before and two
turned ditto at end, and
", or as in French.
german* to, relevant ;
(cousin-), not -ane, -ain.
German Emperor, not
Emperor of Germany.
germanium*, symbol Ge.
germanize*, not -ise.
German text, a
of tvpe as
140
GERMANTOWN GIBIER,
germantown* (U.S.A.),
a wagon.
Germany, abbr. Ger.
germon* (ichth.), thelong-
finned tunny.
Gerome (J. L.), 1824-
1904, Fr. painter.
gerrymander*, to mani-
pulate unfairly, not je- ;
pron. g as in go.
Gerstacker (F.), 1816-72,
Ger. writer.
Ges. (Ger.), Gesellschaft (a
company or society)
(cap.).
Geschichte (Ger. f.), his-
tory ; abbr. Gesch. (cap.).
Geschlecht (Ger. n.),
, species, sex (cap.).
Gesellschaft (Ger. f.), a
company or society (cap.);
abbr. Ges.
gespaltener Satz (Ger.
typ.), matter set in
columns.
' Gesta Romanorum "
(Lat), medieval collection
of anecdotes,
gesticulator*, not -er.
gestorben (Ger.), de-
ceased ; abbr. gest, sign
t.
get-at-able* (hyphens),
gettable*, not geta-, getti-.
Gettysburg (battle of),
Pennsylvania, 1863.
Geulincx (Arnold), 1625-
69, philosopher \pron. ge'-
links.
Gevierte (Ger. typ. n.), em
quad rat (cap.); halbes,
en quadrat.
Gewandhaus, concert -
hall, Leipzig,
gewgaw* (one word),
geyser *, hot spring, not -ir ;
pron. gy'sr (not ital.).
G.F.S., Girls' Friendly So-
ciety.
G.G., Grenadier Guards,
g.gr., a great gross, or 144
dozen.
gharry *i a vehicle in
India, usually gari.
ghaut* (Ang.-Ind.), moun-
tain pass, not ghat, ghat,
ghat.
ghawazee (Arab.), dancer,
not -zi, gaziyah ; pi. same.
ghazal *, poetic metre,
not gazel, ghazel, -sel,
-zul.
Gheel, Belgium, insane
colony.
Ghent, Belg.,in Fr. Gand,
Fl. and Ger. Gent.
gherkin*, a small cucum-
ber, not ge-, gi-, gu-.
Ghetto/*, Jewish quarter;
pi. -es (not ital.).
ghiaour, use gi-*.
Ghibelline*, not -in,"
Gibeline, Guibeline.
Ghiberti (L.), 1378-1455*
goldsmith.
Ghirlandajo (D. C.),
1449-94, It. painter.
Ghizeh, use Gizeh.
Ghoorkas, use Gurkhas.
ghoul*, an evil spirit, not
-ool,-oule,-owl;/roH.gool.
giallo antico* (It.), a rich-
yellow marble.
Giant's Causeway, An-
trim, not -ts'.
giaour*, a Turk, term of re-
proach, no/ghiaour, giaur ;
pron. jowr.
Gib., Gibraltar.
gibber*, to chatter, not j-.
gibbet/*, -ed*, -ing*.
Gibbins (H. de B.),
1865-, economist.
Gibbon (C.), 1840-90,
writer ; (Edward),
1737-94, historian.
Gibbons (Grinling),
1648-1720, carver.
gib/e*, to sneer ; -er*, -ing*
(see also gybe, jib).
Gibeline, use Ghibel-
line*.
gibelotte (Fr. f.), rabbit
stew.
Giberne (Agnes), writer.
gibler* (Fr. m.), game,
wild-fowl.
141
GIBLET GLASNEVIN
giblet*, notji-.
gibus*, opera hat (notital.).
Giesler, a brand of cham-
pagne (s^ also Geissler).
G lessen University,
Germany.
Giesserel (Ger. typ. f.),
foundry (cap.).
Giffen (Sir B.), 1837-,
statistician; pron. g as
in go.
gigot* (Fr. cook, m.), leg of
mutton, not gigot de tnou-
ton ; (dress.) leg-of-mutton
sleeve ; not j-.
"Gil Bias," by Le Sage,
1715-
gild, use guild*.
Gilfillan (G.), 1813-78,
\vriter.
gill (typ.), to put a gloss
on paper by hot-rolling;
pron. g as in go.
Gill (Jack and) *,not Jill,
gillaroo*, rainbow trout ;
pron. g as in go (not ital.).
Gillett (William), 1839-,
a founder of Bachelors'
Club, London.
Gillette (William),
1857-, actor, writer,
gillie* (Scot.), a man ser-
vant, not ghillie, gilly.
Gillott (Joseph), 1799-
1873, pen-maker ; pron. j-.
Gillray (James), 1757-
1815, caricaturist; pron.
g as in go.
gillyflower*, o/jilli-(not
itaL).
gilt, abbr. gt.
gimcrack*, not}-.
gimlet*, a tool, not gimb-.
gimp*, a trimming, a fish-
ing line, not gui-, gy-.
ginger-beer* (hyphen),
ginglymoid*, hinge-like,
not gingli- (not ital.).
ginn, use j-*.
Ginn & Co., publishers,
London ; Boston, U.S.A.
ginnle*(Scot.),to tickle the
gills of a fish, not ginle,
ginnel.
Ginsburg (C. D.), 1831-,
Biblical writer.
Giorgione, 1477-1511,
Venetian painter; pron.
jor-jo'n.
Giottesque*, of or like
Giotto (not ital.).
Gippsland (Bishop of),
gipsy*, not -sey, gypsey,
-sy.
Gipsy Tents (In),'* by
F. H. Groome, not -sey.
girandole*, a firework
(not ital.).
girasol*, a fire-opal, not -ole.
girkin, use ghe-*.
Gironde, dep. S.W. Fr.
girouette* (Fr. f.), a
weathercock.
gitanlo* (Sp.), fe*n. -a, a
.gipsy.
gite*, a stopping-place; in
Fr. m. gtte.
gitter* (optics), a diffrac-
tion grating.
Giulia, It. for Julia.
giuoco piano, a chess
opening.
Giuseppe, It. for Joseph.
giveable*, not giva-.
gives, use gy- *.
Gizeh, Egypt, not Ghizeh.
G.L.( Freemasonry), Grand
Lodge.
Gl* (chem.), glucinum.
glace (Fr. cook, f.), ice.
glac6* (Fr.), glazed.
glacialized *, not -sed.
glacier* (not ital.).
glaciere (Fr. f.), an ice-
chamber.
gladiol/us* (bot.), pi. -i*.
Gladstonian*, not -can.
glaive*, a weapon, not
-ave.
Glam, Glamorganshire (no
point).
Glamis, pron. glahms.
glam/our*, but -orous*.
glary*, dazzling, not -ey.
glaserian fissure * (anat.),
not glass-.
Glasgua (Lat.), Glasgow.
Glasnevin, Dublin.
142
GLASSE GOBBO
Glasse (Mrs. Hannah),
wrote "The Art of
Cookery" in 1747, not
Glass.
glassful, fl. glassfuls.
Glaswegian, of Glasgow.
Glauber (J. R.), 1604-68,
chemist.
Glauber's salt* (apos.).
glaucous* (bot.), covered
with bloom.
glaucus*, a gull, a mollusc,
glave, a weapon, use
glaive*.
glazer*, a polisher,
glazier*, a window-glass
fitter.
Glenalmond, Perth.
Glencoe, Argyl.
Glendower (Owen), not
Glyndwr.
Glenealy, Wicklow.
Gleneely, Londonderry,
glengarry*, a Scotch cap.
Glenlivet*, a whisky, not
-at, -it (one word).
Glentilt, Perth (one word),
glissade* (not ital.).
glob/e*, -y*, not -ey.
globigerin/a*, a foramini-
fer;/./. -SB* (ital.).
glockenspiel, a set of mus.
bells or bars.
Gloria}* (liturgy), pi. -s*,
abbr. gl. ; " in ex-
cels/s," " Pair!,"
hymns ; Tibi, glory be
to Thee (cap. T).
Glos, Gloucester, -shire (no
point).
glose over (to), use -ze*.
gloss*, a note, not -oze.
gloss., glossary.
Gloucester, abbr. Glos.
glou-morceau*, a pear,
not glout .
glower*, to gaze angrily,
not glour.
glow-worm* (hyphen),
gloxinia/*, pi. -s (not ital.).
gloze, a note, use gloss*,
gloze over* (to), not
glose.
glucinum* (chem.), sym-
bol Gl*, called also beryl-
Hum*, symbol Be*.
Gluck (C. W. R. von),
1714-87, composer, not
Gla-.
Gluck (Ger. n.), luck.
Gluckwunsch (Ger. m.),
congratulation,
glu/e*, -ey*, -ing*,
glut/en *, not -in, -ine, but
-inize*, -inous.
glycerine*, not -in.
Glyndwr (Owen), use
Glendower.
G.M. *, Grand Master ;
G.M.B.* (metal.), Good
Merchantable Brand.
Gmelin (L.), 1788-1853,
chemist.
G.M.I.E., Grand Master
of the Indian Empire.
G.M.K.P., Grand Master
of the Knights of St.
Patrick ; G.M.M.G.,
ditto (of the Order of)
St. Michael and St.
George ; G.M.S.I., ditto
Star of India ; G.M.T.,
Greenwich Mean Time,
gnar*, to snarl, not gnarl,
gnarr, knar,
gneiss* (geol.), pron. nice
(not ital.).
gnom/e*,/<?w. -ide*.
gnosiology*, philosophy
of cognition, not -eology.
gnos/is*, pi. -es, Gnostic
philosophy.
G.W.B., Great Northern
Railway.
gnu/*, antelope ; pi. -s.
G.O., general order, grand
organ,
goal*, the objective at
games (see also gaol).
goatherd (one word).
goatskin* (one word).
goatsucker*, a bird (one
word).
goaty*, goat-like,
gobang*, a game (one
word).
Gobbo (Launcelot), in
" Merchant of Venice."
GOBELIN GOSSE
(one word,
Gobelin tapestry*, not
-ins .
gobe-mouches (Fr. m. s.
and pi.), a credulous
person.
Goblet d'Alviella (E.
count), 1846-, Belgian
writer.
goby*, a fish (not itaL).
godchild (one word).
godfather* (one word).
God-fearing* (hyphen,
cap. G).
Godhead*
cap.).
Godlee (Bickman J.),
1848-, surgeon.
Godley (Sir Arthur, now
Baron Godley), 1847-.
god/mother*, -parent
(one word).
God's acre*, a burial-
ground (apos., one cap.),
god/send*, -son* (one
word).
God-speed* (cap., hy-
phen).
Godwin (Mary Woll-
stonecraft), 1 759-97,
writer (see also Good-),
godwit*, a marsh bird.
Goethe (J. W. von),
1749-1832, writer, etc.,
not Gae-, GO-, Gee-; pron.
Guh'teh.
gofer*, a thin batter-
cake.
goffer*, to flute, o/gau-.
got (Heb.), a Gentile; pi.
goim.
goitre*, a neck swelling,
not goi- ; pron. goy'tr.
goldfield (one word).
Goliath*, giant, not -iah.
Gollancz (Israel), 1864-,
writer.
golosh, boot-trade spelling
of galosh*.
Goluchowski (count),
Chancellor of Austria.
gombeen-man* (In), a
usurer.
gombroon*, Pers. pottery,
not gomroon.
Gomorr/ah(O.Test.); -ha
(N. Test.).
gondola/*,//. -s(notital.).
Gonds, Indian tribe, not
Gh-.
Gongora y Argote, 1561-
1627, Sp. poet,
good-bye* (hyphen).
good/ day *, evening *,
morning*, salutations
(two words, no hyphen).
Good Friday* (caps.).
good night*, a salutation
(two words, no hyphen).
Good/ Samaritan,
Templar* (caps.).
goodwill*, of a business,
etc. (one word).
Goodwin (Harvey),
1818-91, Bp. of Carlisle,
writer (see also God-).
Goodwin Sands, North
Sea, not God-,
gool, s* ghoul*,
goonhilly*, Cornish pony.
Goorkhas, use Gur-.
goosey*, dim. of goose,
not -sie, -sy.
Gordian knot* (the).
Gorgonzola, a cheese.
Gorky (Maxime), 1868-,
pen-name of A. M. Piesh-
kov, Russ. writer,
gormand, use gour- *.
gormandize *, not gour-.
Gorres (J. J. von), 1776-
1848, Ger. writer,
gorse*, furze, but gOTay*.
Gortsehakoff, Russian
family, not -tchakoff, Gor-
chakov.
Goschen (Viscount),
1831-1907.
Goschen (G. J.), 1752-
1828, German publisher,
grandfather of above.
Goshen, a land of plenty.
Gospodin (Russ.), Lord,
Mr. \fetn. Gospozha.
Goss (Sir John), 1800-
80, composer.
Gosse (Edmund), 1849-,
writer ; (P. H.), 1810-
88, naturalist.
144
GOSSIP GRAM.
gossip/*, -ed, -er*, -ing*,
-y* (one/).
gossoon* (Ang.-Ir.), a
youth.
Gotham (wise men of)*.
Gothic*, architecture, etc.
(cap.) ; abbr. Goth,
gothic (typ.), a sturdy type
without serif or hair-line,
gothicize *, to render
medieval, not -ise.
" Gotterdammerung"
(Twilight of the Gods),
by Wagner.
Gottingen University,
province of Hanover.
Gottseibeiuns (der}
(Ger.), the devil 1 (lit. God
be with us).
gouache*, a method of
water-colour painting ;
pron. guash.
Gouda, a cheese,
gouge*, a concave chisel.
goujon (Fr. m.), gudgeon
fish.
gouk, use gowk*,
goulard water*, a lotion.
Gould, family name, pron.
goold (see also Baring-
Gould).
goule, use ghoul*,
gour, Ind. ox, use gaur*.
gourmand*, a glutton,
but gormandize* (not
ital.).
gourmet*, an epicure (not
ital.).
gout* (Fr. m.), taste.
Goutte d'or, a white Bur-
gundy wine.
gOUvernjeur (Fr.), gov-
ernor ; fern, -ante *.
gov., governor, -ment.
Government, meaning
the State (cap.).
Government contracts
(typ.), copy to be strictly
followed, and charged at
schedule prices, in which
reading is not allowed
for.
Governor - General,
abbr. Gov.-Gen.
Gower, pron. gor.
gowk*, a fool, not gouk.
gowl, use ghoul*.
Goya y Lucientes (F.),
1746-1828, Sp. painter.
G.P., general paralysis,
practitioner, Graduate in
Pharmacy, " Gloria Patri"
(glory be to the Father) ;
g.p. (typ.), great primer ;
G.P.M. (Freemasonry),
Grand Past Master ;
G.P.O., General Post
Office ; G.P.R., Genio
Populi Rontani (to the
genius of the Roman
people).
G.R., Georgius, or Guliel-
ntus, Rex (King George,
or William) ; Grand Re-
corder ; Gr., Grand,
(bot.) Asa Gray, (entom.)
J. L. K. Gravenhorst,
Greece, Grecian, Greek;
gr., grain, -s.
Graal, use Grail*.
grace-note* (mus.), an
appoggiatura (hyphen).
gradatim* (Lat.), step by
step.
Greec/ism*, a Greek char-
acteristic; -ize*, -ophil*,
not Gre-.
Graetz (H.), 1817-91,
hist, (see also Gratz).
Graf* (Ger.), a count; fern.
Graf in (cap.).
graffitjO* (It.), writing on
a wall, etc. ; pi. -/*.
Grahamize, to open post
letters in transit (cap.).
Graian Alps, Savoy.
Grail* (the Holy), not
Graal, Graile.
grain, apothecaries', avoir-
dupois, or troy weight,
all the same, being -0648
gramme ; abbr. gr.
gralloch* (noun and
verb" 1 , not -ock (not
ital.).
gram, use gramme*.
gram., grammar, -ian,
atical.
145 10
GRAMINIVOROUS GRAVESTONE
graminivorous*, feeding
on grass, not gramen-.
gramm/ar *, -arian,
-atical, abbr. gram,
grammaticize*, not -ise.
gramme*, 15-432 grains,
official Board of Trade
spelling, not gram; abbr.
grm. (not ital.).
grammetre*, a unit of
work (not ital.).
Grammont, E. Flanders.
Gramont (P. eomte de),
1621-1707, not Gramm-.
gramophone*, not grama-,
gramme-.
granadilla*, one of the
passion-flowers, notgren-
(not ital.).
Gran Chaco (El), S.
America.
Grand, abbr. G.
grandam*, grandmother,
old woman, not -dame,
grand/child*, -daughter
(one word).
Grand/ duchess *,
duchy*, duke* (cap.
G only), abbr. G.D.
grandes capitales (Fr.
typ. f.), capitals.
grandej tenue, or toi-
lette (Fr.), full dress.
grandeur naturelle (Fr.
f.), life-size.
grandfather* (one word).
grand jury (not caps.).
Grand (Sarah), writer.
Grand Master (caps.),
abbr. G.M.
grand]' mere (Fr.f.), grand-
mother ; pi. -'meres,
grand' messe (Fr. f.), high
mass.
Grand Monarque (/e),
Louis XIV.
grand monde (/e) (Fr.),
the Court and nobility.
grandmother* (one
word),
grand/ -nephew*,
-niece * (hyphens).
grand papier (Fr. m.),
large paper.
grandparent* (one word).
grand-pere (Fr. m.), grand-
father ;pl. grands-peres.
grandj signior*, one of
high rank ;caps. the Sultan
of Turkey ; in Fr. sei-
gneur; It. gran signo-
re; Sp. gran sen or.
grandson* (one word),
abbr. g.s.
Grangerize *, to add illus-
trations to a book, not
-ise (cap.).
grannom*, angler's fly,
not granam.
"Granta," a Cambridge
periodical.
Grant Duff (Sir M. E.),
1829-1906 (no hyphen).
grantor*, one who grants.
Granton, Firth of Forth.
grantor* (law), one who
makes a grant.
Grantown, Elgin.
graphology*, not graph-
ic-.
grapy*, of grapes, not
-ey.
gras (Fr.), fern, grasse, fat
(see also gros).
grass/* (typ.), casual work ;
hand*, one casually
employed.
Grasse, France, dep. Alpes-
Maritimes.
gratia Dei (Lat.), by the
grace of God.
gratin* (Fr. cook, m.), a
dish prepared with bread-
crumbs.
gratis* (not ital.).
Grattan (Henry), 1746-
1820, politician.
Gratz, capital of Styria, use
Graz (see also Graetz).
Gratz, Prussia,
graupel*, soft hail.
grauwacke, use grey- *.
gravam/en*, pi. -ina*.
grave accent Q.
gravelled*, o/-eled.
Graves, a Bordeaux wine.
graves, use grea- *.
gravestone* (one word).
146
GBAVEUB GREEN
graveur (Fr. m.), en-
graver.
graveyard* (one word).
Gravis (Ger. m.), grave
accent (cap.).
gravure (Fr. f.), engrav-
ing.
gray, use grey*.
Gray (Annabel), 1853-,
writer; (Asa), 1810-
88, hot., abbr. Gr. ;
(Maxwell), pen-name of
M. G. Tuttiett, writer ;
(Thomas), 1716-71, poet
(see also Grey).
grayling*, a fish, not
grey-.
Gray's Inn, London.
'Graz, capital of Styria, not
Gratz.
grazier*, not -zer.
gf6 a gr6 (de) (Fr.), by
private contract.
greasy*, not -ey.
Great Britain, abbr. G.B.
great gross*, 144 dozen;
abbr. g.gr.
Greathead (Bertie),
1759-1826, dramatist;
(Henry), 1757-1816, in-
ventor of lifeboat.
Greathed (W. W. H.),
1826-78, Major-General.
Great Powers (the)
(caps.).
great primer (typ.),
an eighteen-
point type, as
this,
5, four lines and
a quarter to the inch;
pron. prim'er, abbr.
g.p. In Fr. m. gros
romain, Ger. Tertia.
greaves*, tallow refuse,
not gra-.
Grecian*, of Greece ; abbr.
Gr.
Grec/ism, -ize, -ophil,
use Grss-*.
Greco, a chess opening.
147
gredalin, use gride-*.
Greece, abbr. Gr.
Greek (typ.), classical and
modern printed the same ;
alphabet, 17 consonants,
7 vowels, 2 breathings,
3 accents (acute, grave,
and circumflex), i apos-
trophe, i diaeresis; note
of interrogation same as
English semicolon ; the
colon or semicolon same
as turned point (); comma,
exclamation point, and
period, as in English.
There are many detailed
rules for composing, but
the following must here
suffice : grave accent only
on last syllable ; diph-
thongs, accents, or breath-
ings on second vowel ; all
vowels or diphthongs com-
mencing a word have
either asper (') or lenis (')
breathings ; the sigma (<r)
when final is always s ;
in dividing words ending
in Tos, the is turned
over ; space after elision.
Abbr. Gr.
Greek calends, never.
Greeley (Horace), 1811-
72, Amer. journalist and
politician.
Greely (A. W.), 1844-,
Arctic explorer.
Green (John Bichard),
1837-83, historian (see also
Greene, Grein).
greenback*, U.S.A. bank-
note.
Greene (Sir Conyng-
ham), 1854-, diplo-
matist; (Plunket),
1865-, singer ;
(Bobert), 1560-92, dra-
matist (see also Green
Grein).
greengage*, a plum (one
word).
green laver*, edible sea-
weed (two words).
green-room* (hyphen).
10*
GREEN GROSSETESTE
Green-sand* (geol.),
(cap., hyphen).
gregale*, the Mediter-
ranean N.E. wind, not
-cale, grigale.
Gregory's Day (St.),
12 March.
Greiffenhagen (Maur-
ice), painter.
Greifewald, German
university.
Grein (J. T.), dramatic
critic (see also Green/, -e).
grenadine *, a fabric,
(cook.) a fancy dish.
gresj (Fr. m.), stoneware;
de Flandre, Rhine
stoneware.
Gretry (A. E. M.), 1741-
1813, composer.
Grevy (F. P. J.), 1807-91,
Fr. President, 1879-87.
grey*, not gray.
Grey/ (Earl), 1851-
(Earl de), 1852-
- (Lady Jane), 1537-54
(Sir Edward), 1862-,
politician ; de Ruthyn
(Baron), 1858- ;
de Wilton (Viscount),
1896- (see also Gray).
grey-hen*, fern, of black-
cock (hyphen).
greyhound* (one word).
greyling, use gra-*.
greywacke* (geol.), not
grau- (not ital.).
Griboyedoff (A. S.),
1793-1829, Russ. poet.
gridelin*, pale purple, not
gredalin, -e, gridalin.
Grieg(Edvard,wo/Edw-),
1843-, composer.
griffin*, a fabulous animal,
not -on, gryphon.
Griffith (R. T. H.),
1826-, Orientalist.
Griffiths (Major Ar-
thur), 1838-, writer.
grigale, use gre- *.
grill*, to broil.
grillatalpa, use gryllo-*.
grille*, grating (not ital.).
grille (Fr. cook.), broiled.
Grillparzer (Franz),
- 1791-1872, Aus. dram,
grimalkin*, a cat.
Grimm (Jakob), 1785-
1863 ; (Wilhelm),
1786-1859.
Grimm's law, philology,
grimy*, begrimed, not-ey.
Grindelwald, Switz., not
Grindle-.
grippe (/a), Fr. for in-
fluenza, also the grip*,
not the grippe.
Griqualand, S. Africa,
grisaille*, a method of
decorative painting (not
ital.).
Griselda, a model of
patience, not -ilda.
grisette * (Fr. f. ), a working
girl.
Gris-nez (Cape), Pas-de-
Calais (hyphen).
Grizel*, a proverbial meek
wife.
grizzly bear*, wo/gris .
gnn., gramme, -s.
gro., gross,
grogram*, silk fabric (not
ital.).
groin* (arch., med.) (set
also groyne).
Grolier (Jean), 1479-
1565, Fr. bibliophile.
gros] (Fr.), fern, -se, big,
abbr. g. ; une grosse
femme, a stout woman ;
une femme grosse, a
pregnant woman (see also
gras).
grosbeak*, the hawfinch.
gros bleu (Fr. m.), xlark
blue.
Groschen* (m.), old Ger.
coin, about a penny ; pi.
same.
gros dej Naples *, or
Tours f heavy silk fabric.
groseille (Fr. f.), currant,
gooseberry,
gross, is s. and pi. ; abbr.
gro.
Grosseteste (Robert),
1175-1253, Bp. of Lincoln.
148
GROTESQUE GUILBERT
grotesque* (typ.), a
square-cut letter with-
out serifs, as this,
grotesquerie*, not -ery
(not ital.).
grotto/*,//, -s*.
ground-rent* (hyphen).
groyel/*, -led*, -ler*,
-ling*, not -eler, -eling.
groyn/e*, a breakwater;
-ing* (see also groin).
'Grtn. (hot.), J. Gartner.
Grubb (Sir Howard),
1844-, optician.
Grub Street, London,
now Milton Street.
gruesome*, not grew-.
Gruflydd (Thomas),
- 1815-87, harpist.
grummet* (naut.), a rope
ring, not gro-.
Grundtvig (N. P. S.),
1783-1872, Danish poet ;
- (S. H.), 1824-83,
philologist.
Grundy (Mrs.)*, personi-
fication of social opinion.
Grunth, the Sikh scrip-
tures.
Gruyere* (Fr. m.), a
cheese.
gryllotalpa*, a mole
cricket, not grilla- (not
ital.).
gryphon, use griffin*.
Gryptinus (Sebastian),
*493-*SS6, printer.
G.S., General Secretary,
Grand Scribe, Secre-
tary, Sentinel, Sentry.
g.S., grandson.
G.S.& W.B,., Great South-
ern and Western Railway
(Ireland).
Gsell-Fels (Theodor),
1819-, topog.
g.t. (binding), gilt top.
gt., gilt, great, gutta.
guacho, use gaucho.
Guadeloupe, W. Indies.
guage, see gau-.
guaiacum* (bot.).
Guaira (La), Venezuela,
not Guayra.
Guam, Ladrone Islands,
not Guaham.
guana*, a lizard (not ital.).
guano* (not ital.).
guarant/ee*, a warrant, or
to make sure; -or*,o/-er;
-y*, a basis of security.
guards (binding), strips of
paper, etc., inserted in
the backs of books for
plates,oradditionalleaves,
to be pasted on (see also
Foot- guards).
guardship* (one word).
Guarnieri, violin makers,
not -neri.
Guatemala, Cent. Amer.
Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Guayra, use La Guaira.
gUBZZO* (It), a method of
water-colour painting.
Guelderland, Nether-
lands, not Geld-.
guelder rose*,nofgelder
(not ital.).
Guelph*, not Guelf.
Guelph and Ghibel-
line*.
guerdon*, a reward.
guere (ne. . .) (Fr.), hardly.
Guernsey*, a Channel Is-
land.
guernsey*, a knitted
woollen shirt.
guerre (Fr. f.), war.
guerrilla* warfare (2 FS,
Guesclin (Bertrand du),
1314-80, Constable of
France.
guess-work* (hyphen).
guestling*, a Cinque Port
assembly, not ges-.
Guglielmo, It. for
William.
Guiana (British).
Guibelline, use GM-*.
Guicowar, use Gaekwar.
guide-book* (hyphen).
Guido, It. for Guy.
Guignet's green, a deep
rich green.
Guilbert ( Yvette), i 869-,
actress.
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GUILD GYVES
guild*, an association, not
gild.
Guildford, Surrey, not
Guilf-.
guild-hall*, not gi- (hy-
phen).
Guilford/ (Earl of) ;
Street, W.C., not Guild-.
guiltemets (Fr. typ. m.),
the Fr. quotation marks
.
guillemot*, a bird,
guillotine*, a beheading
apparatus, also paper- cut-
ting machine (not ital.).
guimp, use gimp*.
Guinea (New).
guinea/, -s, abbr. g.
Guinevere, wife of King
Arthur, not -er.
Gujarat, India, use Gu-
zerat.
Gujranwala, Punjab.
Gulden* (Aus., Du., Ger.),
silver florin ; pi. same,
Aus. abbr. fl.
Gulf/ (typ.), cap. when with
name, as Gulf of. Corinth,
Persian Gulf; abbr. G. ;
Stream* (no hy-
phen).
Gulielmus, Lat. for
William,
gullible*, easily cheated,
not -able.
" Gulliver's Travels,"
by Swift, 1726.
gutty*, a channel, not -ey.
Gully (Rt. Hon.W. C.),
1835-, Speaker of H.C.
gumboil*, not -bile (one
word).
gumption *, mother - wit,
not -shion.
gun., gunnery,
gunboat* (one word).
Gundamuk, Afghanistan,
use Gandamak.
Gungl (Josef), 1810-89,
composer,
gunnery (naval), abbr. G.,
or gun.
gunny*, sacking.
Gunter*s chain*, etc.
Giinther (A. C. L. G.),
1830-, ichthyologist.
gunwale* (naut.), not
gunnel ; pron. gun'l.
gup * (Ang.-Ind.), gossip.
Gurkhas, Indian soldiers,
not Ghoor-, Goor-.
gurkin, use gher- *.
gurnard*, a fish, not -net.
Gussfeldt(Paul), 1840-,
Ger. traveller.
Gutenberg or Gens-
fleisch (Johannes),
1399-1468, inventor of
printing from movable
metal types.
Guts Muths (J. C. P.),
1759-1839, Ger. teacher,
gutt/a *, a drop, abbr. gt. * ;
pi. -SB*, abbr. gtt.*
gutta-percha* (hyphen,
not ital.).
Gutzkow (K.F.), 1811-78,
Ger. writer.
Giitzkow, Prussia.
g.u.v. (Ger.), gerecht und
vollkomnten (correct and
complete).
Guyot (Yves), 1843-, Fr.
econ.
Guzerat, India, not Guja-.
G.W.R., Great Western
Railway.
Gwydyr (Baron).
Gwynn (Stephen), 1864-,
writer,
gybe* (naut.) (see also
gibe, jib),
gymkhana*, an athletic
display, not -kana (not
ital.).
gymnasi/um*, pi. -a*
(not ital.).
gytnaotjus*, the electric
eel; />/.-/*.
gymp, use gimp*.
gynsBceum* (bot.), not
-ium, gynoe-.
gynsBcology*, study of
women's diseases, not
gyne-.
gypsy, use gipsy*,
gyrfalcon, use ger-*.
gyves *, fetters, not gi-.
150
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151
Q NOTES
152
H. HAGGAI
H., harbour, (naut.) hoy,
the eighth in a series, all
proper names with this
initial.
H, (anal, mech.) the total
energy, (chem.) hydro-
gen, (lead pencils) hard,
horizontal force of earth's
magnetism, (mus.) B
natural in Ger. system.
h., hardness, height, hour,
-s, husband, (naut.) hail.
/?* (math.), a small incre-
ment.
H.A., Horse-Artillery.
/l.a., hoc anno (this year),
hujus anni (this year's).
Haarlem, Holland (see
also Har-).
Haarstrich (Ger. typ. m.),
hair- stroke, serif, up-
stroke (cap.).
Habakkuk '(the Pro-
phecy of), abbr. Hab.
Habana, Sp. for Havan a.
habeas corpus*, a writ ;
abbr. hab. corp. (not
ital.).
Habeas Corpus Act*
(caps., not ital.).
habendum* (law), part of
a deed.
habile*, ready, not -lie
(not ital.).
habitat* (not ital.).
habitu/6 * (Fr.), fern.
-6e*, a frequenter (not
ital.).
Habsburg (House of),
Aus. Imp. family, not
Hap-.
H.A.C., Honourable Artil-
lery Company.
Hachette et Cie, pub-
lishers, Paris and London.
hachis (Fr. cook, m.),
minced meat.
hachisch, use hashish*.
hachure*, line used in
map hill-shading.
Hackel (Ernst H.),
1834-, nat., not Hae-.
Hacklander (F. W- von),
1816-77, Ger. writer,
hacklet*, the kittiwake,
not hag-.
Hackluyt, use Hak-.
hackney/*, -ed*.
hac lege (Lat.), with this
proviso.
Hadden, Best, & Co.,
publishers, London.
Haddon (John) & Co.,
type-founders.
Haden (SirF. Seymour),
1818-1910, etcher and
surgeon (see also Hay-).
Hades*, abode of the dead
(cap.).
Aa<///*, title of a Mecca
pilgrim, not hajji.
Hadleigh, Essex, Suffolk.
Hadley, Middlesex, Salop,
Worcester.
hadst (no apostrophe).
Haeckel, use Hac-.
haema-*, the prefix, as in
haematite*, not he-.
hflBinatin*, not he-, -ine.
heamo-*, the prefix, as in
haemorrhage*, not he-.
hafiz (Arab., Pers.), a
Moham. who knows the
Koran by heart.
Hafiz, d. A. D. 1388, Persian
poet.
Hag., Haggai.
hagberry*,the bird-cherry,
not hack-, heck-, heg-.
hagere Schrift (Ger. typ.
f.), lean-faced type.
Haggadah*, legendary
part of the Talmud, not
Agadah, Hagada, -ah.
Haggai (the Prophecy
of), abbr. Hag.
HAGGARD HALLE
haggard, in Fr. hagard.
haggis^Sc. cook. ), not -ess,
-ies.
Hague (La), N.W.France.
Hague (The), capital of
Netherlands ; in Dutch 'a
Gravenhage (caps.).
ha ha*, laughter (two
words).
ha-ha*, a sunk fence, not
aha, haw-haw (not ital.).
Hahnemann (C. F. S.),
*155~ lQ 43, homoeopath.
Haidarabad, India, not
Haider-, Hydar-.
halk*, an Arab garment,
not -ck.
Haileybury College,
Herts.
hailstone* (one word).
hair/breadth*, -brush *,
-dresser*, -dressing*
(one word).
hair/-lead* (typ.), a very
thin lead for spacing out
printed matter ; -line
letter*, a type of hair-
lines Only: a very thin-faced
type, as this: -Space*,
the thinnest space;
-stroke*, serif (hy-
phens).
Haiti, W. Indies, not
Hayti ; in Sp. San
Domingo.
hajl, hajji, use hadji*.
Hakchen (Ger. typ. n.),
apostrophe, cedilla (cap.).
hakeem*, Oriental medi-
cal man, not -kim.
hakim*, Oriental ruler.
Hakluyt/ (R.), 1553-1616,
geog. ; Society ; not
Hack-.
halb (Ger.), half, semi-;
Halblfranzband, half-
bound calf, abbr. Hfrz. ;
-juchtenband, half-
bound russia ; -lein-
wand, half-bound cloth,
abbr. Hlw. ; -saffian,
half-roan ; -seite, half-
page (each one word).
halberd/*, not-ert ; -ier*.
Halevy (J. F. F. E.),
1799-1862, composer ;
(Joseph), 1827-,
traveller.
half, see also fractions,
half/ a dozen, an hour,
an inch (no hy-
phens).
half/-binding *, -bound,
leather back and corners,
paper or cloth sides, abbr.
h-bd. ; -calf*, calf
back and corners ditto,
abbr. hf.-cf. ; cloth,
cloth sides, abbr. hf.-cl.
(hyphens).
half/-caste*, a half-breed,
not -cast (not ital.) ;
-crown*; -dime*
(U.S.A.), five cents (not
ital.); -dozen*;
-holiday*; -hour*;
-inch* ; -minute * ;
moon * ; past ;
-pay*, abbr. H.P. (all
hyphens).
halfpenny* (one word),
halfpennyworth * (one
word), abbr. ha'p'orth*,
half/ -price *, sove-
reign* (hyphens).
Halfte (Ger. f.), moiety,
half.
half-title* (typ.), the short
title before the full title,
half-tone* block, one in
which the various tones
are made by dots.
half-way* (hyphen).
half-year/*, -ly* (hy-
phens).
Haliburton (Thomas
C.), 1796-1865, writer;
pen-name Sam Slick.
halibut*, a fish, not hoi-,
halieutic*, of fishing.
hallabaloo, use hulla-*.
Halle (la) (Fr.), the
market ; pi. Ies Halles.
Halle (Sir Charles),
1819-95, pianist ;
(Lady), 1839-, violinist.
Halle an der Saale, Ger.;
abbr. Halle a/S.
i54
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Hallelujah*, preferred to
Alleluia*, a song of
praise, not -luiah.
Haller (A. von), 1708-77,
anatomist, etc.
H alley (Edmond, not
-und), 1656-1742, astr.
Halliwell - Phillipps
(James O.), 1820-89,
Shakespearean scholar.
hall-mark* (hyphen).
hallmote*, a court, not
halm-.
hallo*, to call attention or
express surprise, pre-
ferred to halloa, -oo, hillo,
-oa, holla, -o, -oa, -ow,
hullo, -oa, -oo.
' halloo-baloo,ws<?hulla-*.
Hallow/-Day, All Saints'
Day, i Nov. ; -e'en*,
last night of October (one
cap., hyphen).
hall lux*, the great toe; pi.
-aces*.
halm, stalk or stem, use
haulm *.
halo/*, pi. -es*.
Hals (Franz), 1580 or '84-
1666, painter.
halyard* (naut.), a rope
for elevating, not halli-,
hauly-.
hamadryad/*, a wood-
nymph, serpent, or ba-
boon ; pi. -s*, Lat. pi.
-es*.
Hambleden, Bucks;
(Viscountess).
Hambledon, Hants,
Surrey.
Hambleton, Lanes, Rut-
land, Yorks.
Hamburg*, a grape, also
a fowl, not -gh.
"Hamelin (Pied Piper
Of)," by R. Browning.
Hamilton (Sir "Wil-
liam), 1788-1856, meta-
physician ; (Sir Wil-
liam Rowan), 1805-65,
mathematician.
hammal*, an Oriental
porter, not hummaul.
hammam*, Turk, bath,
not hummum, -aum.
Hammergafferstein
(Hans), pen-name of
Henry W. Longfellow,
hammy*, ham-like, not
hamy.
Hampden (John), 1594-
1643, statesman.
Hampe- Allgaier, a chess
opening.
Hampshire, abbr. Hants
(no point).
Hanafite*, one of a Mo-
ham, sect, not -efite, -ifite.
H. & B. (hot), Humboldt
and Bonpland.
hand(typ.), sr, called fist,
hand/bell*, -bill*, -book*
(one word).
Handbuch (Ger.), manual
(cap.).
Handel (GK P.), 1685-
1759, composer; in Eng.
usually Ha-.
Handehblatt (Ger. n.),
trade journal (cap.).
Handelshochschule
(Ger. f.), commercial col-
lege (one word, cap.).
handful/*, not -11 ; pi. -s.
handicap/*, -per*,
-ping*.
handiwork*, not handy-.
bandjar* (Pers.), a dagger,
not hanjar.
handkerchief *, abbr.
hdkf,
Handler (Ger. m.), dealer
(cap.),
hand-made/*, abbr. H.M.
(hyphen) ; paper, abbr.
H.M.P.
handmaid/*, -en* (one
word),
hand -paper*, that with a
hand as water-mark.
Handpapier (Ger. n.),
hand-made paper (cap.).
Handschrlft (Ger. f. ), MS.,
not Manuskript ; abbr.
Hs. (cap.).
handsel/*, earnest-money;
-ling*, not bans-.
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Handworterbuch (Ger.
n.), handy dictionary
(cap.) ; abbr. Hwb.
handwriting* (one word).
handy-man* (hyphen).
handywork, use handi-*.
hangar* (Fr. m.), a shed.
hanger*, one who, or that
which, hangs ; also a
sword, a wood.
hanging paragraph
(typ.), first line full out,
following ones indented,
as this.
Hanover*, in Ger. Han-
nover, Fr. Hanovre.
Hans/* (Du., Ger.), John ;
Niemand, "Mr. No-
body."
hansel, ws*hand-*.
Hanska (Madame),
friend of Balzac.
hansom*, a cab.
Hants (no point), Hamp-
shire.
haphazard* (one word).
ha'p'orth*, a halfpenny-
worth.
happy-go-lucky * (hy-
phens).
happy hunting-ground*
(one hyphen).
Hapsburg, Imperial
House of Austria, use
Hab-.
hara-kiri* (Jap.), suicide,
not hari-kari, hurry-curry.
haram, use -em.*.
harangue *,pron. ha-rang'.
harass*, not harr-.
harbour, abbr. H.
hard (pencils), abbr. H.
hard/-a-lee*, a-port*,
-a-star board*,
-a- weather* (two hy-
phens each).
harden*, a coarse fabric,
not her-, hur-.
hardiesse* (Fr. f.), hardi-
hood.
Hardinge (Viscount) ;
pron. -ing, not -inj.
hardness (mineral.), abbr.
h.
hards*, coarse flax, nothur-.
Hardt Mountains, Bav-
aria (see also Harz ).
Hardwicke (Earl of).
hardwood* (one word),
but hard-wooded*.
hard-wprking* (hyphen).
harebell* (hot.), not hair-
(one word).
hare/-brain*, lip*, not
hair- (hyphens).
harem* (Arab.), the
women's part of a house,
not -am, -eem, -im (not
ital.).
harengf (Fr. m.), herring;
pec, salted herring.
Hargraves (E. H.),
1816-91, discoverer of
the Australian goldfields.
Hargreaves (James),
1720-78, inventor of the
spinning-jenny.
haricot* (Fr. m. cook.), any
thick stew ; haricots
verts, French beans.
haridan, use harridan*.
harier, use harrier*.
hari-kari, use hara-kiri*.
har/im, use -em*.
Haring (Wilhelm), 1797-
1871, Ger. writer ; pen-
name Wilibald Alexis.
Harington (Sir John),
1561-1612, writer (see
also Harr-).
hark*, listen, not hea-.
harken, use hear- *.
harl*, a fibre, o/-le.
Harland & Wolff, ship-
builders, Belfast.
Harlech, Merioneth, not
-ck.
Harleian*, of Harley.
Harlem, New York (see
also Haar-).
Harlesden, Middlesex.
Harleston, Norfolk.
Harlestone, Northants.
Harlow (Q. H.), 1787-
1819, painter.
"Harlowe (Clarissa),"
by Richardson, 1748.
harmattan*,W.A.fr. wind.
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HARMONIE HAUSSIER
harmonic (Fr., Ger. mus.
f.), wind instruments.
harmoniphon*, mus.
instrument, not -ne.
harmonize*, o/-ise.
Haroun al - Raschid,
763-809, a caliph (one
hyphen).
Harper & Brothers, pub-
lishers, New York,
harquebus/*, a portable
gun, not -ss, arquebus;
-ier.
Harraden (Beatrice),
1864-, writer.
harridan*, a haggard old
woman, not hari-.
harrier*, wo/harier.
Harrington (Earl o/)
(see also Hari-).
Harrison (Frederic, not
-k), 1831-, Positivist.
Harrisse (Henri), 1830-,
writer.
Harrogate, Yorks, not
Harrow-.
H arry -long-legs*, the
crane-fly (cap., hyphens).
M Harry Lorrequer," by
Lever, 1839.
Harte (Francis Bret),
1839-1903, American
writer,
hartebeest*, antelope, not
hartb-.
Hartleian*, of Hartley,
not -leyan, -leyian.
Hartmann (K. R. E.
von), 1842-, metaphysic-
ian.
hartshorn*, ammonia
(one word).
Hartzenbusch (Juan
E.), 1806-80, Sp. dram.
Hartz Mountains, use
H arz (see also Hardt) .
harum-scarum* (hy-
phen), MO/harem-scarem.
Harvard University,
abbr. H.U.
Harv/ey (William),
1578-1657, discovered
blood circulation; -eian,
not -cyan.
Harz Mountains, not
Hartz (see also Hardt).
ha sard (Fr. f.), hazard.
has-been (a)*, one that
has been (hyphen).
Hase (K. A. von), 1800-
90, theologian.
hashish*, not hachisch,
-shish, -eesh, haschisch,
-ish.
Haslar Hospital, Hants.
Haslemere, Surrey (see
also Haz-).
hassagai, use assagai*.
Hasse (J. A.), 1699-1783,
composer.
hatband* (one word).
hatchel/*, to dress flax;
-led*, -Ier*, -ling*.
hatchway* (one word).
hate (Fr. f.), haste.
hatti-humayun, Turk,
edict in Sultan's hand-
writing ; hattl-shertf*,
Sultan's own decree.
Hatzfeld, Hungary.
Ha,uck (Minnie), 1852-,
singer.
Haug (Martin), 1827-76,
Orientalist.
Haulbowline, Cork.
hauler*, no/ -ier.
haulm* (bot.), a stalk or
stem, not halm.
Hauptmann (Gerhart),
1862-, dramatist ; '
(Moritz), 1792-1868,
composer.
Hauptredakteur (Ger.
m.), chief editor (cap.).
Hauptzeile (Ger. typ. f.),
head-line, but Kopfzeile
(f.) more usual (cap.).
Hausa, Cent. Sudan, not
-ssa, Housa.
Hausjhdhe (Ger. typ. f.),
height of type adopted by
a printing office : -kegel
(m.), depth of same;
-korrektor (m.), indoor
reader ; -orthographic
(f.)," Rules of the Hou&e."
haussier (Fr. m.), specu-
lator for a rise, "a bull."
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HAUSSMANN - HEAD
Haussmann (G. E.,
baron), 1809-91, Paris
architect.
haussmannize*, to open
out and rebuild.
haut/bois, -boy (mus.), use
oboe*.
haute] bourgeoisie (Fr. f.),
upper middle - class ;
nouveaute, latest fash-
ion.
Hautes/-Alpes, dep. S.E.
Fr. ; Pyrenees, dep.
S.W. France; Haute-
Sadne, dep. E. France ;
pron. s5n (hyphens).
baut et bon (Fr.), great
and good.
hauteur*, haughty de-
meanour (not ital.).
haute volie (Fr. f.), the
upper ten.
hautl-gout* (Fr. m.), high
flavour ; -ton, high
fashion.
Haiiy (R. J.), 1743-1822,
crystallographer.
Havana*, not -ah, -annah ;
in Sp. Habana.
have (Fr.), emaciated.
havener*, a harbour-
master, not -or.
haver* (Sc. law), the
holder of a document.
Haverfordwest, Pem-
broke (one word).
Havergal (P. R.), l8 3 6 ~
79, hymn writer.
haversack*, not havre-,
-sac.
havildar*, highest Indian
N.C. officer.
havoc*, not -ck.
Hawai/i, N. Pacific, for-
merly Sandwich Islands ;
-an, pron. ha-wy'yan.
Haweis (H. R.), 1838-
1901, writer ; pron. hois.
haw-haw, use ha-ha*.
Hawke (Baron).
hawk's-bill*, a turtle,
not hawkbill.
hawse* (naut), a part in
the bows of a ship.
hawthorn* (one word).
Hawthorne (Julian),
1846-, Amer. writer ;
(Nathaniel), 1804-64,
Amer. writer.
hay*, a country-dance,
not hey.
Hayden(George),fl.i723,
composer (see a/soHad-).
Haydn (Joseph), 1732-
1809, Ger. composer,
pron. hy'dn ; (Joseph),
d. 1856, compiled " Dic-
tionary of Dates."
Haydon (Benjamin R.),
1786-1846, painter (see
also Had-).
hay/maker*, -rick*,
-stack* (one word).
Hayti, use Haiti.
hazard*, in Fr. m. has-.
hazel-hen* (hyphen).
hazle*, to dry superficially,
not hazz-.
Hazlemere, Bucks (see also
Has-).
Hazlitt (W.), 1778-1830.
writer ; (William
Carew), 1834-, writer.
hazy*, not -ey.
HB* (pencils), hard and
black; H.B.&K. (bot.),
Humboldt, Bonpland, and
Kunth; H.B.C.*, Hudson
Bay Company; H.B.M.*,
His, or Her, Britannic
Majesty.
H.C., habitual criminal,
Heralds' College, High
Church, House of Com-
mons, ditto Correction ;
h.C.f. (math.), highest
common factor ; H.C.M.,
His, or Her, Catholic
Majesty; H.C.S., Home
Civil Service.
hdkf., handkerchief.
hdqrs., head-quarters.
H.E., His Eminence,
Excellency.
He*, helium.
head* (typ.), the blank
space at the top of a page
(see also margins).
158
HEADACHE - HECTOGRAM
headache* (one word).
headachy*, not -ey.
headband* (binding),
the narrow ornament
fastened inside the back
of the head and tail of a
bound book.
head/-dress*, -gear*,
-work* (hyphens).
headings (typ.), to be
caps, (see also index);
(sub-),yirs^ to be cap.
initials and s.caps. ; second,
even s.caps. ; third, italic
in centre ; fourth, italic
run-in. To be numbered
I, A, (1), (i), (a).
Headless Cross, Worcs.
head-lines* (typ.), those
at top of page with run-
ning title, pagination, etc.
Name, or abbreviated form
of title, on left-hand page,
chapter heading on right-
hand page, or contents
of the two pages open.
Latter preferred. To be
read and re-read by cor-
rectors, as errors here, and
in the folios, are easily
overlooked.
head-man*, a chief
(hyphen).
head/ master*, mis-
tress* (two words).
head/-page* (typ.), the
one beginning a book,
chapter, etc. ; piece*,
a decorative block at top
of first page of a book,
chapter, etc. (hyphens).
head-quarters* " (hy-
phen) ; abbr. H.Q., or
hdqrs.
head-sail*, one before
the fore-mast (hyphen).
headsman* (one word).
headstock* (mech.) (one
word).
headway*, motion for-
ward (one word).
head- word* (typ.), a
word forming a heading
(hyphen).
healthful*, not -ull.
Heap, see Heep.
hearken*, not har-.
heart-break/ *, -er *,
-ing*, heart-broken*
(hyphens).
heartburn* (one word).
hearthstone* (one word).
heart-rending * (hy-
phen).
heartsease*, the pansy
(one word).
heat (degrees of), (typ.)
to be in arabic figures, as
71 F.
heathenize*, not -ise.
heather-bell* (bot.), an
Erica (hyphen).
heave ho !* (two words).
Heaven, cap. when equi-
valent to the Deity; I.e.
when a place, as "heaven
is our home."
heaven-born* (hyphen).
heavy-weight* (boxing)
(hyphen).
Heb., Hebrew, -s.
hebdomad*, a week, not
-ade.
hebraize*, to make
Hebrew, not -ise, -aicize.
Hebrew (typ.), 22 letters,
and many accents, points,
etc. There is the ordin-
ary square fount, and
the "rabbinical." ' It is
read from right to left :
hence if any passage is
divided, the right-hand
words must go in the first
line, and the left-hand in
the second. Set with the
nicks downwards. Abbr.
Heb.
Hebridean, not -ian.
Hecat/e*, a Gr. goddess,
pron. hek'a-te" ; adj.
-aean*.
Heckmondwike, Yorks.
Hecla, volcano, Iceland,
not Hek-.
hectogram*, 100
grammes, off. Board of
Trade spelling, not -me,
159
HECTOLITRE HELLO
abbr. hectog.; hecto-
litre*, i oo litres, o/-ter,
abbr. hectol. ; -metre *,
loo metres, not -er, abbr.
Hm. (not itaL).
H.E.D., incorrect abbr. for
" Historical (now Oxford)
English Dictionary," use
O.E.D.
"Hedda Gabler," play
by Ibsen, 1890.
hedgerow* (one word).
Hedgrah, use Hegira*.
Hedin (Sven Anders),
1865-, Sw. traveller.
hee-haw*, a, or to, bray,
not he-, hiu-.
Heep (Uriah), in "David
Copperfield," not Heap.
//eer(Ger.n.), army (cap.).
heer(D\i. n.), Mr., Sir.
Heft (Ger. typ. n.), fasci-
culus, part, also ten sheets
of paper (cap.) ; abbr.
Hft.pl. Hefte.
he f tea (Ger. typ.), to stitch.
Hegel (Georg, not -e, W.
F.), 1770-1831, metaph.
Hegira*, the flight of
Mohammed from Mecca
to Medineh, A.D. 622, not
Hedgrah,Hejira,Hijra,-h.
H.E.I.C.*, Honourable
East India Company ;
H.E.I.C.N., ditto Navy ;
H.E.I.C.S.jdittoService.
Heidelberg, German uni-
versity town.
Heidsieck, a champagne.
heighday, use hey-*.
heigh-ho*, an audible sigh
(see also hey-).
height to paper (typ.),
height of type, '9185 inch,
or the diam. of a worn
shilling.
Heiland (der} (Ger.), the
Saviour (cap.).
Heilanstalt^Ger. f.), sana-
torium, not Heils- (cap.).
" Heil dir im Sieger-
kranz" (Hail to thee in
the conqueror's wreath),
Pruss. national hymn.
heilig(Ger.\ holy; abbr. bl.
heilige Schrift (Ger. f.),
Holy Scripture (one cap. ) ;
abbr. U.S.
Heimjat (Ger. f.), birth-
place, not -ath ; 'gang
(m.), death (cap.).
" Heimskringla," Norse
history.
Heine (Heinrich, but
signed Henri), 1797-
1856, Ger. poet ; pron.
hy'nfi ; adj. Heineian.
Heinemann (William),
publisher, London,
heinous *.
Heinrich, Ger. for Henry.
Heinz, Ger. for Harry,
heir (an, not a).
heir apparent* (two
words) ; abbr. heir app.
heirloom * (an, not a) (one
word),
heir presumptive (two
words) ; abbr. heir pres.
Hejira, use Hegira*.
Hekla, use Hec-.
Hel (North, myth.), the
goddess of the dead.
Hel., Helvetia (Switz.).
betas 1 (Fr.), alas! (s
sounded).
Helensburgh, Dumbar-
ton, not -borough.
Helicon*, a mountain, not
fountain or lake.
Heliogabalus, s*Elag-.
heliogravure*, a photo-
gravure ^not ital.).
helium*, symbol He*,
hel/ix *, a spiral ;/>/. -ices *.
hell (not cap.) ; in Ger. f.
liblle (see also Hel).
hell (Ger.), clear, bright.
Hell (Maximilian), 1720-
92, Austrian astronomer.
Hellen (Gr. myth.), king
of Phthia, Thessaly.
Hellen/e *, a modern
Greek ; pi. -es, pron.
hel'enz.
hellenize *, to make
Greek, not -ise.
hello, use hallo*.
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HELMHOLTZ HEBSCHEL
Helmholtz (Hermann
L. F. von), 1821-94,
physicist.
helmsman*, one who
steers (one word).
Heloise, 1101-64, and
Abelard, not E1-.
help/mate *, -meet* (one
word).
helter-skelter* (hyphen).
Helvellyn, mountain,
Cumberland.
Hely-Hutchinson, Irish
name (hyphen).
hema-, prefix, use h8B-*.
Hem el Hempstead,
Herts (two words).
hemistich * (prosody),
pron. he'mis-tik.
hemo-, prefix, use hse-*.
hempseed* (one word),
hem-stitch* (hyphen).
hence/forth*, -forward*
(one word).
Henle (F. G. J.), 1809-85,
anatomist.
Henley (W. E.), 1845-
1903, writer.
henna* (bot.), Egyptian
privet, not -ah (not ital.).
hen-peck/*, -ed* (hyphen).
Henri, Fr. for Henry.
Henslow (George),
1835-, bot. ; (J. S.),
1796 1861, bot.
Henslowe (Philip), d.
1616, wrote " Diary."
her., heraldry.
her. , heres (heir).
Heraclean*, of Hercules,
not -ian.
Heracleid*, descendant
of Hercules, not -lid.
heraldry, abbr. her.
Heralds' College*, abbr.
H.C. (apos.).
Herausgeber (Ger. m.),
editor, publisher (cap.).
herb/*, -al* (a, not an).
herbari/um*, a collection
of dried plants ; pi. -a
(not ital.).
Herbart (J. F.), 1776-
1841, educationist.
herborize*, not -ise.
Herculean* (a, not an)
(cap.).
Hercules*, in Gr. Hera-
kles.
herd-book* (hyphen).
here/about*, -s*, -after*,
-by*, -in*, -of*, -on*,
-out*, -to*, -tofore*,
-under *, -upon *,
-with * (one word).
herein/ above*, after*,
before* (two words).
herels (Lat.), heir ;/>/. -des,
abbr. her.
heritrix*, an heiress, not
-tress, here-.
Her Majesty (caps.), abbr.
H.M.
hermeneutics*, science of
interpretation.
hernia/*, pi. -s*.
hero/* (a, not an) ; pi.
-es*.
heroic* (an, not a).
heronry*, heron breeding-
place, noi hernery.
herpetolog/y*, -ist*, not
er-.
Herr/ (Ger. m.), Mr., Sir,
//. -en ; abbr. Hr. Let-
ters are addressed "An
H^rra" or "Herrn"
(abbr. Urn.} Schmidt ;
-in, lady, mistress, pi.
-innen.
Herr (Dan., Norw., Sw.),
Mr., Sir.
Herr(der\ the Lord (cap.).
Herreshoff, Amer. yacht
builders.
Herrgott (Ger.), Lord God.
herring-bone*, a stitch
(hyphen).
Herrnbuter* (die} (Ger.),
Moravian Brotherhood.
Her Royal Highness,
abbr. H.R.H.
hers* (no apostrophe).
Herschel (Caroline Lu-
cretia), 1750-1848 ;
(Sir J.F.W. \i792- 1 871;
(Sir William), 1738-
1822, astronomers.
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HERSCHELL HIGQIiEDY
Herschell (Baron), 1837-
99, Lord Chancellor.
Herts, Hertfordshire.
Hertz (Heinrich), 1857-
94, physicist ; (Hen-
rik), 1798-1870, Danish
dramatist (see also Herz).
Herve (F. R.)> 1825-92,
composer.
bervorheben (Ger. typ.),
to display, or emphasize.
/ferar(Ger. n.), heart (cap.).
Herz (Henri), 1806-88,
composer (s^a/soHertz).
Herzegovina, Austria.
Herzogl (Ger. m.) f duke,
pi. -e ; -in (f.), duchess ;
-turn (n.), duchy, not
-thum (caps.).
Hesperis*, a genus of
plants.
Hesperus*, evening star.
Hessje (Ger.), a Hessian,
fern, -in; -en, State of
Hesse.
bet (Du.), the ; abbr. 't, as
van 't Hoff.
betters* (Gr.), a concu-
bine, pi. -*; -ism*, not
-tair-, -tar-.
heteroousian*, of unlike
substance, not heterou-.
Heu (Ger. n.), hay (cap.).
beu (Lat.), Oh !
heuch!* (Sc.), the cry of
a Highland-fling dancer,
not hooch.
heugh*(Sc.), aglen, o/-ch.
heugh!* hallo!
Heureka, use Eu-.
beureusement (Fr.)>
happily.
hex-, Gr. prefix for six ; in
Lat. sex-,
hexad (chem.), not -ade
(not ital.).
hey, a dance, use hay *.
hey-day*, prosperity, not
heigh- (hyphen).
bey duck*, Hungarian
soldier, not hai-.
hey- ho!* utterance mark-
ing rhythm (hyphen) (see
also heigh-).
Heytesbury, Wilts ; pron.
hay'tsbury. v
Heywood (John), pub-
lisher, Manchester and
London.
hf.-bd., half-bound; hf.-
Cf., half-calf binding; hf.-
cl., half-cloth ditto.
Hfrz. (Ger.), Halbfranz-
band (half-bound calf).
Hft., Heft (Ger.), number,
part.
H.G., His, or Her, Grace,
Horse Guards, High Ger. ;
Hg, hydrargyrum (mer-
cury) ; H.G.D.H., His,
or Her, Grand Ducal
Highness.
H.H.*, His, or Her, High-
ness; His Holiness (the
Pope); HH* (pencils),
harder ; hhd., hogshead,
-s ; HHH * (pencils),
very hard.
H.I., hie iacet (here lies).
Hiatt (Charles), 1869-,
writer.
hiatus/ *, pi -es * (not ital.) .
hibernate*, not hy-.
hibernize*, not -ise.
hie*, speech interruption,
not hik.
hie (Lat.), this, here.
hiccup *, not -cough, -kup.
hie et ublque (Lat.), here
and everywhere.
Hichens (Robert S.),
1864-, writer.
hie iacetj * (Lat.), here lies ;
sepltltUS, here lies
buried, abbr. H.I.S.
Hicks Beach (Sir Mich-
ael), 1837-, statesman
(nowViscountSt.Aldwyn).
hidalgo/*, Sp. gentleman
by birth ; pi. -S.
hide-and-seek*, a game
(hyphens).
hieing, use hy-*.
bier (Ger.), here; Hier
spricbt man Deutsch,
German spoken here,
hieroglyphize*, o/-ise.
higgledy-piggledy *.
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HIGH H JELM
High Church *, abbr.
H.C. ; High- Church-
man* (hyphen, caps.).
highfalutin* (U.S.A.),
bombast, not -en, hifalu-
tin, -n', -ng.
high-flown * (hyphen).
high-flyer*, not -flier.
high pressure, abbr. H. P.
high-priest*, abbr. H.P.
(hyphen).
high/road*; seas (the),
more than three miles from
the coast (two words).
high- water mark* (one
hyphen).
highwayman*(one word) .
H.I.H., His, or Her,
Imperial Highness.
Hljral,-h,usettegira*.
Hil., Hilary.
Hilary's Day (St.), 13
January in Ch. of Eng.,
14 Jan. in Ch. of Rome.
Hilary/ Sittings, n Jan.
to Wednesday before
Easter ; Term (law),
11-31 January.
Hilfsbuch (Ger. m.), aid,
primer, manual (cap.).
hill, when with name to
have cap., as Box Hill.
Hillingdon, Middlesex.
Hillington, Norfolk.
hillo/, -a, use hallo*.
Mll/-side*, top* (hy-
phens).
H.I.M., His, or Her, Im-
perial Majesty.
Himalayas, India.
bine} (Lat.), hence ', illse
lachrymae, hence these
tears.
Hind., Hindu, -stan, -stani.
Hindi, of N. India, not -dee
(not ital.).
Hindlip (Baron).
hindmost*, not hinder-.
Hindoo, use Hindu*.
hindrance*, o/-erance.
Hindu/*, not -doo, abbr.
Hind. (not ital.); -ism*,
-ize.
Hindu Kush, mountains.
Hindustan, abbr. Hind.
Hindustani*, Urdu, the
chief Indian language ;
abbr. Hind.
hing/e*, -ing*.
Hinterland*, the "back
country" (not ital.).
bin and her (Ger.), to and
fro ; bin and zuriick,
there and back.
Hinweisungszeichen
(Ger. typ. f.), reference
mark.
hip/-bone*, -joint* (hy-
phens).
hippodrome* (not ital.).
hippogriff*, a fabulous
monster, not -gryph (not
ital.).
hippopotam/us*, pi. -i*
(not ital.).
hirdy-girdy* (Sc.), dis-
order (see also hurdy-).
hireable*, obtainable for
hire, not hira-.
Hirmols (Gr. Ch.), pi. -i.
H.I.S., hie iacet sepitltus
(here lies buried).
His/ Eminence, abbr.
H.E.; Excellency,
H.E. ; Majesty,
H.M. (caps., not ital.).
his noa obstantibus
(Lat.), nevertheless.
hispanicize*, m>/-ise.
His, orHer, BoyalHigh-
ness(caps.), abbr.H.R.H.
histor/ian, -ic, -ical (an,
not a) ; abbr. hist.
Historicus, pen-name of
George Grote, also of Sir
W. Vernon Harcourt.
historiette* (not ital.).
history* (a,no/an) ; notable
epochs or events to have
caps., as the Julian Era,
the Middle Ages, the
Peace of Utrecht.
Hitchin, Herts, not -en.
hitty-missy *, at random.
Hivites, people of North
Palestine.
Hjelm (P. J.), 1746-1813,
Swedish chemist.
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H.K. HOGMANAY
H.K., House of Keys, Isle
of Man.
H.Ii., House of Lords;
M. (Ger.\ heilig (holy);
H.L.I., Highland Light
Infantry; M.S. (Ger.),
heilige Schrift (Holy Scrip-
ture) ; Hlw. (Ger.),
Halbleinwand (half-bound
cloth).
H.M., His, orHer, Majesty;
Home Mission ; Hm.
hectometre; (paper) hand-
made ; h.m., hoc ntense (in
this month), hujus ntensis
(this month's) ; H.M.C.*,
His, or Her, Majesty ? s
Customs; H.M.I., ditto
Inspector; H.M.P., hoc
monuntentum posuit (he,
or she, erected this monu-
ment); H.M.S.*, His, or
Her, JVlajesty's Service, or
Ship ; H.M.S.O., Station-
ery Office; H.M.O.W.,
Office of Works.
Ho, holmium.
ho., house.
hoar-frost* (hyphen).
hoarhound, use hore-*.
Hobbema (Meindert),
1638-1709, Dutch painter.
hobbledehoy *, raw youth,
not the many variations.
hobby-horse* (hyphen).
hob-nob* (hyphen).
Hoboken, U.S.A.
hoboy (mus.^, use oboe*.
hocj age (Lat.), attend!
pron. a'jee ; anno,
in this year, abbr. h.a. ;
genus omne y all this
class.
hochabet(Lat.\ a palpable
hit!
Hoch (drelmat) (Ger.),
three cheers.
Hochdruck (Ger. typ. m.),
relief printing (cap.).
hochepot (Fr. cook, m.), a
dish, hotchpotch.
bochste bender Buch-
stabe (Ger. typ.),
perior letter, as b .
Hoch warden (Ger. noun,
indecl.), Reverend (cap.).
bocj loco (Lat.), in this
place ; mense, in this
month, abbr. h.m. ;
monumentum posuit,
he, or she, erected this
monument, abbr. H.M.P.;
quaere, look for this,
h.q. ; sensu, in this
sense, h.s. ; tempore,
at this time, h.t. ;
titulo, in, or under, this
title, h.t.
hocus-pocus* (hyphen).
hodge-podge*, a medley
(see also hotch-).
hodie (Lat.), to-day.
hodmandod*, a snail.
hodograph* (math.), a
curve.
hodomet/er *, distance
measurer ; -ry, not od-.
Hodson (W. S. B.\ 1821-
58, of Hodson's Horse.
Hoe, Plymouth ; pron. ho.
Hoe (B. M ), 1812-86,
printing-machine maker.
hoeiug*, not hoing.
Hot (Ger. m.), court, hotel
(cap.).
Hofdichter (Ger.), Poet
Laureate ''cap.).
Hoff( Jacobus H.van't),
1852-, Dutch chemist.
Hoffman (Professor),
pen-name of J. A. Lewis.
Hoffmann (Daniel),
1576-1601, theologian ;
(E. T. A.), 1776-1822,
Ger. writer; (Fred-
eric), 1660-1742, Ger.
chemist (see also Hofm-).
Hoffnung (Ger. f.), hope
(cap.).
Hofmann (A. W. von),
1818-92, chemist ;
(Josef), pianist ;
(J. C. K. von), 1810-
77, theologian (see also
Hoff-).
Hofmann' s violet.
hogmanay* (Sc.), the last
day of the year.
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HOGSHEAD HOMME
hogshead/, -s, abbr. hhd.
Hohenzollern (House
of), Prussian Imperial
family.
hoiden, use hoy- *.
hoing, use hoe-*.
hoi polloi (not the) (Gr.),
the masses, not oi .
hokey-pokey*, ice-cream,
not hoky - poky (hy-
phen).
holarctic* (zool.) (one
word, not ital.).
Holbein (Hans), 1497-
J 543> painter,
hole-and-corner*, secret
(hyphens).
holey*, having holes.
Holi, useHoolee*.
holibut, use halibut*,
holily*, sacredly,
holla, use hallo*,
hollabaloo, use hulla-*.
holland*, a linen (not cap.).
bollandaisj (Fr.),/*w. -e,
Dutch; abbr. boll, (not
cap.).
Holle (Ger. f.), hell,
holl/o, -oa. -ow, use
hallo*.
hollyhock*, a plant.
holmium, symbol Ho.
Holofernes, Assyr. Gen-
eral ; a pedantic teacher.
Holtei (K. von), 1798-
1880, poet.
Holty (L. H. C.), 1748-
76, poet.
Holtzapffel (Charles),
1806-47, mechanician.
Holtz machine (elec.).
holus-bolus*, all at once
(hyphen).
Holy Cross Day*, 14
September.
Holy/ Ghost * ; Land *
(two words, caps.).
Holyoake (G. J.), 1817-,
writer.
Holy of holies* (one
cap.).
Holyoke, Mass., U.S.A.,
a city.
Holy orders (one cap.).
Holy Roman Empire
(caps.), abbr. H.R.E.
Holy Saturday, one be-
fore Easter.
Holy Spirit, as Deity
(caps.).
holystone* (naut.) (two
words), but the verb to
holystone* (one word).
Holy Thursday, Ascen-
sion Day in Eng. Church ;
but Thursday in Holy
Week, or Maundy Thurs-
day, in Roman Church.
Holy Week*, one before
Easter (two words, caps.).
Holzjblock (Ger. typ. m.),
wood-block ; -druck(m.\
wood-print; -platte (f.),
woodcut-block ; -schnitt
(m.), woodcut.
homage, in Fr. homm-.
homard (Fr. m.), lobster.
home-brewed* (hyphen).
Home Counties (the),
Essex, Herts, Kent,
Middlesex, Surrey.
Homely (Josias), pen-
name of John Bradford.
home-made* (hyphen).
Homeric, or loud, laugh-
ter (cap. ).
Home/ Rule *, Ruler
(two words, caps.) ; abbr.
H.R.
home-sick/*, -ness* (hy-
phens).
homespun* (one word).
homing*, not -eing.
hominy* (U.S.A.), ground
maize.
homish*, home-like, not
-eish.
Hommage] de Vauteur
(Fr.), with the author's
compliments; del'edi-
teur, ditto publisher's,
not editor's.
hummel d'affaires (Fr.),
business man, not des
; de bien, a respect-
able man ; de let. res,
author; de paille,
man of straw ; de robe,
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HOMME HOPPING
lawyer ; homme' cPes-
prit, man of wit ;
d'6tat, statesman ; de
tete, man of resource ;
du moade, man of
fashion.
hommock, Ms*hu-*.
hom\O* (Lat.), human be-
ing; pi. -ines.
homoeopath*, HO/ home-.
homogenize*, not -ise.
homoiousian*, of like
substance (not ital.).
homologize*, to make
homologous, not -ise.
homonym.*, a word of
like spelling but different
meaning, not -me.
homoousian*, of the same
substance, not homou-
(not ital.).
homy*, home-like, not-ey.
Hon., Honourable (son of
a peer), Honorary.
hon. (Fr.), honore (honour-
ed).
Honble., Honourable (Ind.
title).
honest (an, not a).
honey-bee* (hyphen).
honeycomb* (one word).
honey-dew*, a sticky sub-
stance, a tobacco (hy-
phen).
honeyed*, sweet, not -ied.
honeymoon* (one word).
honeysuckle* (one word).
Hong-Kong, China (hy-
phen).
Honisoitquimalypense,
evil be to him who
thinks evil of it (motto of
the Order of the Garter).
honnete homme (Fr. m.),
a worthy man ; homme
honn&te, a civil man.
honoraires (Fr. pi. m.),
fee, salary.
Honorar (Ger. n.), honora-
rium (cap.).
honorarium/* (a, not an) ;
pi. -s* (not ital.).
honorary secretary,
abbr. Hon. Sec.
honorS (Fr.), honoured ;
abbr. hon.
bonorisl causa, or
gratia (Lat.), for the sake
of honour.
honour (an, not a).
honourable* (an, not a) ;
abbr.forson of peer. Hon.,
for Indian title, Honble.
Honourable Artillery
Company, abbr. H.A.C.
Hon. Sec., honorary sec-
retary.
hooch, see heuch.
hoodwink* (one word).
Hooghly, Ind., use Hugli.
Hook./ (bot.), Sir W.
Hooker; fil. (bot.),
Sir J. D. Hooker.
Hook (Theodore Ed-
ward), 1788-1841, hu-
morist (see also Hooke).
hookah*, Oriental pipe,
not hooka, -er, hoqqa,
houka, hukah (not ital.).
hook and eye* (no hy-
phen).
Hooke (Hobert), 1635-
J 7 3> physicist (see also
Hook).
hook-in (typ.), when there
are too many words for
one line to carry, those
at the end are carried
above or below to the
end of the preceding or
succeeding line, as in
poetry, etc.
Hoolee*, E. Ind. religious
festival, not Holi.
hooping-cough,s*wh-*.
hoopoe*, S. European bird;
pron. hoo'poo.
hope* (a, not an).
hoping*, not -eing.
Hopkins (Johns, not
John) University, U.S.A.
(no apos.).
hop-o'-my-thumb*, a
pigmy (hyphens).
hop-picker* (hyphen),
hopping*, action of hop,
also hop gathering, not
hoping.
166
HOPPNER HOUR
Hoppner (John), 1758-
1810, painter, R.A.
f/bppo*. Chinese Board of
Revenue.
hopscotch*, (one word).
hor., horizon.
horja (Lat.), hour, />/. -as;
horse] canonical, hours
for prayer ; Stibse-
civas, leisure hours.
Horatius Codes, of the
Sublician Bridge ; pron.
kOk'leez.
horde*, a wandering tribe.
Horeham Road, Sussex.
horehound*, not hoar-.
Horham, Suffolk.
horizon, abbr. hor.
horn (English), one of
the oboes ; in Fr. cor
anglais ; (French) , one
of the trumpet class.
hornblende*, not -d.
hornpipe*, a dance (one
word).
horologe*, a timekeeper
(not ital.).
horology, abbr. horol. _,
horoscope* (not ital.).
horribilel dicta (Lat.),
horrible to tell ; visa,
horrible to see.
horsj* (Fr.), beyond, out
of; concours, not for
competition (not de) ;
de combat*, disabled;
de la loi, outlaw ;
de pair, without an equal ;
<f CBllvre*, sing, and
/>/., relish, -es.
Horse Artillery (caps.,
hyphen), abbr. H.A.
horseback* (one word).
horse/-chestnut*, not
-chesnut ; coper*, not
-couper (hyphens).
Horse Pair, Kiddermin-
ster (two words).
Horsefair, Yorks.
horse/-flesh*, fly* (hy-
phens).
Horse Guards (Royal)*,
abbr. H.G. (two words,
caps.).
horsehair* (one word).
horse/-marine*, a " land-
lubber"; -power*,
abbr.h.p. ; race * ;
-radish* (hyphens).
horseshoe* (one word).
horse-tail* (hyphen).
horsewhip* (one word).
Horsham, Sussex.
hors ligne (Fr.), excep-
tional.
horsy*, horse-like, not-ey.
hort., horticulture.
hortus s/cci/s*, collection
of dried plants.
Hos., Hosea.
Hosanna/*, a shout of
praise, "save, we pray,"
not -ah (not ital.) ;
Sunday, Palm Sunday.
hospital (a, not an).
hospitaller*, not -aler.
hostel/*, -ry*.
hostilize*, m>/-ise.
hostler, use ostler*.
hotbed* (hort.) (one word).
hotchpot* (law), gather-
ing for purpose of equal
division (one word).
hotchpotch* (cook.) (one
word) (see also hodge-).
hdte (Fr. m.), innkeeper,
host ; also guest.
hotel* (an, not a) ;
(name of), when cited,
if ambiguous, to be roman
double-quoted.
Hdtelj de ville* (Fr. m.),
town hall ; Dieu*, a
hospital, pi. Hdtels-
Dieu ; hotel garni,
furnished lodgings.
hotel-keeper (an, not a)
(hyphen).
hot-house * (hort.) (hy-
phen).
Houdan, breed of fowls.
Houdin (J. E. R.), 1805-
71, conjurer.
Houdon (J.-A.), 1741-
1828, Fr. sculptor.
hour/* (an, not a) ; abbr.
sing. or/)/, h. ; glass *
(an, not a) (hyphen).
167
HOTTRI HUCKABACK
houri/*, a nymph of the
Moham. paradise ; pi. -S.
Housa, African race, use
Hausa.
house, number of in a
street, should have no
point after, as 6 Fleet
Street ; abbr. ho.
House (the)*, the Stock
Exchange, Christ Church
(Oxford), the House of
Commons, the work-
house.
house/- agent*, boat*
(hyphens).
housebote* (law), house
repair.
housebreaker * (one
word).
house/-flag*, fly* (hy-
phens).
house/holder*, -keeper*,
-maid* (one word).
House of/ Commons
(the), abbr. H.C. ;
Keys, H.K. ;
Lords, abbr. H.L.
house/-painter*, phy-
sician*, abbr. H.P. ;
-surgeon*, abbr. H.S.
(hyphens).
housewife* (one word).
Housman (A. E.), 1859-,
poet ; (Laurence),
1867-, writer and artist.
Houssaye (Arsene),
1815-96, writer ;
(Henri), 1848-, writer.
houyhnhnm*, a horse
with human characteris-
tics (" Gulliver's Tra-
vels ") ; pron. hwmlm.
Hova, a Madagascan race.
hovell/er*. -ing* (two
/'s).
howbeit* (one word).
howdah*, elephant -seat,
not -a, houda, -ah, -ar,
-er.
how - do - you - do *, or
how-d'ye-do* (hy-
phens).
Howells (W. D.), 1837-,
Amer. writer.
Howietown fishery, Stir-
ling.
howitzer*, a cannon.
Howth, Dublin ; pron.
hoth.
hoy (naut.), abbr. H.
hoya* (bot.), a wax-plant.
hoyden*, not hoi-.
Hoylake, Cheshire (one
word).
H.P., half-pay, high pres-
sure, high-priest, house-
physician, (paper) hot-
pressed.
h.p., horse-power.
H.Q., Head-quarters.
h.q.*, hoc qu&re (look for
this), or q.v.
H.R., Home Rule, -r, House
of Representatives ; Hr.
(Ger.), Herr (Mr., Sir);
H.R.E., Holy Roman
Empire ; H.R.H.*, His,
or Her, Royal Highness ;
H.K.I.P. (Lat.), hie re-
quiescit in pace (here rests
in peace).
H.S., hie sepultus (or situs)
(here is buried) , hoc sensu
(in this sense), house-
surgeon ; Hs. (Ger.),
Handschrift (manuscript);
H.S.E., hie sepultus (or
situs) est (here lies buried) ;
H.S.H., His, or Her, Se-
rene Highness ; H.S.M.,
His, or Her, Serene
Majesty ; H.S.S., Historic
Societatis Socius (Fellow
of the Historical So-
ciety).
h.t., hoc tempore (at this
time), hoc titulo (in, or
under, this title) ; (elec.)
high tension.
H.TJ., Harvard Univer-
sity.
hubble-bubble*, Orien-
tal pipe (hyphen, not
ital.).
Hiibner (Julius), 1806-
82, painter.
huckaback*, a fabric, not
hugga- (one word).
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HUCKNALL HURDEN
Hucknall Torkard,
Notts, where Byron is
buried.
Hudson Bay, N. Amer.,
not Hudson's .
hue and cry* (no hyphen).
Hueffer (F. M.), 1873-,
writer ; (Francis),
1845-89, mus. critic.
Hiigel (Ger. m.), hill
(cap.).
hugger-mugger*, secret-
ly (hyphen, not ital.).
Hughenden, Bucks ; pron.
hitch'en-dn.
Hugli, not Hooghly.
Hugo (Victor Marie),
- 1802-85, Fr. writer.
Huguenot *, not -onot.
huis clos (a) (Fr.), with
closed doors, in camera.
huissier* (Fr. m.), bailiff,
doorkeeper.
huitres (Fr. f.), oysters.
hujus annl (Lat.), of this
year ; abbr. h.a.
hukah, use hookah*.
hullabaloo*, uproar, not
the many variations.
Hullah (J. P.), 1812-84,
musician.
hull/o, -oa, -oo, use
haUo*.
Hulsean Lectures, Cam-
bridge.
Humanlora (Lat.), the
humanities ; abbr. Hum.
humanize*, wo/-ise.
humble* (a, not an).
humble-bee* (hyphen).
humble pie (to eat) *, not
umbel (two words).
Humboldt (F. H. A.,
baron von), 1769-1859,
naturalist; (K. W.
von), 1767-1835, states-
man and writer.
humdrum* (one word).
Humean*, of Hume, not
-ian.
humerus*, upper-arm
bone (not ital.).
hummel/*, -led*, -ler*
(Sc.), (cattle) hornless;
(grain) awnless, not
humble.
humming-bird* (hy-
phen).
hummock*, not -uck. ho-.
hummum, Turkish bath,
use hammam*.
humoresque*, humorous-
ly, not humour-.
humor/ist*, -ize*, not-ise.
humorous/ *, -ly *, -ness *.
humour/, -ed*, -some*,
-somely*, -someness*,
not humor-.
humpback* (one word).
Humperdinck (Engel-
bert), 1854-, composer.
Humphrey (Duke).
Humphrey's Clock
(Master)," by Dickens,
1840.
"Humphry (not -ey)
Clinker," by Smollett,
1771.
humpty-dumpty* (hy-
phen).
humus*, vegetable mould.
Hun., Hungary, -ian.
hunchback* (one word).
Huncoat, Accrington.
Huncote, Leicester.
hundert (Ger.), hundred.
hundred/, abbr. C ;
-weight/*, -s (one word),
abbr. cwt.
Hungary*, abbr. Hun.;
in Fr. Hongrie, in Ger.
Ungarn.
Hunstanton, Norfolk ;
pron. hun'stn.
Hunter's Quay, Argyl
(apos.).
Huntingdonshire, abbr.
Hunts (no point).
Huntington, Yorks.
Huntley, Glos.
Huntly, Aberdeen ;
(Marquess of), not -ey.
Hunyadi Janos, Hun-
garian mineral water.
Hunyady (Janos C.),
1387-1456, Hungarian
General, not -adi.
hurden, fabric, use har-*.
169
HURDS HYSTERON
hurds, use hards*.
hurdy-gurdy* (mus.) (set
also hirdy-).
hurly-burly*, not hi- bi-.
hurrah*, HO/ -ay.
hurry-curry, use hara-
kiri*.
hurry-scurry*, pell-mell,
not -sk-.
Hurst/monceaux, -pier-
point, Sussex (one word).
Hus (John), 1369-1415,
more correct than Huss.
husband, abbr. h.
Husbands Bosworth,
Rugby (no apostrophe).
hussy*, not-zzy.
Hutton (Q. M.), pen-
name of Mrs. Mona Caird.
Huygens (Christian),
1629-95, astr., o/-ghens;
pron. hy'ggnz.
Huysmans (Joris Karl),
1848-, Fr. writer.
huzza*, a hurrah.
huzzy, use hussy*.
h.W. (cricket), hit wicket.
Hwb. (Ger.), Handworter-
buch (handy dictionary).
H. W. M., high - water
mark.
hyacinth* (bot.%
Hyacinthe (Fere"*, or
Charles Loy son, 1827-,
priest.
hyaena, use hyena*.
hybernate, ust hi-*.
hybridize*, etc., not -ise.
hyd., hydrostatics.
Hyderabad, India, use
Haidar-.
hydrangea*, a shrub, not
-ia (ital.).
hydro/carbon*, -dyna-
mics* (one word).
hydrogen*, symbol H*.
hydrogenize*, o/-ise.
hydrolysis*, decomposi-
tion of water.
hydrophobia* (not ital.).
hydrostatics, abbr. hyd.
hydrotherap/eutics*, -y*
(one word).
hyena*, o/hyae-.
Hyeres, dep. Var, France.
Hygeia*, goddess of
health, not -gea, -giea.
hygeian*, healthy, not
-can, -iean.
hygeist*, a sanitarian, not
-gieist.
hygiene *, science of health.
hying*, not hie-.
H.Y.M.A., Hebrew Young
Men's Association.
hymen* (anat.) (not ital.).
hymeneal* (not ital.).
hymn-book* (hyphen).
hyp., hypothesis, hypo-
thetical.
hyperaam/ia*, -ic*, not
-emia, -haemia.
hyperbola *, a curve.
hyperbole*, exaggeration ;
pron. hy-per'b6-!6.
hyperbolize*, not -ise.
hypercriticize*, o/-ise.
hyphenize *, not -ise.
hyphens, see punctua-
tion, XV.
hypnotize*, not -ise.
hypochondria*, not -con-
dria (not ital.).
hypocrisy * (an, not a).
hypodermja*, an under-
lying tissue ; pi. -&t& *.
hypostatize*, not -ise.
hypotenuse* (geom.), not
hypoth-.
hypothec* (Scots law).
hypothes/is* (a, not an),
pi. -es* ; abbr. hyp.
hypothesize*, to assume,
not -ise.
hy-spy*, a game, not I spy.
hysteresis* (phj'sics).
hysterical (an).
hysteron proteron*(Gr.\
the reverse of natural
order : the cart before
the horse.
170
H NOTES
171
H NOTES
I. IDEOGRAPH
I., Idaho, island, -s, the ninth
in a series, all proper
names with this initial,
impcrator (emperor), itn-
peratrix (empress), (Ger.)
I fir your\ etc.
I, iodine, (roman numeral)
one (no point).
I (typ.), should not come at
end of line if avoidable.
/ (elec.)i moment of inertia
(ital.).
i., id (that).
i (Gr.), iota (no doO ;
(math.) square root of
minus one.
I (it ls% it is me, both
permissible in speech, but
lattershouldnotbe printed.
I. A., Indian Army, infected
area.
la., offic. abbr. for Iowa.
/. A. (Ger.\imAu/lrag*(by
order of).
I.A.A.A., Irish Amateur
Athletic Association,
lachimo. in "Cymbeline ";
pron. yak'i-mo.
iambize*, not -ise.
ibex/*,/)/, -es*.
ibidem * (Lat. ), in the same
place, fron. Ib-i'dem ;
abbr. /&.*, or ibid* (ital.,
not cap. ) (see also Idem}.
ibis/* ,ornith.),^/. -es*.
Iblis, use E-.
I.B.S.A., Inanimate Bird
Shooting Association.
Ibsen iHenrik), 1828-,
Norwegian writer.
I.C., Jesus Christus (Jesus
ChrisO.
I.C. A., Irish Cyclists Asso-
ciation.
Icarian*.of Icarus, wo/ -can.
Ice., Iceland, -ic.
ice-cream* (hyphen).
Icelandic (typ.), roman
now used, but with many
special characters.
icb (Ger.), I (cap. only at
beginning of sentence).
Ich dien (Ger.), I serve
(motto of the Prince of
Wales).
ichthyology, abbr. ichth.
ichthyosaurus * (palae-
ont.),^/. -/*.
lei on parle fraafats,
French spoken here
(I.C./).
Icknield Street, a Roman
road in England.
I.C.N., In Christi nomine
(in Christ's name .
icon/*, an illustration or
portrait ; pi. -8 ; -ic *, not
ik-, eik- (not ital.) (MT
also Eikon
icon., iconography, -ic.
I.C.8., Indian Civil Ser-
vice.
I.C.T., lesu Christo Tutort
(Jesus Christ being our
protector".
I.D. (mil.), Intelligence De-
partment.
id (Lat.), that ; abbr. i.
/</.*, idtm (the same).
I'd*, I had, or I would;
(typ.) to be close up.
Idaho, abbr. I.
I.D.B. (S. Africa), illicit
diamond buyer.
idealize*, not -ise.
ideological, see ideo-.
ide fixe (Fr. f.), fixed
idea.
idem! * (Lat), the same, or,
as mentioned before ; pi.
same, abbr. /</.* It has
been suggested to confine
use of idem or id. to
author's name, and ibid.
or ib. to title of book, as
Id., ib.; quod, the
same as, abbr. i.q.
ideograph*, a character,
not a word, symbolizing
an idea, not idea-.
IDEOLOGICAL IGNIS
ideolog/ioal*, relating to
the study of ideas, not
idea- ; -1st*, a mere
theorist ; -ize*, not -ise.
ides*, the fifteenth of
March, May, July,
October, the thirteenth
of other months.
Id est* (Lat.), that is;
abbr. i.e.* (abbr. not ital.,
no caps., comma before).
id genus omne (Lat.), all
of that kind.
idiocy*, not -icy.
idiosyncrasy*, not -cy.
idiotoy, use idiocy*.
idl/ing *, -y *, not -eing, -ey.
I.D.N. (Lat.), In Dei
nomine (in God's name).
idolater*, not -or.
idolize*, HO/ -ise.
idol on *, an image ; pron.
l-do'l6n, pi. -a *.
Idumsea, not -ea.
idyll*, not -yl.
-ie-, in words, the pro-
nunciation of which does
not imply the spell-
ing : achieve, adieu,
aerie, aggrieve, ancient,
apiece, archiepiscopal,
Aries, audience, barrier,
befriend, belie, belief, be-
lieve, besiege, bier, bom-
bardier, brevier, brief,
brigadier, calefacient,
cashier, cavalier, chan-
delier, chief, chiffonier,
clothier, coefficient, collie,
collier, commorient, con-
science, consentient, co-
sentient, coterie, courier,
courtier, cuirassier, cur-
rier, deficient, die, dis-
believe, disobedience,
disorientate, dissilient,
efficiency, -t, emollient,
enshield, farrier, fie, fief,
field, fieldfare, fiend, fierce,
flies, friend, frieze,frontier,
fusilier, gaiety, gainbier,
gaselier, glacier, grenadier,
grief, grieve, -ance, -ous,
handkerchief, harrier, hie,
hosiery, hygienic, im-
patience, -t, inalienable,
inefficiency, -t, ingluvies,
lie, lief, liege, lieu, lieu-
tenant, maieutic, mediety,
mien, misbelief, mischief,
mischievous, nescience,
niece, niello, omniscience,
-t, oriel, orient, osier,
patience, -t, pie, piebald,
piece, -meal, pier, pierce,
piezometer, prairie, pre-
mier, prescience, priest,
-craft, -hood, -rid, pro-
ficiency, -t, prurience, -t,
purlieu, quotient, rabies,
rapier, relief, reprieve,
resiliency, -t, retrieve,
reverie, review, rilievo,
sentient, shield, shriek,
siege, sieve, spaniel,
specie, -s, stupefacient,
sufficiency, -t, super-
salient, sympiesometer,
tannier (a root), terrier,
thief, thieve, tie, tier,
tierce, tiercel, transient,
vernier, vie, view, -less,
vizier, wield, yield, and
in the pi. of nouns, com-
parative of adverbs, and
past part, of verbs ending
in y (not -ey), as fancies,
speedier, hurried (see also
-ei-).
I.E., Indian Empire, Indo-
European.
i.e.*, id est (that is) (not ital.,
no caps., comma before).
lesu (Lat.), Jesus.
I.G., Indo-Germanic, (mil.)
Inspector-General.
Igdrasil, Iggdrasil, use
Yggdrasill.
I.G.F. (mil.), Inspector-
General of Fortifica-
tions.
ign.j ignotus (unknown).
Ignatief (count N. P.),
1832-87, Russian
diplomatist.
ignis fatuus* (Lat.), will-
o'-the-wisp ; pi. ignes
fatui.
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IGNITABLE IMMANENT
ignitable*, not -ible.
ignoramus/ *,/>/. -es*.
ignoratio elenchi*(Lat.),
refuting a proposition
differing from that one
professes to be refuting.
ignotum per ignotius
(Lat.), the unknown by
means of the more un-
known, not ignotus.
ignotus (Lat.), unknown ;
abbr. igti.
i.b., iacet hie (here lies).
ihm (Ger.), to him.
Ihnen (Ger.), to you (in
address) (cap. ) ; to them
(not cap.).
i.h.p.* (mech.), indicated
horse-power.
Ihr (Ger.), your (cap.) ;
abbr. I.
ihr (Ger.), to her, her,
their (not cap.).
I H S*, lesus (Jesus) (no
points).
II* (roman numeral), two
(no point).
Ill* (roman numeral), three
(no point).
IIII, use IV, except on
clock-face.
/. J.j itn Jahre (in the year),
ij (med.), two.
/. J. d. W. (Ger.), itn Jahre
der Welt (in the year of
the world).
I.K.H. (Ger.), Ihre konig-
liche Hoheit (Her Royal
Highness).
ikon, use icon* (see also
Eikon).
//(Fr.), he or it; (It., m.),
the.
ilex/* (bot. ),/>/. -es.
Iliad*, of Homer (roman,
not quoted).
Ilichpur,Ind.,ws*Ellich-.
ilk (of that), of the same
name, not family.
111., off. abbr. Illinois.
///. , illustrissimus (most
distinguished).
I'll*, I shall or will ; (typ.)
to be close up.
ill-advised/*, -ly* (hy-
phens).
Ille-et-Vilaine, dep. Fr.
illegalize*, not -ise.
illegitimatize *, not -ise.
ill-health (hyphen).
illiberalize *, not -ise.
Illinois, off. abbr. 111.
illipsis, use e- *.
i I lot is manibus (Lat.),
with unwashed hands,
unprepared.
Illuminatji*, a sect ; sing.
~0.
illustrat/ed, -ion, abbr.
illus.
illustrations, references
to be as "Plate II, fig. 4."
illustrator*, o/-er.
ill will* (two words).
// tfy a pas de quo! (Fr.),
don't mention it.
I.L.P., Independent Labour
Party.
I'm*, I am; (typ.) to be
close up.
itn (Ger.m. and n.), in dent
(in the).
imagines ma/ori//n(Lat.),
ancestors' portraits.
imag/O*, winged insect ;
pi. -ines* (not ital.).
imam*, Mohammedan
priest, not -am, -aum.
itn Auftrage (Ger.), by
order of ; abbr. /. A.
im/bank, -bargo, -bathe,
-bed, -bitter, -blaze,
-blossom, -body,
-bolden, -bosom,
-bound, -bower,
-brangle, uoe em-*,
imbr/ex*, a gutter tile ; pi.
-ices.
imbroglio/*,/*/, -s, not em-,
pron. im-bro'lyo (not ital.).
im/brue*, -brute*, -bue*,
not em-.
I.M.D., Indian Medical
Department.
im Jahre (Ger.), in the
year ; abbr. /, J.
immanent*, inherent (see
also immi-).
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IMMATERIALIZE IMPRINT
immaterialize*, not -ise.
immeasurabl/e *, -y*.
I m media tkommission
(Ger. f.), a royal commis-
sion.
immesh, use en-*.
imminent*, coming on
soon (see also imma-).
immobile* (not ital.).
immobiliz/e*, -ation*.
immortalize*, not -ise.
immortelle *, an ever-
lasting flower (not ital.).
immov/able*, -ability*,
-ableness*, -ably*.
immunize*, not -ise.
I.M.N.S., Imperial Military
Nursing Service.
imp., imperative, imperial,
impersonal, imported, -er,
imprimatur.
impair*, not em-.
impale/*, -ment*, not
em-.
impa/nel, -nnel, use em-
panel*.
impassable*, not to be
passed.
impasse*, a blind alley
(not ital.).
impassible*, insensible.
impassion*, not em-.
impasto*, the thick laying
on of colour.
impedance* (elec.), hin-
drance (not ital.).
impediment/a*, baggage;
sing, -um (not ital.).
impel/*, -led*, -ling*.
imperative, abbr. imp.
imperatlor* (Lat.), ftm.
-rix *, absolute ruler ;
abbr. I.
imperf., imperfect, (stamps)
im perforate.
imperfect, abbr. imp.
imperial, abbr. imp.
imperial/ (double), print-
ing paper, 44 x 30 in. ;
folio, 22 x 15; octavo,
1 1 x 7 1 /., ; quarto,
15 x ii (see also books).
Imperial (Ger. typ. n.),
nine-line pica type (cap.).
176
imperialize*, not -ise.
imperil/*, -led*, -ling.
imperium in imperio*
(Lat), an empire within
an empire.
impersonal, abbr. imp.
imphee *, a sugar-cane, not
-fe, -phie.
impicture, use em-*.
impierce, use em- *.
im pittite (Lat.), by impli-
cation.
import/ed, -er, abbr. imp.
impose* (typ.), to arrange
pages of type in a " form,"
so that they will read
consecutively when the
printed sheet is folded.
impostor*, not -er.
impresa (It.), an under-
taking.
impresario* (one 5) (not
ital.).
impressa (It.), an imprint.
impression* (typ.), the
degree of pressure on a
sheet in the printing
press ; the imprint of
type, etc., as "a good
impression " ; a printed
copy ; an edition ; print-
ing (see also title pages).
imprimatur*, sanction ;
abbr. imp. (not ital.).
impritn\er (Fr.), to print;
-erie, f. printing office ;
-ei/r, m. printer.
imprimis* lLat.), in the
first place, not in primis
(ital.).
imprint* (printer's),
the name of the printer
and place of printing at
the end of a book, or on
the back of the title page
(O.E.D.). Necessary by-
Act of Parliament: if
omitted, payment not re-
coverable by law. To be
on all parliamentary and
municipal election work,
even on post cards.
(publisher's), the name
of the publisher, place of
IMPROMPTU IND.
publication, and date,
usually printed at the foot
of the title page (O.E.D.)
(see also title page).
impromptu/*, pi. -a (not
ital.).
improvisat/e*, to extem-
porize ; tn. -ore*, fem.
-rice*, pi. -ori* (not ital.)
(one v\
improvise*, not -ize.
I.M.S., Indian Medical
Service ; (Ger.), Ihrer
Majestdt Schiff (Her
Majesty's Ship).
In* (chem.), indium.
in., inch, -es.
in (Ger.), in, into.
-in* (chem.), a suffix to
names of neutral sub-
stances (see also -ine).
in\ abstracto^ (Lat.), in
the abstract ; actu,
in reality ; aeternum,
for ever; alio loco,
in another place.
inamorat/o*,/<?w. -a*, a
lover, not en- (not ital.)
(see also Inn-}.
in articulo mortis * ( Lat. ) ,
at the moment of death.
inasmuch* (one word).
in banco* (Lat), before a
quorum of judges.
Inbegriff (Ger. m.), epit-
ome, inclusion (cap.).
Inca*, one of the royal
race of Peru, not Y-.
in caslo quies (Lat.), in
heaven (is) rest, not cce-.
in cage, use en-*.
in! camera* (Lat.\ not in
open court; capite*,
holding direct from the
Crown.
incase, use en-*.
inj cathedra* (Lat.), in
the chair of office ;
cauteiam, for a warning.
incavo (It.), the incised
part of an intaglio.
inch*, in metric system 25-4
millimetres ; pi. -es, abbr.
in., sign ".
inchase, use en- *.
Inchcape Rock (two
words).
inchmeal*, little by little.
in Christi nomine (Lat.),
in Christ's name ; abbr.
I.C.N.
incipitj* (Lat.), (here)
begins ; -Iir, it is begun,
incise*, not-ize.
incl., including, inclusive.
Incl. (Fr.), indusivement
(inclusive).
inclasp, use en-*,
incloister, use en- *.
inclose, etc., use en- *.
including, abbr. incl.
" In Coena Domini,"
celebrated papal bull.
Incogniti cricket club,
incognit/o*, pi. -i*, fern.
-a*, pi. - ; abbr. incog,
incognizable*, wo/-isable.
income-tax* (hyphen).
in\ commendam* (Lat.),
temporarily holding a
vacant benefice ; con-
creto*, in the concrete.
inconnuj (Fr.), fern, -e,
unknown.
incor., incorporated,
increas/ed, -ing, abbr.
incr.
incroach, use en-*,
incrust, use en- *.
incrystal*, not en-,
incubous * (bot. ) (not ital. ).
incub/US *, an oppression :
/>/.-!*.
incumber, etc., use en- *.
incunabula *,sing. - um *,
the earliest examples of
any art ; (bibliog.) books
printed before 1500.
incur/*, -red*, -ring*.
in curia (Lat.), in open
court.
incujs* (zool.), pi. -des.
in custodia legis (Lat.),
in legal custody.
Ind, poetical for India (no
point).
Ind., India, -n, off. abbr.
for Indiana.
177
12
IND. INTHCTER
ind., independent, index,
indication.
I.N.D., in nomine Dei (in
the name of God).
in das (Ger. n.), into the;
abbr. ins.
indeclinable, abbr. in-
decl.
indefatigabl/e,* -y*.
indefeasible*, not -able.
indefensible*.
indefinite, abbr. indef.
indelible*. o/-able, -eble.
in deliciis * (Lat.), in affec-
tion.
in dem (Ger. m. and n.), in
the ; abbr. im.
indemni/fy*, -ty, not en-.
indent* (typ.), to begin a
line, or lines, with a
blank space.
indention* (hanging or
reverse) (typ.), the first
line full out, those follow-
ing indented, as here.
indenture*, not en-.
independ/enoe *, - ent *,
abbr. ind.
Independence Day*,
U.S.A., 4 July,
in deposito* (Lat.), in
deposit.
index/*, pi -es*, abbr.
ind. To make the catch-
word of each entry prom-
inent it should be printed
in a special fount such as
clarendon. A colon
after catchword, a comma
between last word of entry
and first figure of volume
or page, also between
pages when there are
more than one. A semi-
colon between each entry
under same catchword.
The volume, when more
than one, to be in roman
lower-case numerals, i, ii,
to be followed by comma.
First line of each par. to be
full width of measure, sub-
sequent lines indented (in
small type, one en or em).
178
ind/ex * (math.), pi -ices* ;
(typ.) the hand $- used
to point out a passage,
etc., or to call attention.
" Index/ Expurgator-
ius"*' (Lat.), index of
the passages to be ex-
punged ; " Librorum/
Expurgandorum *
(R.C.C.). a list of
books which may be read
only in expurgated edi-
tions ; Prohibi-
torum"* (R.C.C.), a
list of books which the
Church forbids to be
read.
indexl reruns (Lat.), an
index of things ; ver-
borum, ditto of words.
India/, -n, abbr. Ind.
India/man* (naut.), pL
-men*.
india matting.
Indiana, offic. abbr. Ind.
Indianapolis, U.S.A.
Indian/Army, abbr. I. A. ;
Civil Service, I.C.S.
-indian/ corn, ink, not
india (not cap.).
indian red*.
Indian/ Empire, abbr.
I.E. ; Territory,
U.S.A., off. abbr. Ind.T.
India paper*, generally
imported from China (!),
not -ian (no hyphen) ;
Oxford* , a very
thin, tough, opaque print-
ing-paper made by the
Oxford University Press
(O.E.D.); India proof *,
one printed on India
paper (cap. /).
india-rubber* (hyphen).
indicated horse -power,
abbr. i.h.p.
indication, abbr. ind.
indicative, abbr. indie.
ind/ices * (math. ), not
-exes ; sing, -ex *.
indicium *, a sign ; pi.
-a*.
indicter*, not -or.
INDIGESTIBLE INFUSORIUM
indigestible*, not -able.
indiscreet *, injudicious.
indiscrete*, not divided
into distinct parts.
in disparte (It.), aside.
indispensable*, o/-ible.
indium*, symbol In*.
individualize *, not -ise.
individulum* (Lat.), the
indivisible ; pi. -a*.
Ind. Meth., Independent
Methodists.
Indo-European *, abbr.
I.E., or Indo-Eur.
Indo-German/*, -ic*,
abbr. I.G., or Indo-
Ger.
indoor/*, -s* (one word).
indorse, etc., use en-*.
Indostan, use Hindu-.
indraught*, not -aft.
Ind.T., offic. abbr. for
Indian Territory, U.S.A.
in dubio* (Lat.), in doubt.
indubitably*.
induction*, not -xion.
indu/e, -re, use en- *.
in dupJo (Lat.), in dupli-
cate.
-ine* (chem.), a suffix re-
stricted to names of
alkaloids and basic sub-
stances (see also -in).
ineditj, fern, -e (Fr.), un-
published.
inedita (Lat.), unpublished
compositions.
ineffaceable *.
in equilibrio* (Lat.), in
equilibrium.
inertia* (not ital.), but vis
inertias.
in\ esse* (Lat.), actually
existing; excelsis *, in
the highest (degree) ;
extenso*, at full length ;
extremis *, at the very
point of death.
in f., in fine (finally).
inf., infantry, infinitive.
inf., infra (below).
in facie] curias (Lat.),
before the court ;
ecclesix, ditto Church.
Infanta*, dau. of King and
Queen of Spain; In-
fante*, younger son of
ditto.
infantry, abbr. inf.
infected area, abbr. I. A.
Infer/*, -red*, -ring*.
infer/able*, deducible, not
-ible, -rable, -rible.
inferior characters
(typ.), those set below
the line, as in chem.
formulae; thus^.a. t>.
inferr/able, -ibie, ' use
inferable*.
in fidem copies (Lat.),
true copy.
in fteri* (Lat.), in course
of completion.
infima species (Lat.), pi.
infimas .
infin., infinitive.
in fine*, finally ; abbr. in f.
(not ital.).
infinitive, abbr. inf., or
infin.
in flagrante deiicto*
(Lat), in the very act of
committing the offence.
inflatable*, not -cable.
inflater*, not -or.
inflexion *, not -ction.
infold, etc., use en-*.
in- folio (Fr. m.), folio.
inforce, etc., use en-*.
in forma pauperis*
(Lat.), as a pauper.
in foroj conscientias*
(Lat), in the court of
conscience ; do-
mestico, in a domestic,
not foreign, court ;
secularly in a secular
court.
in f raj (Lat), below, abbr.
inf. ; dignitatem*,
undignified, abbr. infra
dig.
fula ,
bishop's mitre.
in fumo* (Lat.), in smoke.
infuser*, not -or.
infusorium *, pi. -a*.
179 12*
IN FUTURO INNS
in futuro (Lat.), in, or for,
the future.
Ingelow (Jean), 1820-97,
poetess.
in genere* (Lat.), in kind.
ingenieur civil (Fr. m.),
civil engineer.
ingenue (Fr. f.), an artless
girl.
Ingesta*, food, etc. (not
ital.).
Ingestre, Staffs, pron.
in'ges-trS (g, as in go.)
ingle-nook*, chimney
corner (hyphen).
* Ingoldsby Legends,"
by R. H. Barham, 1840.
ingraft, ingrain (verb),
use en-*.
ingrain* (adj.) (one word).
in gremio legis (Lat.), in
the lap of the law.
in/groove, -gross, -gulf,
use en- *.
inhabitant, abbr. inhab.
in hac parte (Lat.), on
this part.
In halt (Ger. m.), contents.
Innaltsverzeicnnis (Ger.
n.),tableof contents (cap.).
Index in Ger. is called
Register.
inherit*, etc., not en-.
in] hoc (Lat.), in this re-
spect ; hoc salus, safe-
ty in this; infinitum*,
for ever ; initio, in the
beginning, abbr. in init. ;
integrum, entire ;
invidiam, to excite
prejudice ; invitum,
compulsory.
I.N.I., in nomine lesu (in
the name of Jesus).
Inisfail, use Inn-.
inisle, use en- *.
initial/*, -ed*, -ing*.
initials (typ.), not to be
separated by end of line.
(See also capitalization,
capitals.)
in jure (Lat.), in law.
injurija (Lat.), a wrong;
Inkermann, Crimea, not
-an.
ink/pot*, -stand* (one
word).
in\ limine* (Lat.), at the
outset, abbr. in Hm. ;
loco*, in place of;
loco citato, in the
place cited, abbr. loc.
cit. ; loco parentis *,
in the position of parent ;
medjas res*, into
the midst of affairs ;
medio*, in the middle;
medio tutissimus
ibis, the middle course
is safest; memo-
riam*, in memory (of).
innamoratjo*, fern, -a*,
mod. It. spelling of
inam-*.
Innenseite (Ger. typ. f.),
the inside of a sheet,
inner (typ.), that side of
a sheet containing the
second page.
innernalb (Ger.), within.
Innes (C.), 1798-1874, Sc.
antiquary.
Inness (O.) l82 5~94>
Amer. painter.
innigsten Dank (Ger.
accus.), warmest thanks.
Innisfail, poet, for Ireland,
not Ini-.
Irmiskilling/ Dragoons,
Fusiliers (see also
E-).
innkeeper* (one word).
Innocents' Day*, 28
December (caps.).
innoculate, use ino-*.
innocuous*, harmless.
in I nomine (Lat.), in the
name (of a person) ; -
notis (Lat.), in the notes.
innoxious*, harmless.
inns (names of), when
cited, if ambiguous, to be
roman double-quoted.
InnsofCourt*(the),Inner
Temple, Middle Temple,
Lincoln's Inn, Gray's
Inn.
180
TN NUBIBUS I.N.S.T.
in] nubibus* (Lat.), in
the clouds ; nuce, in
a nutshell.
innuendo/*, pi. -es*, not
inu- (not ital.).
Innuit (Eskimo).
in-octavo (Fr.), octavo.
inoculate*, not en-, inn-.
in ovo (Lat.), undeveloped.
inoxidize *, o/-ise.
inj pace (Lat.), in peace ;
part materta, in an
analogous case ; parti-
bus infidelium*,in the
regions of unbelievers,
abbr. i.p.i., or in par-
tibus*.
in-patient* (hyphen).
In] pectore (Lat.), in re-
serve ; perpetuum *,
for -ever ; persona, in
person ; petto* (It.), in
reserve ; piccolo (It.),
in little ; piano * (Lat.),
on a plane surface;
pontificalibus*, in
the proper vestments ;
posse*, potentially;
posterum, for the
future; potentia*,
potentially ; praesenti,
now ; praesentia, for
the present ; primis,
use imprimis * ; prin-
Cipio*, in the beginning,
abbr. in pr. ; propria
causa, in his, or her,
own suit ; propria
persona* , in his, or
her, own person;
prospectu, in prospect ;
puris naturalibus*,
naked.
in-quartO*(Fr. m.), quarto.
inquir/e*, -y*, not en-.
inj re* (Lat.), in the matter
of; rem (law), relating
to a matter; rerum
natura*, in the.nature of
things.
I.ET.R.I., lesus Nazctrenus,
Rex ludxorutn (Jesus of
Nazareth, King of the
Jews).
inroll, use enrol*.
Ins., Inspector.
ins., insurance.
ins (Ger.), in das (into the).
in sascula sasculorum*
(Lat.), for ever and ever.
insoonce, use en- *.
insculpture*, not en-.
in se (Lat.), in itself, in
themselves.
insecta* is pi., not -se.
in-seize (Fr.), i6mo.
//se/(Ger.f.), island (cap.).
insert* (typ.), an add-
itional sentence or para-
graph added to a proof
to be inserted in the
revise or final proof.
inset* (typ.), to insert as
an inset; an extra page
or set of pages inserted
in a proof, or book; an
advertisement on a separ-
ate leaf inserted in a maga-
zine (O.E.D.) ; one folded
sheet laid inside another.
inset/*, -ted*, -ting*.
inside/ (typ.), that side of
a sheet containing the
second page; quires
or reams (typ.), those
with perfect sheets.
insignia* is pi. (not ital.).
insisten/ce*,-t*, o/-ance,
-ant.
in situ* (Lat.), in posi-
tion.
insnare, use en- *.
in so lido (Lat.), entirely.
insomnia*, sleeplessness.
insoucian/ce *, careless-
ness ; -t*, careless (not
ital.).
insoul, use en-*.
in specie* (Lat.), in the
precise form.
Inspector, abbr. Ins.
Inspector- General, abbr.
I.G., or Ins.-Gen. ;
ditto of Fortifications,
I.G.F.
I.N.S.T., in nomine Sanctss
Trinitatis (in the name of
the Holy Trinity).
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INST. INTERPRET
inst., instant, institute, -s,
-ion.
install* (two Ts), not en-.
instalment* (one /).
instant, of this month,
abbr. inst. should not
be printed.
instanter* (Lat.), at once
(ital.).
instar omnium (Lat.),
worth all the rest
in statuj pupil lart (Lat.),
in a condition of pupil-
age ; quo (ante,
prius, or nunc *, in the
same state (as formerly or
now).
Inst.C.E., Institution of
Civil Engineers.
instil/*, not -11; -led*,
-ling*.
Institut de France, the
association of the five
French Academies.
institut/e, -es, -ion, abbr.
inst.
Institute of Actuaries,
abbr. Inst. Act. ; ditto
Marine Engineers,
Inst.M.E.
Institution of Civil
Engineers, abbr. Inst.
C.E. ; ditto Electrical
Engineers, Inst.E.E. ;
ditto Mechanical En-
gineers, Inst.Mech.E.;
ditto Naval Archi-
tects, Inst.N.A.
institutor*, not -er.
instructor*, not -er.
instrument/, -al, abbr.
instr.
insurance*, "the present
usage is to differentiate
life assurance, and fire
and marine insurance "
(O.E.D.); abbr. ins.
inswathe, use en-*.
int., interest, interior,
interjection, interpreter.
int. (Fr.), interet (interest).
intaglio/*, incised design,
pi. -s* (not ital.);
printing, that done
from an incised plate, or
the reverse of ordinary
printing , pron. in-tal'yo.
integration (sign of), f.
intellectualize*, not -ise.
In tenebris* (Lat.), in a
state of doubt;/) nw.tfi-ne-.
intens., intensive, intens-
ative.
inter/*, to bury; -red*,
-ring*.
inter, (typ.), abbr. for in-
terrogation mark.
interf* (Lat.), between;
- alia*, among other
things ; altos *, among
other persons ; canem
et lupum, between the
dog and the wolf.
interest, abbr. int. ; in Fr.
m. interet
interim * (Lat.), meanwhile
(ital.).
interim (in the)* (not
ital.).
interior, abbr. int.
interjection, abbr. int., or
interj.
interleaf*, an extra leaf,
usually blank, inserted
between the regular
leaves of a book (O.E.D.);
pi. interleaves*.
interligner (Fr. typ.), to
insert leads.
interlinear matter (typ. ) ,
small type between lines
of larger (see also quota-
tions).
intermarr/iage*, -y*
(one word).
intermedi/um*, pi. -a*
(not ital.).
in terminis* (Lat.), in
express terms.
intermit/ *, -ted *, -ting *.
In tern at (Fr., Ger.), board-
ing-school (Ger. cap.).
internationalize*, not-ise.
inter nos* (Lat.), between
ourselves.
interoceanic * (one word).
interpose*, not en-.
interpret*, not en-.
182
INTERPRETER I.O.G.T.
interpreter*, abbr. int.
Interpunktion (Ger. typ.
f.), punctuation (cap.).
interregnum/*, pi. -a*
(not ital.).
interrog., interrogation,
-ative, -atively.
interrogation point (?),
abbr. inter, (see punc-
tuation, XVIII).
in terrorem * (Lat.), as a
warning.
interrupter*, not -or.
inter! se* (Lat.), among,
or between, themselves ;
vlvos, during lifetime,
interspacing of letters
(typ.), shown in MS. by a
line between each, and in
margin -jj-.
in testimonium (Lat.), in
witness.
inthra/1,-11, use enthral*.
not -11. %
intitule*, etc., not en-, but
entitle*,
into (typ.), not to be
divided.
intonaco*, plaster surface
for fresco painting, o/-ico.
in totot* (Lat.), entirely;
caslo, as far as
possible.
intral (Lat.), within;
muros, privately.
intrans., intransitive.
in trans., in transit* (on
the way).
intransigent* (adj.), irre-
concilable ; in Fr. in-
transigeant(m. and adj.)
(no accent).
in transitu* (Lat.), on the
way ; abbr. in trans.
intrap, use en- *.
intra vires (Lat.), within
one's powers.
intreat, use en- *.
intrench, use en- *.
intrigant/* (Fr. },/. -e*,
intriguer (ital.).
introduction, abbr. in-
trod. (see also prelim-
inary matter).
intrust, use en- *.
intuitlt (Lat.), in respect of.
intussuscept*.
intwine,intwist,s*en-*.
inuendo, use inn- *.
inure*, not en-.
inl USU (Lat.), in use ;
utero, in the womb ;
utroque jure, under
both laws(canon and civil) .
inv., invenit (designed it),
invented, -or, invoice.
iaj vacua* (Lat.), in
empty space ; vadio,
in pledge.
Invalides (H6tel des),
Paris.
inveigh*, not en-,
inveigle*, wo/ en-.
invenit (Lat.), designed it ;
abbr. inv.
invented, abbr. inv.
inventor*, not -er; abbr.
inv.
in venire (Lat.), in the
womb.
Inveraray, the Duke of
Argyll's residence (not
-ry).
Inverness-shire (hy-
phen).
Invertebrata*, is plural.
inverted commas (see
quotation marks).
Inverurie, Aberdeen.
in vino veritas (Lat.), a
drunken man speaks the
truth.
invoice, abbr. inv.
involucre* (hot.) (not ital.).
inwall, use en- *.
inweave*, not en-.
inwind, inwrap, in-
wreathe, use en- *.
I.O., India Office.
io* (Gr., Lat.), exclamation
of triumph (ital.).
iodine*, symbol I*.
I.O.P., Independent Order
of Foresters ; I. of A.,
Instructor of Artillery;
I. of M., Instructor of
Musketry; I.O.G.T., In-
dependent Order of Good
183
I.O.M. ISL.
Templars; I.O.M., Isle
of Man.
Ion., Ionic,
ionicize*, HO/ -ise.
ionize* (phys.), to convert
into an ion, not -ise.
I.O.O.F., Independent
Order of Odd Fellows.
I.O.R., Independent Order
of Rechabites.
iota*, the Gr. * (0 (no dot).
IOU*,Ioweyou (no points).
Iowa, offic. abbr. la.
I.P.D. (Sc. law), In pras-
sentia Dominorum (in the
presence of the Lords [of
Session]).
ipecacuanha* (bot.,med.).
i.p.i., in partibus infidelium
(in the regions of un-
believers).
ipomoea* (bot.), not -aea,
ipsef* (Lat.), himself;
dixit*, a dogmatic asser-
tion.
ipsissima verba (Lat.),
the very words.
ipsol facto* (Lat.), by the
fact itself; fare, by
the law itself.
/.g., idem quod (the same
as) ; /. q. e. d. , id quod erat
demonstrandum (that
which was to be proved).
Iquique, Chile ; pron. e-
kee'kay.
I.R., Inland Revenue.
Ir*, iridium.
Ir., Irish.
trade* (Turk.), a written
decree signed by the
Sultan himself, not -6 (not
cap.).
Iran/, local name for Persia;
-ian*, -ic*, abbr. Iran.
Irawadi, river in Burma,
not Irrawaddy.
I.R.B., Irish Republican
Brotherhood.
Ireland, abbr. Ire.
Irena, Ireland personified.
irenicon, use ei- *.
iridescence*, etc.
iridium*, symbol Ir*.
iris/, pi. -es.
Irish, abbr. Ir.
Irishism*, not Iricism.
Irkutsk, E. Siberia, not
Irkoo-, Irkou-.
Irlams - o* - th* - Height,
town near Manchester.
irlandaise (a /') (Fr.), in
Irish style (I.e. *).
ironclad* (one word).
iron-mould*, not -mold
(hyphen).
ironwork* (one word).
Irrawaddy, use Irawadi.
irreconcilable *, not
-cable, -iable.
irrefragable*, woMble.
irreg., irregular, -ly.
irrelevant*.
irresistibl/e*, -y*, not
-able, -y.
Irrtumer vorbehalten
(Ger.), errors excepted.
I.S., Irish Society.
Is., Isaiah.
Isaian*, of the prophet
Isaiah, not Isaiahian.
I.S.C., Indian Staff Corps.
-ise, in accordance with the
practice of the O.E.D.,
the following words in
this book end in -ise : -ize
being generally used:
advertise *, affranchise *,
apprise * (to inform), chas-
tise *, circumcise *, com-
prise*, compromise *, de-
mise*, despise*, devise*,
disfranchise *, disguise *,
emprise *, enfranchise *,
enterprise*, excise*, ex-
ercise *, franchise *, im-
provise*, incise*, manu-
mise*, merchandise*,
premise* (logic and
verb), prise* (to force
open), reprise*, seise*
(law), supervise*, sur-
mise*, surprise*.
Iseult, Tristram's lady-
love, not the many varia-
tions.
isl., island, -s, isle, -s.
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ISLAM IVAN
Islam*, the Moham. re-
ligion ; pron. iss'lam (not
ital.).
island/, -a, abbr. I., orisl. ;
(typ.) when with name
to have cap.,asCapeVerd
Islands, Isle of Man. In
Fr. f. tie.
Island (Ger. n.), Iceland;
Islander, an Icelander.
Islay, Argyl, not Isla;
pron. I'la.
isle/, -s, abbr. I., or isl.
Isle of/ Man.abbr. I.O.M. ;
Wight, abbr. I.W.
Isleworth, pron. i'zel-.
isn't*, is not; (typ.) to be
' close up.
I.S.O. (Companion of the)
Imperial Service Order.
isobar* (meteor.), not -re
(not ital.).
/SO/a (It.), island.
Iso/ld, -It, -Ite, -ulde, use
Iseult.
isosceles * (geom.).
ispravnik (Russ.), local
chief official, not ispraw-.
I SPY game, use hy-spy*.
1st (Ger.), is.
Istambul, name on coins
of Constantinople.
I.T., Indian Territory, N.
Amer. ; offic. abbr.Ind.T.
It., Italian, Italy.
ital., italic.
Italian* (typ.),same alpha-
bet as Eng., omitting
k, w, x, y. Punctuation
nearly as Fr. Letter/ a
vowel, when at end of
word, as tempj ; the j
sounding like e-e quick-
ly pronounced together.
There are two accents,
grave x and acute ' : any
vowel may have either.
Plural of nouns is formed
by changing the final
o or e into i ; fern, nouns
ending in a change it to e.
The apostrophe is fre-
quently used for the vowel
at the end of a word when
the next word begins with
a vowel ; a space is put be-
tween the apostrophe and
the next word. Division
of words as in French ;
abbr. It.
italic* (typ.), a style of
type as this, in which the
letters slope upwards to the
right. Marked in MS. by
one line underneath. It
should be used only for :
(i) words and phrases
not naturalized (as marked
in this work by being
printed in clarendon
italic type}, (2) giving
emphasis, (3) hot. and
zool. species, and genera,
not the larger divisions,
(4) words or letters, men-
tioned by name, as the
adjective good, the letter a,
etc., (5) for distinguishing
Eng. and foreign words
spelt alike. There is no
ital. in Ger. or Gr., letters
being interspaced in-
stead ; abbr. ital. (See
also quotation marks.)
italice (Lat.), in Italian.
italicize*, to print in
italic type, not -ise.
Italien (Ger. n.), Italy ;
Italiener(mC], an Italian.
Italienne (a /') (Fr.), in
Italian style (I.e. j).
Italiot*, of the Gr. colony
in S. Italy, not -ote.
italique (Fr. m.), italic type;
(f.) italic letter. .
Italy, abbr. It. ; in Ger. n.
Italien.
item*, a separate thing.
item* (Lat.), also, likewise.
it in., itinerary.
it is I, it is me, both per-
missible in speech, but lat-
ter should not be printed.
its*, pronoun (no apos.).
it's,it is ; (typ.)to be close up.
Ivan/ (Russ. name), not
Iwan ; Grozny, "the
terrible " Tsar, 1530-84.
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Ivanovitch (Ivan), nick- Ivybridge, Devon (one
name for a Russian, as in word).
Eng. John Bull. I.W., Isle of Wight.
I've*, I have ; (typ.) to be I.X., lesus Christus (Jesus
close up. Christ).
ivied*, clothed with ivy, I.Y., Imperial Yeomanry.
not ivyed. -ize, see -ise.
ivy*, pi. ivies*. I Zingari, cricket club.
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I NOTES
187
I NOTES
188
J. JAKOBUS
J., judge, judex (judge),
(after judge's name) Jus-
tice, (elec.) joule, all
proper names with this
initial ; it is not used in
the numeration of series ;
(Ger.)//jr (year) ; pron.
in Eng. dzh, Fr. zh, Ger.
y, Sp. h.
J, (math.) a Jacobian de-
terminant, (phys.) Joule's
' mechanical equivalent of
heat.
j (med. prescriptions), one.
/. (Yr.'), journal (newspaper).
/a (Ger.), yes ; pron. yah.
J.A., Judge-Advocate.
Jabalpur, use Jubbul-
pore.
Jablochkoff candle.
jabot* (Fr. dress, m.), a
shirt frill.
Jac., Jacobus (James).
jacana*, an aquatic bird,
o/jac-, jass-.
jacconet, use jaco-*.
Jacbt(Ger. f.), yacht (cap.).
jackanapes * (one word),
jackass*, a male ass.
Jacke(Ger. f.),jacket(cap.).
Jack-in-the-box* (hy-
phens).
Jack Ketch*, the hang-
man, not Ca-, Ki-.
Jackson ( T. J., or
" Stonewall"), 1824-63.
Jacob/ean*, of James I,
not -aean (see also -ian).
Jacob! (C. T.), 1853-,
writer on printing ;
(K. G. J.), 1804-51, Ger.
math., pron. ja'ko-be", in
Ger. yah-ko'be.
Jacob/ian* (math.) (see
also -ean).
Jacobin*, not -ine.
Jacobus, Lat. for James ;
abbr. Jac.
jaconet *, not jacc-.
Jacq. (bot.), J. F. Jacquin,
1766-1839 ; or N. J. Jac-
quin, 1727-1817.
Jacquard loom * (cap.).
Jacquemart (Jules),
1837-80, Fr. etcher.
Jacques Bonhomme,
good fellow James, pop-
ular name for Fr. peasant.
jacta est alea (Lat.), the
die is cast.
jactation*, boasting.
jactitation* (path.), rest-
less tossing of the body.
Jaeger clothing.
J.A.G., Judge-Advocate-
General.
Jagerl* (Ger. m.), hunts-
man, rifleman ; fern. ~in,
not Y- (cap.).
jag/gernaut, -anath, use
juggernaut*.
jaghire*, Ind. land tenure,
not -gheer, -geer, -gir.
Jahn (F. L.), 1778-1852,
"Turnvater" (father of
gymnastics).
Jahr\ (Ger. n.), year, pi. -e,
abbr. J. (not Ja-); -bitch,
n.year-book; -esbericht,
m. annual report (caps.).
/abrlich (Ger. adj.), annual.
Jahveh*, used by Bib.
critics for Jehovah*.
Jahvism*, religion of
Jahveh, not -vehism,
-veism, Yahwizm.
jail/*, -er*, preferred to
gaol/, -er.
Jaipur, Ind., not Jey-
pore.
Jakob, Ger. for Jacob,
James; pron. yah-.
Jakobstad, Finland.
Jakobstadt, Courland.
Jakobus (der Heilige)
(Ger.), St James.
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JAKUTSK JAUNE
Jakutsk, use Y-.
Jalal/abad, -pur, Ind.
Jalandhar, India, not
Jullundur.
jalloped (her.), wattled,
use jol-*.
jalousie*, external win-
dow shutter,
jam/*, to pack tightly, not
jamb; -med*, -ming*
(see also jamb).
Jam., Jamaica.
jama*, Ind. gown, not -ah,
jamma, -h.
jamadar, use je- *.
Jamaica*, abbr. Jam.
jamb*, a side post, as of
a door (see also jam).
jam bo n I (Fr. cook, m.), a
ham ; -neau, small ham.
James, abbr. J., or Jas.
Jamesone (G-eorge),
1588-1644, Sc. painter.
Jameson raid, S. Africa,
1895-6.
Jameson's whisky, not
Jamie-.
James's Day* (St.), 25
July (caps., apos.).
jamidar, use jema- *.
Jamieson (John), 1759-
1838, Sc. lexicographer
(see also James-).
jam satis (Lat.), enough
by this time.
Jan.*, January,
jane, a fabric, use jean*,
janizary*, Turk, soldier,
not -issary.
Jan Mayen, Arctic island.
Janotha (Nathalie),
1856-, pianist.
Janowski (D.), 1868-,
chess player.
Jansen (Cornelius\
1585-1638, founder of
the Jansenists.
Janssen (Cornelius),
1590-1665, painter;
(P. J. C.), 1824-, Fr. astr.
Janssens (Abraham),
1569-1631, Du. painter.
j anty, use j aunty *.
January*, abbr. Jan.*
Janvier (Fr. m.), January;
abbr. janv. (not cap.).
Jap*, a Japanese ;/>/. -s (no
point).
Japan*, abbr. Jap. ; native
name Nippon.
japan/*, -ned*, -ner*,
-ning* (not cap.\
Japanese/ *, abbr. Jap. ;
alphabet, has many
different characters, but
no explanation is here
possible ; paper,
hand-made in Japan with
vellum surface. Used for
proofs of etchings and
engravings.
japanize*, to make Japan-
ese, not -onize, -ise.
Japheth, son of Noah.
Jaques, in "As You Like
It"; pron. ja'quez.
jar/*, -red*, -ring*.
Jardin des Plantes,
Paris, bot. and zool.
gardens.
jardin&re* (Fr. f.), orna-
mental flower-pot.
jargon*, a mineral, not
-oon.
jargonelle*, a pear, not
-el (not ital.).
jargonize*, etc., to talk
jargon, not -ise.
jarl*, old Dan. chieftain,
not y- ; pron, yarl.
Jaroslav, Russ., use Y-.
jarrah*, mahogany gum-
tree.
jarvey/*, car-driver, not
-vie, -vy ; pi. -S.
Jarvie (Bailie Nicol), in
" Rob Roy."
Jas., James.
jasey *, a wig, not -sy, -zey,
Jashar (Book of), in
Revised Version, not -er.
Jasmin (Jacques), 1798-
1864, Gascon poet.
jasmine* (bot.), not -in,
jessamine, -in.
jaune* (Fr. m., and adj.),
yellow.
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JATTNPUE, JESS
Jaunpur, N.W. India.
jaunty*, o/jan-.
Jav., Javanese,
javelle water, a bleacher,
jaw-bone* (hyphen).
/a wohl (Ger.), quite so.
J.C., Julius Csesar, Juris-
consultus (jurisconsult),
Justice-Clerk.
J.-C. (Fr.), Je'sus-Christ
(Jesus 'Christ) (hyphen).
J.C.D., Juris Civilis Doctor
(Doctor of Civil Law).
J.D., Junior Deacon,
Dean, Jurum Doctor
(Doctor of Laws).
je (Fr.), I, not cap. except
' at beginning of sentence,
or after full stop.
Jeaffreson (J. Cordy),
1831-1901, writer.
jean*, a twilled cotton,
not jane ; pron. jane.
Jeanne/ d'Arc (Fr.), Joan
of Arc ; properly '
Dare.
Jean Potage, nickname
for a Frenchman.
Jeddah, Red Sea, use
Ji-.
jedenfalls (Ger.), in any
case.
Jeejeebhoy (Sir Jamset-
jee), 1783-1859, Indian
philanthropist.
Jefferies (Richard),
1848-87, naturalist.
Jeffrey(Lord), 1773-1850,
critic.
Jeffreys (George,
Baron), 1648-89, the
infamous judge ; (Miss
Ellis), actress.
Jeffries (Maud), actress.
Jehlam, Punjab, not
Jhelum.
je-ho, call to horses, use
gee-ho*.
Jehovah*, Bib. critics use
Jahveh*.
jehup, call to horses, use
gee-up*,
jejune*, uninteresting (not
ital.).
"Jekyll (Dr.) and Mr.
Hyde (Strange Case
of)," by R. L. Stevenson.
Jelalabad, Afghanistan,
not Jella-.
jelick* (Turk.), woman's
bodice, not jell-.
Jellalabad, use Jela-.
jellify*, to convert into
jelly, not -yfy.
jelly-fish* (hyphen).
jemadar* (Hind.), native
sepoy officer, not jama-,
jami- (not cap.).
Jem appes ( b attle of ) ,
1792 ; in Fr. Jemmapes.
Jena, Prussia ; pron. ya'na.
Je/ie/lser(Ger.) J inhabitant
of Jena (cap.).
jener (Ger. m.), that, that
one.
je ne sals] quo!* (Fr.), an
indescribable something ;
trop, I don't
exactly know.
Jenissei, use Yenisei.
Jenkin ( Fleeming) ,
1833-85, physicist.
jennet*, a Sp. horse, not
genit, gennet, -tt (see also
genet).
Jenseits (das) (Ger.), the
other world (cap.).
jeopardize*, o/-ise.
Jephthah, judge of Israel,
jequirity*, a shrub, not
-erity.
Jer., Jeremiah.
jeremiad*, a lamentation,
not -de.
Jerez, Spain, use Xeres.
jerfalcon, ws*ger-*.
Jeroboam*, wine-bottle
containing 10-12 quarts.
J6r6me Bonaparte, 1784
-1860, bro. of Napoleon I.
jerry-builder* (hyphen).
jerrymander, use g-*.
Jervaulx Abbey, Yorks,
pron. jar'vis.
Jervis, pron. jar'vis.
Jes., Jesus.
Jesaias, Ger. for Isaiah.
jess/% hawk strap ;/>/.-es*.
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JESSAMIN JOHN
jessamin/, -e, use jas-
mine*.
Jessopp (Rev. Augustus,
D.D.), 1824-, writer.
Jessor, Bengal.
Jesuits (Order of), So-
cietas Jesu (Society of
Jesus) ; abbr. S.J.
Jesus*, abbr. J., or Jes.
jet-black* (hyphen).
jet d'eau* (Fr. m.), jet of
water; pi. jets *.
jet6 (Fr. m.), a dance step.
(etee(Fr. f.), a jetty.
jetsam* (naut.), goods
thrown overboard, not
-som, -some, -son (see
also jettison).
jettison* (naut.), the act
of throwing goods over-
board (see also jetsam).
jetzt (Ger.), now.
/ei//* (Fr. m.), game, />/.-**;
de mains, a practical
joke ; demots*, a pun ;
d* esprit*, a witty
trifle ; de scene, or
de theatre, claptrap.
feune premier (Fr.), stage
lover.
jeunesse doree (Fr. f.),
gilded youth,
jewel/*, -led*, -ler*,
-lery* (two Ts).
jews 1 harp*, not Jew's ;
pi. jews* harps.
Jeypore,India,s* Jaipur.
/7iee/*(Ind.),apool, notjhil.
Jhelum, Punjab, use Jeh-
lam.
Jhind, Punjab, use Jind.
JHS, s*IHS*.
jib*,ofa horse, also a sail, not
jibb (see also gibe, gybe),
jibber, to chatter, use g-*.
jibe, see gibe, gybe, jib.
jiblet, useg-*.
Jiddah, Red Sea, not Je-.
jifiy *, a short time, not -ey.
jig-a-jog*, reiteration of
jerky movements, not
jickajog, jigjog.
jigger, W. Ind. insect, use
chigoe*.
jigjog, use jig-a-jog*.
jigot, see gigot.
Jill (Jack and), MS* Gill*.
jilliflower, use gilly-*.
jimcrack, use g-*.
Jind, Punjab, wo/Jh-.
Jingo/*, a blatant patriot;
pi. -es.
jinn*, spirit of Moham.
myth., not djinn, ginn.
jinricksha* (Jap.), a ve-
hicle, not jenny-, jinny-,
jinrickshaw, -rickisha,
-ksha.
jiu-jitsu, Jap. phys. culture.
JJ., justices.
Jno., should not be used
for John.
Joao, Port, for John.
Joannes, use johan-*.
job (typ.), any work which
makes less than one sheet.
jobbing work (typ.), all
except book and news-
paper work.
jobmaster* (one word).
"Jock o' Hazeldean,"
by Sir W. Scott.
jodel, use y-*.
Jodhpur, Rajpootana.
jog-trot*, without haste,
not job-, jock-, jogg-.
Johann, Ger. for John ;
abbr. Joh.
Johannean,of the Apostle
John, use Johannine*.
Johannes*, Port, coin, not
joa- ; abbr. joe.
Johannesburg, S. Africa.
Johannisberg, Prussia.
Johannisberger*, Rhine
wine, not-berg (not ita!.,.
Johannisfest (Ger.), St.
John's (Midsummer) Day.
John*, abbr. J. : Jno.
should not be used.
John Dory*, a fish, not
ey.
Johnny Crapaud, nick-
name for a Frenchman.
John o* Groat's House,
Caithness.
John-o'-th'-Tops, a town
in Lanes (hyphens).
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JOHNS JTTEZ
Johns HopkinsUniver-
sity, U.S.A., not John
(no apos.).
Johnson (Samuel), 1709-
84, wrote Dictionary,
first edition 1755 (see also
Jonson).
Johnsonese*, a stilted
style, not Jon-.
Johnstone, pron. john/son.
John the Baptist (caps.).
joint, in Fr. cook. m. rdt,
pi. -s.
)int st
joint stock*, joint capital,
etc.,, but hyphen usual
when used as adjective.
Jokai (Maurus), 1825-
1894, Hun. writer.
jolloped* (her.), wattled,
not ja-.
Jon., Jonathan.
Jonkoping, town in Sw.
jonquil*, a narcissus (not
ital.); in Fr. f. jonquille.
Jonson (Benjamin
"Ben"), 1573-1637,
dramatist (see also John-
son).
Jonsonese, use John-*.
Jordaens (Jakob), 1593-
1678, Du. painter.
Jorge, Sp. for George.
" Jorrocks's Jaunts," by
R. S. Surtees.
jorum*, a large drinking
vessel or its contents, not
-am.
Jos., Joseph.
Josephine, first wife of
Napoleon.
Josh., Joshua,
jostl/e*, to push ; -er*,
-ing*, HO/JU-.
jot/*, -ted, -ting*,
joule* (physics), unit of
work ; abbr. J.
jour., journal, journey,
-man.
lour] (Fr. m.), day, abbr./r. ;
de fete, a festival ; de
l f an f New Year's Day;
des morts, All Saints'
Day, i Nov. ; ma/gre,
a fast day; a , open
work ; au /our, by day-
light.
journal, abbr. jour.
journjal (Fr. m.), //. -a ux,
newspaper, abbr. /. 'Jour-
nal intime, a private
diary.
journalize*, to keep a
journal, not -ise.
" Journal Offioiel," the
Fr. "Gazette" (caps.).
journey/,-man,abbr.jour.
joust, often used for just*.
/owari*, Indian millet, not
the many variations.
jowl*, notjole.
J.P.*, Justice of the Peace,
(law) corruption for "in
person."
J.K., Jacobus Rex (King
James).
jr., junior, use jun.
jr. (Fr.), /our (day).
Juan, Sp. for John.
Jubbulpore, not Jabalpur.
Juchten (Ger. m. or n.),
russia leather (cap.).
juck*, a partridge call, not
juke.
J.U.D., Juris utriusque
Doctor (Doctor of both
civil and canon law).
Jud., Judith.
jud., judicial.
judaize*, to make Jewish.
Judean, of Judea, not -ean.
Judendeutsch (Ger. n.),
Yiddish ; Judenhetze,
Jew-baiting.
/ir<fex(Lat.), judge ; abbr. J.
Judge/, abbr. J. ; -Ad-
vocate/, abbr. J.A. ;
- General, abbr.
J.A.G. (caps., hyphens).
Judges (Old Test.), not
to be abbreviated,
judgment, not judger.
Judgment Day (caps.).
judicial/, abbr. jud. ;
-ize*, to treat judicially.
Indicium Dei (Lat.),
judgment of God.
Judith, abbr. J., or Jud.
.), judge;//, -ces.
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JUG JTJSTICIAR
jug/*, -ged*, -ging*.
jugel de paix (Fr. m.),
justice of the peace ;
d* instruction, examin-
ing magistrate.
juggernaut*, not jagg-,
jagannath, jagnath (not
ital.).
jugular* vein.
juillet (Fr. m.), July (not
cap.).
juin (Fr. m.), June (not
cap.).
juke, use juck*.
julep*, a drink, not -ap, -eb.
Julian/, "the Apostate,"
331-63; Alps, E.
Switz.
Julien(S.A.), 1799-1873,
Fr. Chinese scholar.
Julien (Saint-), a claret
(hyphen).
julienne* (Fr. f.), a thin
soup, also a pear.
Jullien (Louis Antoine),
1812-60, mus. conductor.
Jullundur, use Jalan-
dhar.
July, not to be abbrevi-
ated.
jumbal*, a sweet cake, not
-ble (not ital.).
jumelle* (Fr. f. pi.),
opera- glass.
Jun., Junius.
jun.*, junior.
junctim, compromise be-
tween Austrian political
parties.
junction, abbr. June.
June, not to be abbreviated.
Junge (Ger. m.), boy, ap-
prentice ; Jiinger, dis-
ciple ; Jungling, young
man (cap.).
junior, abbr. jun.*, not
jnr., jr., junr. ; J. Smith,
jun., Esq., not Esq., jun.
Junker* (Ger. m.), a young
squire or noble (cap.).
junket/*, -ed, -ing*.
junta* (It., Sp.), an
assembly (not ital.).
Junto, the Whig chiefs in
reigns of William and
Anne,
junto*, a club or assembly
(not ital.X
jupe* (Fr. dress, f.), jupon*
(m.), a skirt or petticoat.
Jurassic* (cap., not ital.).
jurel divino* (Lat.), by
divine right ; humano,
by^iuman law.
Juris utr/usque Doctor
(Lat.), Doctor of both
civil and canon law ; abbr.
J.U.D.
jurisp., jurisprudence.
jus (Fr. cook, m.), gravy.
jus] canonicum (Lat.),
canon law; civile,
civil ; divinum,
divine ; gentium,
law of nations ; gladii,
the right of the sword.
jusjurandum, an oath.
/usj mariti (Lat.), right of
husband to wife's pro-
perty ; naturae, law
of nature.
jusqu'a (Fr.), to, until.
/usque Ib (Fr.), so far.
jus relictas (Lat.), right of
the widow.
Jussieu (Adrien de),
1797-1853, bot., abbr.
Juss. ; (Ant Dine
Laurent de), 1748-
1836, bot.
Just., Justinian,
just/*, a knightly combat ;
-er*, -ing* ; but joust
often used.
juste milieu (Fr. m.), the
golden mean.
Justice, a judge ; abbr.
J., pi JJ.
Justice- Clerk* (Lord),
second highest Sc. judge
(caps.); abbr. J.C.
Justice - General *
(Lord), highest Sc. judge
(caps.).
Justice of the Peacs,
abbr. J.P.*
justiciar/*, -y*, a judge,
not -er, -itiar (not ital.).
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Justiciary (High Court
of)*, supreme Sc. criminal
court.
Justierung (Ger. typ.),
justification.
justification* (typ.), the
even and equal spacing
of words and lines to
a given measure.
justify* (typ.), to space
out properly a line of
type in the compos-
ing stick ; so to adjust
types of smaller and
JUSTICIARY J'Y
larger bodies that they
exactly range.
Justinian, abbr. Just,
just/itiar, use -iciar*.
Justiz (Ger. f.), justice,
justle, s*jos-*.
justoj tempore (Lat.), at
the right time ; titulo,
lawfully.
jut/*, -ted, -ting*,
juvenescen/ce*, -t.
J'y suis etj'y reste (Fr.),
here I am and here I
stay.
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K. KABLOWITZ
K., king, -s, the tenth in
a series, all proper names
with this initial, (assay-
ing) carat.
K (astr.), the solar constant,
(chem.) kalium (potas-
sium), (chess) king, (elec.)
capacity.
k. (meteor.), cumulus.
k* (astr.), Gauss's constant
(ital.).
K.A. (Russ.), Knight of
St. Andrew.
Kaaba, the most sacred
shrine at Mecca, use C-.
kaan, use khan*.
kaava, use kava*.
kabbala, use c- *.
Kabul, Afghan., not C-.
kadi, Oriental judge, use
cadi*.
Kafir*, not Kaff-, Caffre.
kaftan, use c- *.
kaiak, kaik, use caique *.
kail, see kale*.
kaiman, use cay-*.
kainozoic, use c- *.
Kaiser* (Ger. m.), em-
peror ;p ron. ky / zr(cap., not
ital.) (see also Qaisar).
kakemono* (Jap.), a
wall-picture.
kale/*, the cabbage genus;
yard*, a cabbage gar-
den, kail-yaird only in
strict Scotch.
kaleidoscop/e*, -ic*.
kalend/se, -ar, -s, use c-*.
"Kalevala", national epic
of Finland, not wala.
kali/f; -ph, use caliph*.
kalium (Lat.), potassium ;
symbol K.
kalmia* (bot.), not c-.
Kalmucks, o/-muks, C-.
kamarband, use cum-
merbund*.
Kamboja, use Cam-
bodia.
Kamchadale, inhab. of
Kamchatka.
Kamchatka, E. Siberia,
not Kams-, -mtchatka,
-mtschatka.
Kamerun, German Africa,
not Cameroons.
Kamschatka, use
Kamch-.
kamsin, use kh- *.
K.A.N. (Russ.), Knight of
St. Alexander Nevskoi.
Kan., Kansas (off. abbr.).
Kanaka*, a Hawaiian, not
-acka, -aker, -ak, Canaker.
Kanara, Bombay, not C-.
kanaster, a tobacco, use
c-*.
Kandahar, not C-.
Kanon (Ger. typ. m.), a 36-
point type ; Gross , a
40-point type.
Kans/as, off. abbr. Kan. ;
adj. -an.
Kant (Immanuel), 1724-
1804, Ger. philosopher.
Kapitalchen (Ger. typ. n.),
small capitals (cap.).
Kapitel (Ger. n.), chap-
ter (cap.).
kapp*, a magnetic unit.
Kapurthala, Punjab.
K.A.B., King's African
Rifles.
Karachi, use Kurrachee.
Karakoram Mts., Tibet,
not -um.
karat, use c-*.
karil (Fr. cook.), curry (not
cap.) ; a Findienne,
Indian curry (not cap. /)
(see also karri, kauri),
karkee, use khaki *.
Karlovingian, use C-*.
Karlowitz, ws<? Carlovitz.
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KARLSBAD KEEP
Karls/bad,-krona,-ruhe,
etc., notC-.
karma* (Budd.), destiny,
not -an.
Karnatic, not C-.
Karpathian Mts., not C-.
karri*, Austral, blue gum-
tree, not kari (s^ also
kari, kauri).
karsimer, use cassi-
mere*.
Kartoum, use Kh-.
Kashmer, India, not C-.
Kassel, Germany, not C-.
katalytic, use c-*.
Kathay, use C-.
Kathiawar, Bombay, not
Kattywar.
kathode, use c-*.
kation, use c-*.
ka-tou, use kotow*.
katsup, see ketchup.
Kauffmann (Angelica),
1741-1807, painter.
Kaufmann (C. von),
1818-82, Russ. General.
kauri*, N. Zealand con-
iferous tree, etc., not
cowdi, -ri, -ry, kourie,
kowrie (not ital.) (see also
cowrie, kari, karri).
kava*, Polynesian in-
toxicant, not ava, cava,
kaava, kawa.
kavass*, Turkish police
officer, not cavash, -ass,
kawass, kouas, kervas.
kayak/*, Eskimo canoe,
not -iak, -jak, -yack, kiak,
kyack ; -er*, -ing*.
Kazan, E. Russia, not Kas-.
K.B., King's Bench,
Knight Bachelor; K.B.A.
(Port.), Knight of St.
Benedict of Avis; K.B.E.
(Russ. ), ditto Black Eagle.
K.C., King's College,
Counsel, (Turk.) Knight
of the Crescent ; K.C.B.*,
Knight Commander of
the Bath ; K.C.C.
(Belgium and Congo Free
State), ditto (Order of the)
Crown ; K.C.H., ditto
Hanoverian Guelphic
Order; K.C.I.E., ditto
Indian Empire ; K.C.L.,
King's College, London ;
K.C.M.G., Knight Com-
mander of (the Order of)
St. Michael and St.
George ; K.C.S., Knight
of Charles III of Spain ;
K.C.S.I., Knight Com-
mander of the Star of
India; K.C.V.O., ditto
Royal Victorian Order.
K.D.G., King's Dragoon
Guards.
K.E. (Den.), Knight of
the Elephant.
Kead mile ailt e r omhat,
use C- .
Kean (Charles John),
1811-68 ; (Edmund),
1787-1833, actors (see also
Keene).
Keane (Lord John),
1781-1844, General.
" Kearsarge," Amer. ship;
pron. keer'sarj (g soft).
Keb. Coll., Keble College,
Oxford.
keblah, use kl-*.
kedgeree* (cook.), a dish
of rice, fish, etc., not the
many variations (not ital.).
Kedleston, Derby; pron.
kel'sn.
Kedron, Jerusalem, use
Ki-.
keelhaul*, not -hawl (one
word).
keelson, use kelson*.
Keene (Prof. Charles
Haines), 1847-, writer ;
(Charles Samuel),
1823-91, black and white
artist ; (Henry
George), 1781-1864,
writer (see also Kean).
keep/ down (typ.), to use
caps, sparingly ; in, to
set type closely, so as to
take little space ; out,
reverse ditto.
keepsake* (one word).
keep standing (typ.), the
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KEEP K.F.M.
type not to be distributed
pending possible reprint-
ing ; keep up, to keep
standing, also to use caps.
freely.
keerie, use kerrie *.
kefflyeh*, Bedouin Arab
head-dress, not the many
variations.
Keighley, Yorks ; pron.
keeth'lfi.
Keightley (Thomas),
1789-1872, writer.
Keim (Theodor), 1825-
78, Ger. theologian.
Kekul6 (P. A.), 1829-96,
chemist.
kell/eck, -ick (naut.), use
killick*.
Kellnerj (Ger.), fern, -in,
waiter (cap.).
Kelly's Directories.
Kelmscott Press, 1890-8,
founded by W. Morris,
kelpie*, a water-spirit,
not -y.
Kelsale, Suffolk.
Kelsall, Cheshire,
kelson* (naut.), inboard
keel, not keel-.
Kelt/, -ic, -icism, use
C-*.
kelter*, good condition; in
Amer. kilter*.
Kempis (Thomas a),
i379- T 47i> writer.
Kenia (Mount), E. Afr.,
not -ya.
Kenmare, Kerry.
Kenmore, Perth.
Kennard (Sir C. A. P.),
1885- (see also Kin-
naird, KynnaiixD.
Kennaway (Sir John).
kennel/*, -led*, -ling*, not
-eled, -eling.
Kenney (James), 1780-
1849, ^ r ' dramatist.
Kennoway, Fife.
Kent's Bank, Lanes
(apos.).
Kentucky, offic. abbr. Ky.
Ken wigs (Morleena), in
" Nicholas Nickleby."
kephalic/, -al, use c-*.
kepi* (Fr. m.), military
cap.
Kepler (Johann), 1571-
1630, astr., not Kepp-.
keramic, etc., use c-*.
kerb/, -stone, not ki-, more
usual than curb/*.
Kerguelen Island.
kermis* (Arab.), a fair or
entertainment, not -ess,
kirmess (see also ku-
miss).
kern* (typ.), the part of
a metal type projecting
beyond the body, as the
curled tail of /; also to
furnish with a kern
(O.E.D.).
kerned* (typ.), said of a
type which has any part
of the face projecting
beyond the body.
kernell/ed*, -y *, not -eled,
-ely.
kerrie* (S. Afr.), a knobbed
stick, not -y, keerie.
kerseymere, use cassi-*.
Kertch, Odessa.
ketch* (naut.), a two-
masted vessel.
Ketch (Jack)*, the hang-
man, not Ca-, Ki-.
ketchup *, more usual than
catchup*.
kettledrum* (one word).
Keuper* (geol.), pron.
koi'pr (cap., not ital.).
key, a wharf, use
quay*.
keyboard* (mus.,etc.)(one
word).
key-bugle* (hyphen).
keyhole* (one word).
key-note* (hyphen).
Keys (House of), Isle of
Man (caps.); abbr. H.K.
keystone* (one word).
Key West, Florida (two
words).
K.P. (Sp.), Knight of Fer-
dinand ; K.P.M. (Sicily),
ditto St. Ferdinand and
Merit.
K.G. KILOMETRE
K.G.*, Knight of the (Order
of the) Garter; kg.*,
kilogram ; K.G.C.
(U.S.A.), Knight of the
Golden Circle, ditto
Grand Cross; K.G.E.
(Ger.), ditto Golden
Eagle ; K.G.F. (Aus.,
Sp.), ditto Golden Fleece;
kgl. (Ger.), koniglich\, -e,
-er, -es (royal) ; K.G.V.
(Sw.), Knight of Gustavus
Vasa.
K.H.*, Knight of (the
Guelphs of) Hanover.
Khaiber Pass, Afghan,
khaki*, not -kee, kaki,
karkee, kharkie.
khal/eefate, -ifat, use
caliphate *.
khalif/, -a, use caliph*,
khamsin*, Egyptian hot
wind, not ka-, -seen.
khan*, not chan, kaan.
Khartoum, not Kartum.
Khayyam (Omar),
io5o?-ii22, Pers. poet.
K.H.C., Honorary Chaplain
to the King,
khedival*, of the khedive,
not -ial.
khedivate *, government
of khedive, not -iate.
khediv/e *, fern, -a*, ruler
of Egypt (not cap.).
khidmutgar* (Ind.), a
male waiter, not the many
variations.
K.H.P., Honorary Physi-
cian to the King.
K.H.S., Honorary Surgeon
to the King.
Khyber Pass, use Khai-.
kiak, use kayak *.
kiblah*, the point to which
Mohammedans turn in
prayer, not ke-.
kick-off* (foot.) (hyphen).
kickshaw*, a trifle (one
word).
kidmutgar, use khid- *.
kidnap/*, -ped*, -per*,
-ping*, not -aped, etc.
kidney bean* (two words).
Kidron, Jerusalem, not Ke-.
Kieff, S.E. Russia, use
Kiev.
Kielland (A. L.), 1849-,
Norwegian writer.
Kierkegaard (Soren
Aaby), 1813-55, Danish
writer.
Kieseritzki gambit,
chess opening, not Keis-.
Kiev, S.E. Russia, not -eff,
-ew.
ML, kilderkin.
Kilauea, volcano in
Hawaii, not -aua.
kilerg*( physics), measure
of work (not ital.).
Kilima-Njaro (Mount),
E. Afr. (two caps., hy-
phen).
Killala, Mayo, also Bp. of.
Killaloe, Clare, also Bp. of.
Killaloo, Londonderry.
Killea, Londonderry.
Killeagh, Cork.
Killen, Ross-shire.
Killianwala, use Chili-
anwallah.
killick*, a stone used as
anchor, not -ock, kelleck,
-ick.
Killiecrankie, Perth.
Killin, Perth.
Killylea, Armagh.
Killyleigh, Down.
"Kilmansegg (Miss),"
by T. Hood, 1828, not -eg.
kilogram*, 2-205 Ib.
nearly ; off. spelling in
Acts of Parliament, and
by Board of Trade, not
-mme ; abbr. kg.*, or
kilo* (no point),
kilogrammetre* (phys.),
measure of work (one
word, not ital.).
kilolitre*, not -er, 1000
litres (not ital.); abbr.
kilometre*, not-er, 1093-6
yards, nearly five-eighths
of a mile (not ital.) ; in
Fr. kilometre ; abbr.
Km. (not kilo).
KILOMETEIC KIT'S
kilometric*, of a kilo-
metre (not ital.).
kilowatt* (elec,), 1000
watts (not ital.) ; abbr. kw.
kilowatt - hour (elec.),
abbr. B.T.U. (Board of
Trade Unit).
kilter* (Amer.), good con-
dition ; in Eng. ke-*.
kimbo (a-)* (hyphen).
Kimeridgian * (geol.)
(cap.).
Kimric, Welsh, use
Cym-*.
kinsBsthesis *, the sense
of muscular effort, not
kine-, -ia.
Kincardine-O ' Neil,
Aberdeen (hyphen, three
caps.).
kindergarten/*, a school
(not ital., not cap.) ; -er*,
its teacher.
kinematograph, not c-.
King/, -s, abbr. K.;
(typ.) print as Edward
VII, or the Seventh, not
the VII ; Charles's
spaniel* (two caps.).
King Cross, Halifax.
kingd., kingdom.
kingfisher* (one word).
King-of-Arms*, not at-
(hyphens).
King of Glory, as Deity
(caps.).
Kingsale (Baron) (**
also Kinsale).
King's Bench*, abbr.
K.B. (apos.).
Kingsborough (Vis-
count).
Kin gsburgh (Lord), Lord
Justice-Clerk of Scot-
land.
King's/ College, abbr.
K.C.; Counsel, K.C.;
County; Cross,
London; evil*, scrof-
ula (apos.).
King's/ Langley, Herts ;
Lynn, Norfolk (apos.).
Kingsteignton, Devon
(one word,.
Kingston, Jamaica, New
York, Ontario.
Kingstone, Dorset, Here-
ford, Kent, Stafford.
Kingston/-on-Hull ;
-on-Thames (hyphens).
Kingstown, Dublin.
Kington, Hereford.
Kinloss (Baroness).
Kinnaird (Baron) (see also
Kennard, Kynnaird).
Kinnear (Baron).
Kinnoull (Earl of).
Kinross (Baron).
Kinross-shire (hyphen\
Kinsale, Co. Cork (see a/so
Kingsale).
Kintyre, Argyl, not Can-
tire.
kiosk * (not ital.).
Kioto, Japan, use Kyoto.
kirb/, -stone, use ke-.
Kirkaldy, testing ex-
perts.
Kirk Braddan, I.O.M.,
not -on.
Kirkcaldy, Fife.
Kirkcudbright, pron. kir-
koo'bre.
Kirkmichael, Ayr, Penh
(one wordX
Kirk Michael, I.O.M.
(two words).
Kirk Newton, Northum-
berland (two words).
Kirknewton, Midlothian
(one word).
kirk-session*, the lowest
Presbyterian court (hy-
phen).
Kirschwasser *, a cherry
liqueur, not kirschen-.
kismet* (Turk.), fate, not
-at, -ut.
kit-cat*, a portrait 36 x
28 in., not -kat.
kitchen-garden/*, -er*,
-ing*; kitchen-maid*
(hyphens).
kitmutgar, use kbid- *.
Kit's Coity House,
Aylesford, Kent, a dol-
men, not Coty ,
Cotty .
KIWI KOHLER
kiwi* (N. Zealand), the
apteryx, not kivi, kiwi-
kiwi ; pron. ky'wd.
K.J., Knight of St. Jo-
achim.
Kjobenhavn, Dan. for
Copenhagen.
k.k. (Ger.), kaiserlich-
kont'glichj, -e, -er, -es
(imperial-royal).
K.K.K., Ku - Klux -
Klan.
K.L. (Aus., Belg.), Knight
of Leopold ; kl., kilolitre ;
A7. (Ger.), A7ss* (class);
K.L.A., Knight of Leo-
pold of Austria ; K.L.B.,
ditto Belgium.
kleistogamous, use o-*.
klepsydra, use c-*.
kleptomania*, not c-.
K.L.H. (Fr.), Knight of
the Legion of Honour.
klinometer, use c- *.
Klondike, Yukon, Canada,
not -yke.
K.M., Knight of Malta; "Km.,
kilometre ; K.Mess.,
King's Messenger ;
K.M.H., Knight of Merit
of Holstein ; K.M. J.
(Bavaria), Kn ight of Maxi-
milian Joseph ; K.M.T.
(Aus.), ditto Maria The-
resa.
knee-cap*, the patella
(hyphen).
kneel/*, -ed*, -ing*.
Kneipp's (Father) water-
cure.
knick-knack* (hyphen),
not nicknack.
knight, abbr. K.*, or Kt. *
(see also K./A., _ A.N.,
of L., p.,_ R.C.,
R.E., S., S.J.,
T., -W., W.E.).
Knightbridge, Cam-
bridge professorship, not
Knights-.
knight-errant*, pi.
knights-errant * (hy-
phen).
Knightsbridge, London.
Knights/ of Labour
(U.S.A.), Amer. trade
union, abbr. K. of Ii. ;
of Pythias, U.S.A. be-
nevolent soc., abbr. K.P.,
orK. Of P.
knit/*, -ted*, -ting*.
knitting-needle* (hy-
phen).
knobby*, knob-shaped.
knobkerrie* (S. Afr.,
Austral.), a knobbed stick,
not -keerie, -kerry (not
ital.).
knock/-about (theat.) ;
-down*, adj. ; knee/ *,
-d* ; out* (hyphens).
Knollys, pron. nolz.
knot/*, -ted*, -ting*.
knot* (naut.), a speed per
hour, not a distance ;
hence knot an hourerron.
Knowl, Yorks.
Knowle, Glos, Warwick.
knowledgeable*.
K.W.S. (Sw.), Knight of
the (Royal) North Star.
knur/*, a knot; and
spell, a game, not n-, -rr.
knurl*, a small projection,
not nurl.
Knut, use Cnut.
K.O.B., King's Own Bor-
derers.
Koch (Karl), 1809-79,
botanist; (Robert),
1843-, bacteriologist.
Kock (Charles Paul de),
1794-1871, writer;
(Henri de), 1821-92,
writer.
Kodaikanal Observa-
tory, India.
K. of L. (U.S.A.), Knights
of Labour ; K. of P.,
of Pythias (U.S.A. bene-
volent society).
Koh-i-noor* diamond,
not -nur, -nur (hyphens).
Kohler (Reinhold),
1830-92, writer.
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KOHLRABI K.S.F.
kohlrabi*, a turnip-cab-
bage (one word).
Kolhapur, India, not
Kola-.
Kolliker (R. A.), 1817-,
histologist.
Koln, Ger. for Cologne.
Kolon (Ger. typ. n.), colon
(cap.).
Kolumnenltitel (Ger.
typ. m.), running title ;
-z//fer(f.), folio (cap.).
Komma (Ger. typ. n.),
comma (cap.).
Koniggratz, Bohemia, not
-igsgratz.
Konigsberg, E. Prussia.
Konzertl, -meister (Ger.
m.), -stuck (n.), not
Cone-.
koodoo*, S. Afr. antelope,
not kudu (not ital.).
koomiss, ws^ku-*.
Koords, use Kurds.
kopeck, use c-*.
Kopfzeile (Ger. typ. f.),
head-line.
kopje* (S. Afr.), a small
hill, not -pjie, -ppie,
-ppje ; pron. kSp'e 1 .
koprolit/e, -h, use c-*.
Koran *, Mohammedan
sacred book.
koran*, S. Afr. bustard.
Korea/, -n, not C-.
Korrekt}or (Ger. typ. m.),
corrector of the press ;
-ur (f.), a proof (caps.).
K.O.S.B., King's Own
Scottish Borderers.
kosher*, food prepared
according to the Jewish
law, not coshar, -er, ko-
scher.
kotow/*, a Chinese obeis-
ance ; -ing*, -ism*, not
the many variations.
koumiss, use ku-*.
kowrie, use kauri*.
kow-tow, use kotow *.
K.O.Y.L.I., King's Own
Yorkshire Light Infan-
try.
K.P.*, Knight of (the Order
of) St. Patrick ; (U.S.A.),
Knights of Pythias.
Kr, krypton,
kr., kreuzer.
kraal* (Afr.), village, or
enclosure.
Krafft (Peter), 1780-1856,
painter.
Krakatoa (Mount),
Straits of Sunda, not -au.
Krakow,Poland, o/Crac-.
Krapotkine (Prince
Peter), 1842-, writer, not
Kro-, -in.
K.R.C., Knight of the Red
Cross ; K.R.E., ditto
Red Eagle,
kreese, use c- *.
Krefeld, Germany, offic.
K-, usually C-.
Krehbiel (H. E.), 1854-,
writer on music.
Kremlin, Moscow citadel.
kremlin*, any Russ. cita-
del (not cap.).
kreosote, use c-*.
kreuzer*, Aus. and Ger.
coin, one-fifth penny ;
abbr. kr. ; pron. kroi'tzr.
Kriegs minister (Ger. m.),
Minister of War (cap,,
one word).
Kriegspiel* (Ger. n.), the
war game.
kris, use creese*,
kromesquis, use c-.
Krone/*, Aus. silver coin,
rod. Eng., Ger. gold coin,
ros. Eng. ; pi. -n.
Kroo*, W. Afr. negro, not
-ou, -u (not ital.).
Kropotkine (Prince),
use Kra-.
K.R.R., King's Royal
Rifles; K.R.R.C., ditto
Rifle Corps.
Kru, use Kroo*.
Krupp, Essen, Germany.
krypton*, not c-; symbol
Kr.
K.S., King's Scholar,
(Sw.) Knight of the
Sword ; K.S.A. (Russ.),
ditto of St. Anne; K.S.F.
K.S.F.M. KYRLE
(Sp.), ditto San Fernando;
K.S.F.M. (Naples), ditto
St. Ferdinand and Merit ;
K.S.G. (Russ.), ditto
St. George ; K.S.H. (Ba-
varia), ditto St. Hubert.
kshatriya* (Ind.), one of
the four great castes, not
-tri, -ttriya.
K.S.J. (Naples), Knight of
St. Januarius ; K.S.L.
(Pers.), ditto the Sun
and Lion ; K.Soc., Ka-
mashastra Society ;
K.S.P., Knight of St.
Stanislaus of Poland ;
K.S.S. (Brazil), ditto
Southern Star, ditto
Sword of Sweden ;
K.S.V. (Russ.), ditto
St. Vladimir.
K.T.*, Knight of the (Order
of the) Thistle, Tem-
plar ; Kt.*, knight ; Kt.
Bach., Knight Bachelor;
K.r.X. (Gr.), kai ta loipa
(and the rest, or etc.);
K.T.S. (Port.), Knight
of the Tower and Sword.
Kuch Behar, India, not
Coo .
kudos* (Gr.), renown (not
ital.).
kudu, use koodoo*.
Kufic, use C- *.
Ku-Klux-Klan*, a
U.S.A. secret society (not
ital.); abbr. K.K.K.
kukri* (Ind.), a curved
knife, not the many varia-
tions.
Kulturkampf der
Menschbeit(Ger.)i con-
flict against ignorance and
obscurantism.
Kumassi, Ashanti, not
-asi, Coo-, Koo-, -ie.
kumiss*, a preparation of
mares' milk, not the many
variations.
kiimmel*, a liqueur.
kummerbund, use c- *.
kupfernickel* (mineral.)
(one^ not cap.).
kupfferite* (mineral. ) (two
/*
Ku
ur (Ger. f.), cure (cap.).
Kurds, of Kurdistan, not
Koo-.
kuriologic/, -al, use c-*.
Kurrachee, not Karachi.
Kursaal* (Ger. m.), a hall
(ital., cap.).
Kursivschrift (Ger.typ.f. ),
italic type.
Kutch, kutch,sC-, c-*.
Kuyp, use C-.
kvass* (Russ.), rye beer.
K.W. (Netherlands),
Knight of William; kw.
(elec.), kilowatt; K.W.E.
(Poland), Knight of the
White Eagle.
Ky., Kentucky (offic.
abbr.).
Kymric, use C- *.
Kynnaird (Viscount)
(see also Kennard, Kin-
naird).
Kyoto, Japan, not Ki-.
Kyrie eleison* (eccles.),
" Lord, have mercy " ;
abbr. Kyrie, not elee"-
son.
Kyrie (John), 1637-1724,
"the Man of Ross."
K NOTES
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K NOTES
L. LACY
L., Lady, Lake, Latin,
Liberal, licentiate, the
eleventh in a series, all
proper names with this
initial, (after titles) Lon-
don, (hot.) Linnaeus, (Fr.)
livre (pound), (It.) lir\a, -e
(tenpence), (Lat.) liber (a
book), locus (place),
(theat.) left (from actor's
point of view).
Ii. or , the form to be
used and placed before
figures, as ^50. If /.
ordered, to be placed after,
as so/, (see also punc-
tuation, XXI, 3).
L, fifty, fiftieth, (elec.)
symbol for inductance,
tabular logarithm (not
ital., no point).
1., league, length, line,
link, litre, (Ger.) lies
(read), (naut.) light-
ning.
L.A., law agent, Legisla-
tive Assembly, Literate
in Arts.
La, lanthanum (no point).
La., Louisiana, U.S.A.
;offic. abbr.).
//a. (Fr.), lettre cFavis (letter
of advice).
laager* (S. Afr.), a tem-
porary camp, not lag-.
Lab., Labrador.
label/*, -led*, -ling*.
labium* (Lat.), a lip; //.
-a*.
Lablache (Luigi), 1794-
1858, singer (one word).
Labor Day (Amer.),
first Monday in Sept,
not Labour (caps.).
lab/our*, -orious*.
Labourers Act (caps., no
apos.).
Labrador, abbr. Lab.
labrjum* (Lat.), lip of a
jug, etc. ; pi. -a*.
La Bruyere (J. de),
1645-96, Fr. writer.
labyrinth/*, -ian*, -ic*,
-ine*.
L.A.C., Licentiate of the
Apothecaries' Company,
London Athletic Club.
lac/*, a resin ; (Ang.-Ind.)
100,000, not -ck, -kh
(not ital.) ; of rupees
(typ.), pointing above one
lac is with a comma after
the number of lacs : thus
25,87,000 is 25 lacs, 87
thousand rupees.
Laccadive Islands, off
Madras.
LacSpede (B. G. E. de
la V., comte), 1756-
1825, naturalist.
Lachaise (Pere), Paris
cemetery (two words).
lache (Fr.), lax, cowardly
(ital.).
laches*, negligence (not
ital.).
Lachryma Christi*, a
red wine.
lachrym/al*, -atory*,
-ose *, not lacri-, lacry-.
lackadaisical * (not ital.).
lacker, use lacquer *.
lackey*, a footman, not
-quey.
laconic* (not cap.).
L.A.C.P., London Associa-
tion of Correctors of the
Press (33 Chancery Lane,
London, W.C.).
lacquer*, etc., not lacker.
lacrimal, use lachry-*.
La Crohss, town, U.S.A.
lacrosse*, ball game (one
word, not ital.).
lacun/a *,/>/. -as * (not ital.).
lacy *, lace-like, not -ey.
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LADIES* LAMAKQUE
ladies* cards, 3^2 x aVa
in.
" Ladies'/ Field," news-
paper ; Gallery*,
House of Commons ;
Mile, Hyde Park, Lon-
don (see also Lady's).
ladies' school*.
Lady, abbr. L.
Lady (Our) (R.C.C.)
(caps.).
lady/ -bird*, cow*, in-
sect (hyphens).
Lady Day/, 25 March
(two words, caps.) ;
in Harvest, 15 Aug.
Lady Dedlock, in " Bleak
House," not Dead-.
lady-in-waiting* (hy-
phens).
ladylike* (one word).
"Lady of Shalott," by
Tennyson, 1832.
lady's maid*, pi. ladies'
maids (no hyphen).
" Lady's/ Pictorial," "
Realm," newspapers
(see also Ladies').
IfiBmmergeyer, use la-*.
Isesa majestas (Lat.),
lese-majesty.
Laetare Sunday, fourth
in Lent.
lasva (Lat.), left.
leevo-*, the prefix, not le-.
Lafayette College,
U.S.A. (one word).
Laffitte (Chateau-), a
claret (hyphen); (Jac-
ques), 1767-1844, French
statesman ; not Lafi-, -ite
(one word).
La Fontaine (Jean de),
1621-95, Fr. writer (two
words).
lager beer* (two words,
not ital.).
lagoon*, not-une.
Lagrange (J.L., comte),
1736-1813, math.
Lagthing, Upper House of
Norwegian Parliament.
La Guaira, S. Amer., not
-yra.
L.A.H., Licentiate of
Apothecaries' Hall.
La Hague (Cape), N.W.
France.
la haute politique (Fr.),
State politics.
La Haye (Fr.),The Hague,
Holland.
La Hogue, a roadstead,
N.W. France.
Lahore, India, not -or.
laicize*, to secularize, not
-ise.
laid paper*, that which
when held up to the light
shows parallel lines at
intervals of an inch or so.
Lais, a Greek beauty.
laissezl-aller* (Fr.), ab-
sence of restraint, not
laisser- ; -- /a/re*, let
people do as they think
best (O.E.D.), let well
alone ! not laisser-.
lait (Fr. m.), milk; au ,
with milk.
laitance (Fr. f.), soft roe of
fish.
laitue (Fr. f.), lettuce.
Lake (typ.), capital when
with name, as Bala Lake,
Lake Superior; abbr. L.
lakh, see lac*.
laky*, lake-like, not -ey.
la la (Fr.), so-so, pass-
ably.
Lalande ( J. J. le-F. de),
1732-1807, Fr. astr. (one
word).
Lalitpur, N.W. India,
not Lalat-.
Magister (Master of the
Liberal Arts).
Lam. (Scrip.), Lamenta-
tions, (bot.) Lamarck.
lama*, Buddhist priest (see
also 11-).
Lamarck/ (J. B. P. A.
de M.), 1744-1829,
naturalist (one word) ;
-ian; abbr. Lam.
Lamarque (comte M.),
1770-1832, Fr. General.
14
LAMARTI1TE LAP
Lamartine (A. M. L. de),
1790-1869, Fr. poet (one
word).
lamasery*, a lama mon-
astery, o/the many varia-
tions.
lambda * the Gr. , /(A, X).
Lambhiil, Glasgow (one
word).
Lamb of God (two
caps.).
lamb's fry* (cook.) (apos.,
two words).
lambskin* (one word).
lamb's- wool* (apos., hy-
phen).
lamell/a*, a thin plate;
pi. -*.
Lamennais (R. H. F. R.
de), 1782-1854, Fr. poli-
tician (one word).
Lamentations (Book of),
abbr. Lam.
lamin/a *, a thin plate ;
pi. -a*.
Lammas*, i August.
lammergeyer *, the
bearded vulture, not lae-,
le-, -geier (not ital.).
Lamourette's kiss, a kiss
of peace when there is
no peace.
lamp-black* (hyphen).
lamplighter* (one word).
lamp-post* (hyphen).
lamprote (Fr. f.), lamprey.
Lancashire/, abbr.Lancs ;
- Regiment (Loyal
North, not Royal ).
Lancaster Regiment
(Royal) (see also Lan-
kester).
Lance -Corporal, abbr.
L.-Corp.
lancewood* (one word).
lancinat/e*, ing*.
Lancing College, Sus-
sex.
Lanes, Lancashire.
landau/ *, -let*, a carriage
(not ital.).
landdrosi* (S. Afn), a
magistrate, not landroost,
-rost.
landgrav/e *, a count ; fern.
-ine*.
landgraviate*, a land-
grave's territory, Ho/-vate.
landlocked* (one word).
land-lubber* (hyphen).
landmark* (one word).
L. & N. W. R,, London
and North-Western Rail-
way.
Landor (Walter Sav-
age), 1775-1864, writer.
landowner* (one word).
lands/man*, pi. -men*i
Landsthing, Upper House
of the Danish Parliament.
Landsturm* (Ger. m.),
reserves of the whole
nation for national de-
fence.
L. & S.W.R., London and
South-Western Railway.
Landtag (Ger. m.), the
legislative body, diet.
land-tax* (hyphen).
Landwehr* (Ger. f.),
militia.
L. & Y.R., Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway.
lang., language.
langouste (Fr. f.), a spring
lobster.
langsyne*, long ago (one
word, not ital.).
languor/*, -ous*.
Lankester (Edwin Ray)
1847-, zoologist.
lanner/*, a female falcon ;
male, -et*.
lanolin*, not -ine.
Lansdown (battle of),
1643.
Lansdowne (Marquess
of).
lantern*, not -thorn.
lanthanum*, symbol La
(no point).
lanyard*, not -iard.
Laocoon, Trojan priest,
pron. la-&k'o-6n.
Lao-tsze, born 604 B.C.,
founder of Taoism (hy-
phen).
lap/*, -ped*, -ping*.
LAP. LATIN
Lap., Lapland (see also
Lapp).
Lapageria (hot.).
lap-dog* (hyphen).
lapel/*, the lap over of a
coat, not -elle. lappelle ;
-led*.
lapereau (Fr. m.), a young
rabbit.
lapilli* (Lat.), pebbles.
lapinj (Fr. m.), rabbit ;
au karl, curried rabbit,
lapis lazuli* (two words).
Laplace (P. S.), 1749-
1827, astr. (one word).
Lapland, abbr. Lap.
Lapp*, a native of Lap-
land, Lappish,
lappelle, use lapel*,
lapsable*, liable to lapse,
not -ible.
lapsusj* (Lat.), a slip ;
calami*, ditto of the pen ;
linguae*, ditto tongue;
memorise, ditto
memory.
Laputan*, visionary, not
-ian (cap.).
larj* (Lat.), a household
god; pi. -es*.
Larbert, Stirling.
lard (Fr. m.), bacon.
lardon* (Fr. m.), bacon
for larding, not -oon.
large -paper*, special
copies of a book, with
large margins, etc. ; also
termed edition de luxe ;
abbr. L.P.
largess*, a free gift, not
-esse (not ital.).
lariat*, rope for picketing
animals, not -iette, larriet
(not ital.).
larikiu, use larr-*.
larkspur* (bot.) (one
word).
Larnaka, Cyprus, not
-aca, -ica.
La Rochefoucauld
(Fran9ois, due de),
1613-80, Fr. writer,
larrikin*, Australian street
rowdy, not lari-.
larv/a *,/>/. -* (not ital.).
laryn/x* (anat. ),/>/. -ges*.
L.A.S., Lord-Advocate of
Scotland.
Lasalle (comte de),
*775- l8 9j Fr. Gen. (one
word) (see also Lass-).
La Salle (A. de), 1398-
1461, Fr. poet ; (J. B.
de), 1651-1719 ;
(B. C.), 1643-87, Fr.
explorer (two words),
lascar*, E. Indian sailor
(not ital.).
Las Casas (B. de), 1474-
1566, apostle of the
Indians."
Las Cases (E. D.), 1766-
1842, friend of Napoleon I.
lashkar* (Ind.), a body of
Afridi soldiers.
Lasker (E.), 1868-, chess
player.
"Las Meninas," by Velaz-
quez, not -inas.
Lass a, Tibet, use Lhasa.
Lassalle (Ferdinand),
1825-64, German Socialist
(one word) (see also
Lasa-).
LasseU ( William), 1799
1880, astr.
lasso/*, -ed*, -ing*; pi
-S, not lazo (not ital.).
Last Supper (the) (caps.).
Lat., Latin ; lat., latitude.
Latakia*, a Turk, tobacco,
not -yah, Ladikieh (not
ital.).
later, correlative of eailier.
Lateran (St. John)*,
church in Rome,
lath*, a thin strip of wood,
lathe* , machine for turning.
Lathom (Earl of).
Latimer- Clark unit cell
(elec.).
Latin, abbr. L., or Lat. ;
(typ.) alphabet same as
English without w. Ac-
cents and ligatures falling
into disuse; many scholars
do not differentiate the
letter/ from /'.
r 14*
LATIN L.C.B.
Latin Cross, f.
latin de cuisine (Fr.),
dog-Latin.
latinity* (not cap.X
latinize*, to make Latin,
not -ise (not cap.).
latitude, abbr. lat.
Latour (Chateau-), a
claret (hyphen).
LatreiUe (P. A.), 1762-
X 833, Fr. naturalist (one
word).
latrine* (not ital.).
latten*, sheet metal (not
ital.).
latter, correlative of former.
Laud ("William), 1573-
1645, Abp.
Jaudator temporis act!
(Lat.), a praiser of past
times.
L.A.U.K., Library Assoc.
of United Kingdom.
/ai/ra/*, Christ, antiq. ; pi.
-S.
laurel/*, -led*, not -eled.
Laurence/ (Friar), in
" Romeo and Juliet " ;
Pountney Lane, E.G.
(see also Law-).
Laurentian* (geol.).
Laurier (Sir "Wilfrid),
1841-, Can. statesman.
laurustinus*, an ever-
green, not laures-, lauris-.
Laus Deo (Lat.), Praise
(be) to God.
lauwine*, an avalanche,
not law-.
Laveleye (baron E. L.
V. de), 1822-92, Fr.
economist.
1'avenir (Fr. m.), the
future.
laverock*, a lark, notlavr-.
Lavoisier (A. L.), 1743-
94, Fr. chemist,
lavrovite* (mineral.), not
-offite.
L.A.W., League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen.
law (typ. x , practically no
punctuation used in legal
documents. Copy must be
followed. Spell out all
figures ; law/ agent,
abbr.L. A. ; binding*,
-calf*, sheep*,
binding in smooth pale
brown calf- or sheep-skin.
Law Courts (the) (caps.,
no hyphen).
lawgiver* (one word).
lawine, use lauwine *.
lawn-tennis* (hyphen).
Lawrence (St.), North
American river (see also
Lau-).
Laws, abbr. LL.
law-sheep, see law.
Lawson (Sir Wilfrid),
1829-1906, politician,
law-stationer* (hyphen).
lawsuit* (one word),
lay, untilled land, use lea*.
Layard, pron. laird,
layette* (not ital.).
lazaretto/, a place for
quarantine (not ital.); pi.
-8.
Lazenby, Yorks.
Lazonby, Cumberland.
lazy-tongs* (hyphen).
lazzaronje*, one of a
low class at Naples, not
lazar- ; />/. -/*.
L.B., Baccalaureus Liter-
arum (Bachelor of
Letters), Lectori benevolo
(to the kind reader), Lo-
cal Board ; l.b. (cricket",
leg-bye ; lb. *, librja, -x
(pound, -s, or pound's
weight), not 15, Ibs. (not
ital.) ; L.B. & S.C.R.,
London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway ;
Ibs., not to be used for
pounds, but lb. for sing,
and pi. ; l.b.w. (cricket),
leg before wicket, not lb w.
L.C., Lord Chamberlain,
Chancellor, Lower
Canada, letter of credit ;
I.e., loco citato (in
the place cited), (typ.),
lower case, that is not
caps. ; L.C.B., Lord Chief
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L.C.C. LE BON
Baron ; L.C.C., London
County Council, -lor ;
L.Ch., Licentiate in
Surgery ; L.C.J., Lord
Chief Justice ; l.C.m.,
least common multiple ;
Ii.-Corp., Lance-Cor-
poral ; L.C.P., Licentiate
of the College of Precep-
tors ; IJcr. (Fr.), letire de
credit (letter of credit).
L.D., Light Dragoons, Low
Dutch, (Amer.) Doctor of
Letters; lid., lord; l.d.,
Ktera dominicalis (domini-
. cal letter) ; L.Div.,\ Li-
centiate in Divinity ;
Ldp., lordship; L.D.S.*,
Licentiate of Dental Sur-
gery.
E., Egyptian pounds (each
ji. os. 6V 4 d. sterling).
lea*, untilled land, not lay,
lee, ley.
lead* (typ.), a thin strip of
metal less than type high,
used to separate lines
(O.E.D.) ; thick , 24
to the inch ; thin ,
36; eight to pica ,
48; hair-lead, 72. Also
to separate the lines of
type by interposing leads.
lead, symbol Pb.
leaded/ matter*,
type*, having the lines
separated by leads.
leader, see leading art-
icle.
leaderette* (typ.), a short
editorial paragraph, print-
ed in the same type as
the leaders in a news-
paper (O.E.D.).
leader* (typ.), a group of
three dots placed at in-
tervals to guide the eye
across a page, as
... in tables of contents.
Dashes not to be used
for this purpose.
leading* (typ.), the action
of placing leads between
lines of type (O.E.D.).
leading article*, one of
the longer large-type
articles in a newspaper,
appearing as the expres-
sion of editorial opinion
on any subject : a leader
(O.E.D.) ; (typ.) first
word usually indented
one em ; and that and
all names of persons and
titles usually in s.caps.
leaf* (typ.), one of a num-
ber of folds (each con-
taining two pages) which
compose a book or manu-
script ; a folio. Hence
the matter printed or
written thereon (O.E.D.).
Two pages back to back.
leaflet* (typ.), a small-
sized leaf of paper, or a
sheet folded into two or
more leaves, containing
printed matter, generally
for gratuitous distribu-
tion.
leaf-mould*, not -mold
(hyphen).
league, abbr. 1.
Leamington, Warwick
(see also Lem-).
lean/*, -ed*, or-t*.
lean-face type (typ.),
that which has not the full
breadth : unusually thin or
narrow, as this.
leap-frog*, a game (hy-
phen).
leap year * (two
words).
learn/*, -ed*, or-t*.
least common multiple,
abbr. l.c.m.
leatherette*, a cloth and
paper imitation of lea-
ther.
leaves, abbr. 11.
Lebeuf (Abbe), 1687-
1760.
Lebewohl! (Ger. n.) fare-
well !
le bon temps vlendra
(Fr.), the good time will
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LEBRTJN LENDING
Lebrun (Charles), 1619-
90, Fr. painter ;
(C. P.), 1739-1824, Fr.
politician ; (Ecou-
chard), 1729-1807, Fr.
poet ; (Elisabeth
Vigee), 1755-1842, Fr.
painter ; (P. A.), 1785-
1873, Fr. poet (one word).
Lecocq (A. C.), 1832-,
composer.
Lecoq (Monsieur), of Sir
Conan Doyle's, and Ga-
boriau's detective stories.
Lecouvreur (Adri-
enne), 1692-1730, act-
ress; double-quoted, when
name of the play.
lect., lecture.
Ie2tern*, HO/ -urn.
Lectori benevo!o(Lat.\to
the kind reader; abbr.LJB.
lee, untilled land, use lea*.
lee use lief *.
leeming, use lemm- *.
Leeuwenhoeck (Anton
van), 1632-1723, micros.
left (theat.) (from actor's
point of view), abbr. L.
Leg., legislative, -ure.
leg., legal, legit (he, or she,
reads), legunt (they read,
pres. tense).
legalize*, not -ise.
Le Gallienne (Richard^
1866-, writer.
leg-bye (cricket), not -by ;
abbr. l.b.
legends (Lat.), things to
be read.
legerdemain* (notital.).
legereti (Fr. f.), frivolity.
leger line (mus.), not led-.
leges (Lat.), laws ; abbr. //.
Legh, family name of Baron
Newton ; pron. lee (see
also Leigh).
legislat/ive, -ure, abbr.
L?g.
Legislative Assembly,
abbr. L.A. (see also As-
semblies).
/e^(Lat), he,or she, reads;
abbr. leg.
legitimize*, not -ise.
legs (Fr. m.), legacy ; pron.
lay.
legumes (Fr. m. pi.), table
vegetables.
legunt (Lat.), they read
(pres. tense^ ; abbr. leg.
Lehigh University,
U.S.A. (one word).
Leibniz (G. W.), 1646-
1716, philos., not -itz.
Leicester, abbr. Leics.
Leigh (Baron), pron. lee
(see also Legh).
Leighton-Buzzard.Beds;
pron. la'tn (hyphen).
Leipzig, abbr. Lpz.
leitmotiv*, a theme as-
sociated with a particular
person, situation, or senti-
ment (O.E.D.), not -if,
-ive.
le jeu ne vaut pas la
chandelle (Fr.), the
game is not worth the
candle.
le juste milieu (Fr.), the
golden mean.
lekin, use likin*.
Lely (Sir Peter), 1618-
80, painter.
Lemaitre (Frederic),
1800-76, Fr. actor ;
(Jules), 1853-, Fr. writer
(one word),
leming, use lemm- *.
Lemington, Northumb.
(see also Lea-),
lemm/a*, a title or theme ;
pi. -as* (not ital.).
lemm/a*, husk of a fruit;
pi. -ata*.
lemming*, rodent, not
leeming, leming.
Le Moine (Sir J. M.),
1825-, writer.
Lemoinne (J. E.), 1815-
92, Fr. journalist.
Lempriere (John), 1765-
1824, lexicographer.
Lenclos (Ninon de),
1616-1706, a Fr. beauty,
lending library* (two
words).
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LENGTH LEVY
length, abbr. 1.
Lennox, family name of
Duke of Richmond.
Lennoxtown, Stirling
(one word).
Lenox Library, New
York.
lens/*, wtflense; pi. -es*.
Lent*, from Ash- Wednes-
day to Easter (cap.).
lentillej (Fr. f.), lentil ;
-S (pi.), freckles.
Leominster, Hereford ;
pron. lem'ster.
Leonardo da Vinci,
1452-1519, painter, etc.,
not Lio-; pron.
vin'chi.
leonid/*, a meteor; />/.-es*
(not ital.).
Lepidoptera * is pi.
(cap.).
leprechaun* (Ir.), a
pigmy, sprite, not lepra-,
-awn, leprechawn.
Le Queux (William),
1864-, writer (two
words).
Lermontoff (Mikhail
Yurevitch), 1814-41,
Russ. poet.
Le Roy lie veutt, the Royal
assent to Bills in Parlia-
ment ; s'avisera,
ditto dissent.
Le Sage (Alain-Ren6),
1668-1747, Fr. writer.
/es convenances (Fr. f.),
the proprieties.
lese-majesty*, treason
(hyphen, not ital.); in Fr.
lese-majeste.
leterals, use lit-*.
Lethe*, a river in Hades ;
pron. le'the.
let-in notes (typ.), those
let into the text, as dis-
tinct from side-notes.
1'etoile du nord (Fr.),
the North Star (motto of
Minnesota) (I.e. n\
le tout ensemble (Fr.),
the general effect.
letteral, ws# literal*.
letter of marque, com-
mission to plunder at
sea ; pi. letters .
letter-paper* is quarto
size : note-paper is 8vo.
letterpress* (one word).
letters (printed) (typ.) y
address, date, and signa-
ture, should be in caps,
and s.caps. (see also corre-
spondence).
letters of distinction,
as F.R.S., LL.D., etc.,
are usually put in large
caps. Even s.caps. often
improve general effect.
letters patent*.
lettre d'avis (Fr. f.), letter
of advice ; abbr. l\a.
lettre del cachet (Fr. f.),
warrant for imprison-
ment; credit, letter
of credit ; abbr. Ijcr. ; ph
lettres .
lettuce *, not -ice.
Leuckart (K. G. F.
Rudolf), 1822-98, zo-
ologist.
Leuwenhoeck,ws*Leeu-.
Lev., Leviticus.
lev (Bulgaria), tenpence
Eng. ; pi. leva.
levant morocco* (bind-
ing), a superior quality
with prominent grain.
levee*, an assembly (no
accent, not ital.).
level/*, -led*, -ler*,
-ling*, not -eled, etc.
lever def rldeau (Fr. m.),
opening piece at theatre ;
stance, closing of
a meeting.
Leverrier (U. J. J.),
1811-77, French astr.(one
word).
Leveson-Gower, pron.
loo'sn-gor.
Levingstone (Baron),
(see also Li-).
Leviticus, abbr. Lev.
levo-,the prefix, s*lfi9vo-*.
Levy freres (Michel),
publishers, Paris (I.e./).
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LICKERISH
Lew-chew Islands,
Japan, use Loochoo .
Lewes, Sussex.
Lewes (George Henry),
1817-78, writer; (Vi-
vian B.), chemist (see
also Lewis).
Lewis, isle in Hebrides;
pron. lewz.
Lewis (Sir G. Corne-
wall, KO/Cornw-), 1806-
63, statesman , writer ;
(Sir George H.), 1833-,
solicitor; (J. F.),
1805-76, painter (see also
Lewes).
lewis*, key for stone-lifting,
woflewiss, -on, louis, luis.
lex (Lat.), law ; pi leges.
lexicog., lexicographer, -y,
-ical.
lexicon*, abbr. lex. (not
ital.).
lex\ loci (Lat.), local cus-
tom ; noa scripts,
unwritten law; scripts,
statute law ; talionis *,
"an eye for an eye";
terras, the law of the
land.
ley, untilled land, use lea*.
Leyd., Leyden.
Leys School, Camb. ; pron.
lees.
lez (Fr. topog.), near ; pron.
lay.
L.F.P.S., Licentiate of the
Faculty of Physicians and
Surgeons.
L.G. (gunpowder, leather,
wheat) large grain, Life
Guards; L.G.B., Local
Government Board ;
L.Ger., Low German ;
L.Gr., Low Greek.
l.h., left hand; L.H.A.,
Lord High Admiral.
Lhasa, Tibet, not -ssa,
Lass a.
L.H.C., Lord High Chan-
cellor ; L.H.D., Liter-
arum Humaniorum Doctor
(untranslatable, approx.
Doctor of the more humane
letters) ; L.H.T., Lord
High Treasurer.
L.I.. (Amer.) Licentiate of
Instruction, Light In-
fantry, Long Island
(U.S.A.).
Li (chem.), lithium.
liaison*, illicit connexion;
joining of words ; (Fr.
cook, f.), a thickening for
sauces, etc. (ital.).
liantl (Fr.), fern, -e, flex-
ible, complying.
lib./, librarian, library ;
cat., library catalogue.
lib., liber (a book}.
libel/*, -led*,-ler*,-ling*,
-lous*, w0/-ele-, etc.
liber (Lat.}, a book; abbr.
L., or lib.
Liberal/, abbr. L. ;
Unionist, abbr. L.TT.
(caps., no hyphen).
liberalize*, etc., not -ise.
librja *, pound, pi. -as; abbr.
L., , 1., lb., not IB,
Ibs. (see also L.. or }.
librairfe (Fr. m.), book-
seller; -ie (f.), book-
seller's shop.
librar/ian, -y ; abbr. lib.
library, in Fr. f. biblio-
theque.
librett/o* (It.),words of an
opera, etc. ; />/.-i*(notital.) .
libris (ex-)* (s. and />/.),
from the library of; a book-
plate (hyphen, not ital.).
librlo (It.), a book ; pi. -/.
Libyan desert.
licence* (noun), a permit.
licens/e* (verb), to author-
ize; -ing*.
licensed victualler*.
licentiate, abbr. L.
licet (Lat.), legal; it is
allowed.
lichee, use litchi*.
Lichfield, Staffs (see also
Litch-).
lich-gate*, notly-.
lichi, use litchi*.
lickerish *, desirous,
greedy; but liquorice.
216
LICK LINDSEY
Lick Observatory, Cali-
fornia.
licorice, use liquor- *.
Lie (J. L. E.), 1833-,
Norw. writer ; pron. lee.
Liebfraumilch, a hock ;
in Ger. Liebfrauen-.
Liebig (Justus, baron
von), 1803-73, chemist.
Liedj (Ger. n.), a song ; />/.
-er.
lief*, willingly, not leef,
lieve.
Liege, Belgium, not Lie-.
liegende Schrift (Ger.
typ. f.), italic type, use
Kursfvschrift.
lies (Ger.), read ; abbr. 1.
lieu*, in lieu of (not
ital.).
lieu (Fr. m.), place.
lieue (Fr. f.), league.
Lieutenant/, abbr. Lt., or
Lieut. ; Colonel*,
abbr. Lt.-, or Lieut.-
Col. ; Commander*
(U.S.) ; -General,
abbr. Lt.-, or Lieut. -
Gen. ; -Governor*,
abbr. Lt.-, or Lieut.-
Gov. (hyphens).
lievre (Fr. m.), hare.
life-assurance*, not
insurance (see also as-
surance).
life/-boat*, -guard*,
like* (hyphens).
lifelong* (one word).
life-size* (hyphen).
lifetime * (one word).
Lifford (Viscount).
ligature* (typ.), two or
more letters joined to-
gether and forming one
character or type, as a?,
ffi ; a monogram ; also a
stroke connecting two
letters (O.E.D.) (see also
89 [ligature]).
lighthouse* (one word).
Light Infantry, abbr.
L.I., or Lt. Inf.
lightning (naut.), abbr. 1.
lightship* (one word).
(Fr. f.), a line; -
de tete (typ.), the run-
ning title.
Li Hung- Chang, 1823-
1901, Chinese statesman
(one hyphen).
likeable*, not \\ka-.
likin* (Chin.), transit duty,
not le-.
Lilford (Baron).
Liliput/, -ian, use Lilli- *.
lillibullero *, a song re-
frain, not the many varia-
tions (not ital.).
Lilliput/*, -ian*, not Lili-
(not ital.).
Lilly (W.), 1602-81, as-
trol. ; (W. S.), 1840-,
writer.
Lily (W.), 1468-1522,
gram.
lily of the valley* (no
hyphen).
limande (Fr. f.), the dab-
fish.
limbo/*, pi. -s (not ital.).
limbusj fatuorum (Lat.),
a fool's paradise ; in-
fantlitn*, the paradise
of infants ; patrum*,
ditto of the fathers;
pueroniin,the children's
paradise.
lime-kiln* (hyphen).
limelight* (one word).
limestone* (one word).
Limited, abbr. Ltd.
limy*, lime-like, not -ey.
lin., lineal, -ear.
linable*, not -cable.
linament, use lini-*.
Lincei (Reale Accade-
mia dei, also Accade-
mia Romana dei
Nuovi-), the Academy of
Rome.
Lincolnshire,abbr. Lines
(no point).
Lindl. (hot.), Lindley.
Lindsay (Earl o/), fam-
ily name Bethune ;
(Sir Coutts), 1824-.
Lindsey (Earl of), family
name Bertie.
217
LINE - LITERA
line, abbr. !.;/>/. 11.; liny,
not -ey.
line/al, -ar, abbr. lin.
lineament *, a feature (see
a/so lini- *).
linear paper, that with
water-mark lines to guide
handwriting.
line block (typ.), one in
which the various tones
are represented by lines.
linendraper/, -y* (one
word).
line-process block (typ.),
a direct photo relief
printing block in which
the image is formed by
lines.
lingerie* (Fr. f.), linen
goods (ital.).
Lingg (Hermann), 1820-,
Ger. poet,
lingua franca*, a mixed
jargon (not ital.}.
liniment *, an embroca-
tion, not lina- (see also
linea-*).
lining paper* (binding^
that inside the cover.
link, abbr. 1.
Iiirm/asan*, abbr.LJnn.; but
-ean Society, London
(off. spelling); abbr. L.S.
Linnfflus (Carolus),
1707-78, naturalist ; in
Sw. Carl von Tiinne ;
abbr. L., or T.iim.
linotype* (typ.), a machine
for casting lines or bars
of words, etc., as a sub-
stitute for type-setting by
hand.
linsey-woolsey*, a fabric,
not linsy-, -vvolsey.
liny*, full of lines, not-ey.
Lionardo da Vinci (see
Le-).
lionize*, not -ise.
Lions (Gulf of), in Fr.
golfe du Lion, not Lion,
Lyon, -s.
Lippi (Fra Filippo),
1412-69; (Filippino),
1460-1504, It. painters.
lipsalve* (one word).
liq., liquid, liquor.
lique/faction*, -fiable*,
-fy*, not liqui-.
liqueur * (not ital.).
liquid, abbr. liq.
liquidambar *, not -er
(one word, not ital.).
liquor on draught, not
draft.
liquorice*, not lie-.
liquorish,desirous,greedy,
use licker- *.
lir/a*, It. coin about ten-
pence Eng. ; pi. -e*, abbr.
L.
Lisle (Baron), pron. lei (see
also De Lisle).
lisse* (Fr. ), a silk
fabric.
lissom*, supple, not -e.
List (Friedrich), 1789-
1846, Ger. economist.
listen for what we expect ;
to what we hear.
Liszt (Abbe Franz),
1811-86, pianist.
lit., litre, literal, -ly, liter-
ary, literature.
Litchfield, Hants, also
Connecticut, U.S.A. (see
also Lich-).
litchi*, HO/ the many varia-
tions (not ital.).
Lit.D. Literarum Doctor
(Doctor of Letters) (see
also D.Lit., Litt.D.).
lite pendente (Lat.), dur-
ing the trial.
liter/al, -ally, -ary,
-ature ; abbr. lit.
literalize*, etc., to render
literal, not -ise.
literal* (typ.), a literal
error : those of the com-
positor in substituting
one character for another,
including "turns,"
" wrong founts," and
defective types ; not le-,
lett-.
liter a scripta manet
(Lat), the written word
remains.
218
LITERATI LL.B.
literati*, the learned as
a class ; sing. -O *, not
-us, litt-.
literatim* (Lat), letter
for letter.
literature, in Fr. f. Utte-
rature, in Ger. f. Litte-
ratur.
Lith., Lithuanian.
lithium*, symbol Li.
lithography*, printing
from smooth porous stone;
abbr. litho.
lithotype*, stereo made
with composition pressed
while hot into a plaster
mould taken from type.
Lit.Hum., Literx Human-
tores.
litigious*.
Litolff (Henry), music
publisher, Paris.
litre*, '22 gal,, or 1-76 pint,
not -er ; abbr. 1., or lit.
(not ital.).
Litt.D., Literarutn Doctor
(Doctor of Letters, Camb.,
and T.C.D.), not D.Lit.
(Doctor of Literature)
(see also Lit.D.).
litterateur* (Fr.m.),aliter-
ary man.
litteratiy use lite-*.
Litteratur (Ger. f.), litera-
ture (cap.\
litterature (Fr. f.), litera-
ture.
Little-go*, "The Previous
Examination " at Cam-
bridge, and T.C.D. (cap.,
hyphen, not ital.).
Littlehampton, Sussex
(one word).
Little Peddlington, ima-
ginary place (two rf's).
Littleton, family name of
Baron Hatherton (see also
Lyttelton).
Littletown, Dur, Yorks
(one word).
Littr< (M. P. E.), 1801-
81, Fr. lexicog.
liturg., liturgies, -ical,
-y.
Liukiu, use Loochoo.
liv. (Fr.), livre (m. book,
f. pound).
liveable *, not liva-.
Liyer/politan, -pud-
lian*, inhab. of Liver-
pool.
live stock* (two words).
Livingston, well-known
Amer. family.
Livingstone (David),
l8l 3~73, traveller (see also
Le-).
livraison* (Fr. f.), a part
of a work published by
instalments.
livre (Fr. m.), book; (f.)
pound; abbr. L., or
liv.
liv. St. (Fr.), livre sterling
(pound sterling).
L. J., Lord Justice ; L. JJ.,
Lords Justices.
L.K.Q.C.P.I., Licentiate
of the King and Queen's
College of Physicians,
Ireland, now L.R.C.P.I.
LL.*, of laws; L.L., late-,
law-, or Low-, Latin,
Lord-Lieutenant, -s.
11., leaves, lines, leges
(laws) ; (typ.) this abbr.
not to end a line.
-11 (words ending in), fol-
lowed by -ful, -ly, -ness,
usually omit one /.
L.L.A., Lady Literate in
Arts (St. Andrews Uni-
versity).
LL.AA.II. (Fr. f.), Leurs
Altesses Impe'riales (Their
Imperial Highnesses) ;
LL.AA.RB., Leurs
Altesses Royales (Their
Royal Highnesses).
llama*, S.Amer. rumi-
nant, not la- (see al60
lama).
Llandeilo Group (geol.)
(caps.).
llano*, S.Amer. plains.
LL.B.* (Lat.), Legum
Baccalaureus (Bachelor
of Laws) (two points
219
LL.D. LOCUS
only) ; IjL.D.*, Legum
Doctor (Doctor of Laws)
(two points only) ;
LL.EE. (Fr. f.), Leurs
Excellences (Their Excel-
lencies); LL.EE. (Fr. f.),
Leurs Eminences (Their
Eminences).
Llewelyn, Welsh name,
not -ellyn, ellynn.
L.L.I., Lord-Lieutenant of
Ireland; L.LL. (Amer.),
Licentiate in Laws ;
LL.M., Legum Magister
(Master of Laws) ;
LL.MM. (Fr.), Leurs
Majeste's (Their Majes-
ties).
Lloyd (Norddeutscher),
the North-German Lloyd
Steamship Co. (two
words) ; abbr. N.D.L.
Lloyds, the bankers (no
apos.).
Lloyd's/, the association of
underwriters, not -s' ;
marks, in order of merit,
for wooden ships, Al,
Al (in red), IS*, andE;
for iron or steel, 10O Al,
90 A 1, 80 A 1 (see also
Loyd).
L.M. (Amer.), Licentiate
in Medicine, ditto in Mid-
wifery ; long metre ; /. /W.
(Ger.), laufenden Monats
(of the current month) ;
L.M.D., long metre
double ; L.M.S., Lon-
don Missionary Society.
LH (electricity), the legal
ohm.
loadstar, use lodestar*
(one word).
loadstone*, not lode- (one
word).
load - water - line * (hy-
phens) ; abbr. L.W.L.
Loanda, W. Afr., not St.
Paul de .
loath*, averse, wo* loth.
loathe*, to hate.
Lobanov (Prince), not
-of, -off.
" Lobgesang," song of
praise by Mendelssohn,
1840.
lobscouse*, a sailor's dish.
lob-worm* (hyphen).
local (Fr. m.), a place,
premises.
locale, erron. for local*
(O.E.D.).
localize*, not -ise.
located, placed or situated
preferred.
loo. cit., loco citato (in the
place cited) (not ital.).
loch, Scotch lake, not -ck.
Lochalsh, Ross; Lochow
(it's a far cry to) ; Loch
Awe, Argyl ; Loch-
earnhead, Perth ;
Lochgilphead, Argyl;
Lochleven, Kinross ;
Lochnagar, mountain
in Aberdeen (one word).
Lock/e(John), 1632-1704,
philos. ; -ian*, not -can.
lock-jaw* (hyphen).
lock-out*, employers'
strike; pi. lock-outs*
(hyphen).
locksmith* (one word).
lock-up* (hyphen).
Lockwood (Crosby) &
Son, publishers, London.
loco*, locomotive.
/OCO/(Lat.), in the place;
citato, ditto cited, abbr.
I.e., or loc. cit. (not ital.) ;
laudato, ditto cited
with approval, abbr. loc.
laud. ; supra citato,
in the place before cited,
abbr. l.s.c. (not ital.).
locum/-tenency * (hy-
phen) ; tenens*, a
substitute,//. tenentes
(not ital.).
locjus (Lat.), a written pas-
sage^ curve, pi. -/; locus]
citatUS, the passage
quoted ; classicus *,
an authoritative passage
from a standard book, pi.
loci classic!; com-
munis*, a common-
LOCUS - LOQUITUR
place ; locus delicti, the
place of a crime ;
in quo*, the place in
which ; pcenitentia?*,
a place of repentance ;
sigilli, the place of
the seal, abbr. L.S. ;
standi, recognized posi-
tion, (law) right to appear.
lodestar*, not load-.
lodestone, use load-*.
lodg/e*, -eable*, -ment,
-ing*.
lodging-house * (hy-
phen).
loess *(geol.),wofloe"ss,l6ss.
Lofoten Isles, Norway,
not -den, -ffoden.
log., logarithm.
logan-stone *, wo/loggan-,
logging-.
Logau (Friedrich von),
1604-55, Ger. Poet.
log-book* (hyphen).
loge*, a theatre stall (not
ital.)
loggia/* (It.), a gallery; pi
-s*.
Iogi[on*, a religious maxim ;
pi. -a*.
logomaehize, not -ise.
logotype* (typ.), several
letters, or a word, cast
on one body, as "Co.,"
"Road," for printing a
directory, etc.
log-roll/*, -er*, -ing*
(hyphens).
Loire, Fr. river, also dep. ;
Haute , dep. ; Loire-
Inferieure, dep.
Loiy-et-Cher, Fr. ddp.
lollipop*, a sweetmeat, not
lolly-.
Lombroso (Cesare),
1836-, criminologist.
London., sig. of present
Bp. of London, not -in.
(full point).
London/, abbr. L., or
Lond. ; Apprentice,
town in Cornwall ;
County Council/, -lor,
abbr. L.C.C.
long., longitude.
longe, use lu- *.
longe (Fr. cook, f.), loin.
longeval*, o/-aeval.
Longfellow (Henry
Wadsworth, not
Words-), 1807-82, poet.
Longford (Earl of).
long-hand*, ordinary
handwriting (hyphen).
Long Island, U.S.A.;
abbr. L.I.
longitude, abbr. long.
long/ letter (typ.), a, e,
etc.; mark*, that placed
over the long letter : the
macron.
Longmynd Group (geol.)
(caps.).
longo intervallo (Lat.),
at a long interval.
long page (typ.), one
having a line or lines
more than its companion
pages.
long primer (typ.), a size
of type as this, 7^ lines
to the inch, 9^ point,
pron. primer (two
words) ; abbr. l.p.
long run (in the)* (two
words).
Longships, lighthouse off
Cornwall.
long-shore*, but long-
shoreman* (no apos.).
long vowel (typ.), a, e, etc.
long/ways*, -wise* (one
word).
Loochoo Islands, Japan
(one word); not Lew-
Chew, Liukiu, Riukiu.
looking-glass* (hyphen).
look/ out*, pi. outs*
(two words).
loophole* (one word).
loosestrife * (bot.) (one
word).
loping*, with long strides,
not lope-.
lop-sided* (hyphen).
loquitur (Lat.}, he, or she,
speaks; abbr. loq.
LORALAI LPZ.
Loralai, near Quetta (see
also Lorelei).
lord, abbr. Ld.
Lord/- Advocate of Scot-
land, abbr. L.A.S. ;
Chamberlain, Chan -
cellor, abbr. L.C. ;
Chief Baron, abbr.
L.C.B.; Chief Jus-
tice, abbr. L.C.J. ;
Justice*, abbr. L.J., pi.
L. J J.; Lieutenant*,
pi. S* (hyphen), abbr.
L.L.; Mayor* (two
words, caps.); of hosts,
of lords, as Deity (one
cap.); Privy Seal,
abbr. L.P.S.; Pro-
vost, abbr. L.P.
Lord's Cricket Ground,
London (apos.).
Lord's Day (caps.).
lordship, abbr. Ldp.
Lord's/ Prayer, Sup-
per, Table (caps.).
Lorelei, on Rhine, not -ey,
Lurlei (see also Loralai).
Lorenzo, see Louren9O.
Loreto, Peru.
Lor/etto, N.E. Italy, proper-
ly -eto ; also Scot, school.
lorgnette * (Fr. f.), opera-
glass, or pair of eye-
glasses with long handle.
loris*, the Ceylon sloth, not
lori, lory.
lorry*, a wagon, not lu-.
lory*, one of the parrots.
Los Angeles, California.
loss (geol.), use loess*.
lota*, Hindu brass water-
pot, not lotah, -oote, loto.
Lot-et- Garonne, dep. Fr.
loth, averse, use loath*.
Loti (Pierre), pen-name
of Julien Viaud, 1850-,
Fr. writer.
loto, MS* lota*.
lotus-eater*, not lotos-.
Lou., erroneous for La.
(Louisiana).
Loudoun (Earl of}.
Louisiana, U.S.A. ; off.
abbr. La.
Louis Philippe, 1773-
1850, Fr. king.
Louis/- Quatorze*, 1643-
!7i5; Quinze*,i7i5-
74; -Seize*, 1774-93;
-Treize* 1610-43
(Louis XIV, XV, XVI,
XII I), art styles (hyphens).
loukoum (Gr., Turk.),
national sweetmeat.
loung/e*, -ing.
lour*, to frown, not lower.
Lourenco Marques, S.E.
Afr., not Lorenzo .
louver*, shutters, venti-
lators, not -re.
lovable*, not -cable.
"Love's Labour's
Lost," Shakespeare,
1598 (two apos.).
Low Church *, Low-
Churchman (caps., hy-
phen).
Low (Sampson), Mars-
ton, & Co., publishers,
London.
Lowe (Robert), 1811-92,
Viscount Sherbrooke ;
(Sir Hudson), 1769-
1844, custodian of Napo-
leon at St. Helena.
lower, to frown, use lour*.
lower-case letters (typ.),
the small ones, as a b c,
not caps., or s.caps. ; abbr.
I.e. (See also capitaliza-
tion.)
Low Sunday*, first after
Easter (caps.).
low water* (two words).
low-water mark (hy-
phen).
Loyd (Lady Mary\
writer(s^a/soLloyd/,-s).
Loyson (Charles), 1827-,
"Pere Hyacinthe."
L.P., large-paper copies of
a book, Lord Provost,
(paper) large post; l.p.,
low pressure, (typ.) long
primer type ; L.P.M.,
long peculiar metre ;
L.P.S., Lord Privy Seal ;
Lpz., Leipzig.
L.R.C. LYALL
L.R.C. , Labour Represen-
tation Committee, Lon-
don Rowing Club ;
L.R.C.P., Licentiate of
the Royal College of Phy-
sicians ; L.R.C.P.E.,
ditto of Edinburgh ;
L.R.C.P.I., ditto of
Ireland; L.R.C.S.,
Licentiate of the Royal
College of Surgeons ;
L.R.C. S.E., ditto of
Edinburgh ; L.R.C.S.I.,
ditto of Ireland;
L.R.C.V.S., Licentiate
of the Royal College of
Veterinary Surgeons.
L.S., Linnean Society,
locus sigilli (the place
of the seal); 1.8., left
side; L.S.A., Licentiate
of the Society of Apothe-
caries ; L.S.B., London
School Board; L.S.C.,
London Society of Com-
positors ; l.s.c., loco
supra citato (in the place
before cited); L.S.D.*,
librae, solidi, denarii
(pounds, shillings, and
pence); 8. d. (typ.)
see punctuation, XXI,
L.T., Lira Turca (Turk,
pound) ; Lt., Lieutenant ;
Ii.T. & S.R., London, Til-
bury, and Southend Rail-
way ; Lt.-Col., Lieu-
tenant-Colonel ; Ltd.,
Limited ; Lt.-Qen., Lieu-
tenant-General ; L.Th.,
Licentiate of Theology
(Durham); Lt.Inf., Light
Infantry.
(L.U.), Liberal Unionist.
Lucan*, of St. Luke, not
Luk-.
Lucerne, in German
Luzern.
lucerne*, a plant, not
-ern.
"Lucile," by Lytton,
1860, not -lie.
Lucknow, Oudh, India.
lucus a non lucendo
(Lat.), approx. inconse-
quent or illogical.
Luggnagg, island in
" Gulliver's Travels."
lug-sail* (hyphen),
luis, use lewis*.
Luke (St.) (New T.), not
to be abbreviated ; adj.
Lucan, not Luk-.
lukewarm/*, -ness*,
tepid (one word),
lumbar* (anat.), of the
loins.
\um\en* (anat), an open-
ing ; pi -ina*.
lumine slcco (in) (Lat.),
disinterestedly,
lunch*, "a more colloq.
synonym of luncheon.
Now the usual word,
except in specially formal
use " (O.E.D.).
lunge*, long rope for
exercising horses, not lo.
lupine* (bot.), o/-in.
Lurlei, use Lorelei.
"Lusiad (The)," by
Camoens, 1572.
Lusitania, Portugal.
lustrjum *, a five-year
period ; pi. -a *.
lusus naturas* (Lat.), a
freak of nature ; pi. same.
Luth., Lutheran,
luxe (edition de)* (Fr.),
a sumptuous edition (not
ital.) ; train de luxe*,
luxurious railway train.
Luxembourg, Gardens
and Palace, Paris.
Luxemburg, Belgium,
also Grand Duchy of .
Luzern, German for
Lucerne.
L.V. (elec.), legal volt.
L.W.L., load-water-line.
L.W.O.S.T., Low Water
Ordinary Spring Tides.
LXX*, the Septuagint,
seventy (no points).
Lyall (Sir Alfred C.),
1835-, writer ;(Edna\
pen-name of Miss A. E.
223
LYALL L.-ZTJG
Bayly, 1858-1902 ; Lyall
(W. R., Dean), 1788-
X 857, writer (see also
Lyell).
Iyc6e* (Fr. m.), higher
secondary school.
lychee, use litchi*.
lych-gate, use lich- *.
lyddite*, an explosive
(two rf's).
Lyell (Sir Charles),
1797-1875, geologist (see
also Lyall).
lying-in*, childbed (hy-
phen).
Lyly (John), 1554-1606,
the Euphuist.
lynch law*, not-'s, Linch's
(two words).
Lynds/ay, -ey, see Li-.
]ynx/*,/>/. -es*.
Lyon King-of-Arms*,
chief Scottish herald.
Lyonnais (Credit), Fr.
banking corporation.
Lyons, in Fr. Lyon (see
also Lions),
lyr., lyric.
lysin * (chem.), not -ine.
Lyte (Henry F.), 1793-
1847, hymn-writer ; -
(Sir H. C. Maxwell-),
1848-, writer.
Lyttelton, family name of
Viscount Cobham, also
town in New Zealand (see
also Littleton).
Lyveden (Baron), pron.
llv'dn.
L.-Zug (Ger. m.), Luxus-
Zug (a luxurious railway
train).
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225 15
L NOTES
836
M. MACaiLLICUDD Y'S
M
M., Majesty, Marquess,
member, middle, militia,
Monday, the twelfth in
a series, all proper names
with this initial, (Fr.)
main (hand), mille (a
thousand), Monsieiir,
( Ger. ) mark about a shil-
ling, (It.) mano (hand),
mezz\o, -a(half),(Lat.) ma-
gister (master), medicinx
(of medicine), metro-
nome, (paper) medium
quality.
M, 1000 (no point).
M', see Mac.
m., male, married, mas-
culine, meridian, -ional,
metre, -s, mile, -s, mill,
minute, -s, month, -s,
moon, (Lat.) meridies
(noon), (mech.) mass,
(naut.) mist.
m\ (Fr.), mois (month).
1T| , minim (drop).
p (Gr. m.), micromillimetre
(the millionth of a milli-
metre), micron (ditto
metre), (math.) modu-
lus, (phys.) symbol
for magnetic permea-
bility.
M.A., Magister Artium
(Master of Arts), Military
Academy.
ma (It.), but.
ma. (elec.), milliampere.
m/a (book-keeping), my
account.
ma'am, see madam.
Maartens (Maarten),
pen-name of van der
Poorten Schwartz, 1858-,
Dutch writer.
Maastricht, not Maes-.
M.A.B., Metropolitan
Asylums Board.
M.A.B.Y.S., Metropolitan
f 3*7
Association for Befriend-
ing Young Servants.
Mac (the prefix), spelling
depends upon custom of
the one bearing the name,
and this must be fol-
lowed, as: MacDonald,
Macdonald., McDonald,
M c Donald, M 'Donald.
(The turned comma is
usual here, not the apos.)
In alphabetical arrange-
ment it should, however
spelt, be placedunder Mac.
macabre (danse) (Fr. f.),
not macaber, machabree.
macaco*, a monkey, not
-acco, -auco.
macadamize*, HO/ -ise (not
cap.).
macarism*, blessing, not
mak-.
maoaron/i*, HO/ mace-; pi.
-ies*.
macaw*, a parrot, not
macao, maccaw.
Mace. (1, 2), Maccabees
I, II.
Maccabean, of the Macca-
bees, not -baean.
McCall (K. A.), 1849-,
barrister (not M'-).
Macchiavelli, use
Mach-.
maccoboy*,ascented snuff,
not the many varia-
tions.
Maccoll (Canon Mal-
colm) , 1838-1907, writer.
Macculloch (J.), 1773-
1835, geologist.
M'Culloch (J. R.)
1789-1864, econ.
Maced., Macedonian.
macedoine (Fr. cook, f.),
mixed fruit.
Macgillicuddy's Reeks,
mountains in Kerry.
15
MACGREGOR MAESTRICHT
MacGregor, fam. name of
Rob Roy.
machairodus*, sabre-
toothed lion, not machae-.
ma chbre (Fr. f.), my
dear.
MachiaveU/i (Nicold),
1469-1527, Italian writer,
not Macch-; -ism*, not
-ianism.
machina (Lat.), a machine ;
pron. ma'kl-na.
machineful*, not -full
machinize *, etc., not -ise.
Machpelah, burial-place
of Abraham, not Macp-.
macintosh, a waterproof,
but mack-*.
McKinley (William),
1843-1901, Amer. Pres.
1896-1901.
mackle* (typ.), blurred
from defective printing,
not made, macule (set also
made).
Maclaren (Ian), pen-
name of Rev. Dr. John
Watson, 1850-, writer.
macle* (mineral.) (see also
mackle).
Maclean (Very Rev.
A. J.), 1858-, writer;
pron. mak-lan'.
Macleane (Rev. D.),
1856-, writer ; pron.
mak-lan'.
MacLehose & Sons, pub-
lishers, Glasgow ; pron.
mak'le-hOz.
Macleod,MacLeod,/>ro.
mak-loud'.
MacMahon (M. E. P.
M. de), 1808-93, Fr.
President 1873-9 5
(Major P. A.), 1854-,
mathematician.
Macmillan & Co., Ltd.,
publishers, London, not
M-.
Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Macon, dep. Sa6ne-et-
Loire ; also a Burgundy,
not -con.
macrame* lace, not mi.
macrocosm*, the great
world (see also mi-\
macron*, the long mark
over a vowel, as a.
macroscopic*, visible to
the naked eye.
macrurous* (zool.), long
tailed, not macrourous.
Macsycophant (Sir
Pertinax), in Macklin's
"Man of the World."
maculja* (Lat.), a spot; pi.
-*.
macule, use mackle*.
madam*, pi. -s, abbr.
Mad. ; colloq. abbr. 'm,
ma'am, marm, m'm,
mum.
Madame*, abbr. Mme,o/
Mdme ; pi. Mesdames*,
abbr. Mmes (in Fr. no
point after abbrs.).
Madchen (Ger. n.), girl ;
pi. same (cap.).
Madeley, Staffs.
Mademoiselle *, abbr.
Mile, not Mdlle; pi.
Mesdemoiselles*,abbr.
Miles, not Mdlles (in Fr.
no point after abbrs. ).
madre (Fr. m.), Madeira
wine.
Madley, Hereford.
Madonna *,the Virgin Mary
(cap.).
madonna (It.), my lady,
madam (in 3rd person
only, not cap.).
madrasah * (Ind.),a school
or college, not the many
variations.
Madras Staff Corps,
abbr. M.S.C.
madregal *,afish,o/ med-.
madrigal*, a part-song.
Mad. Univ., Madison Uni-
versity, U. S. A. ;Madras .
Maecenas/ *, a patron of the
arts, not Me- ; pi. -es*.
maelstrom*, normal-.
Mean ad*/, a priestess of
Bacchus, not Me- ; pi. -s.
Maestricht, Holland, i4sc
Maas-.
328
MAESTRO MAIDAN
maestrjo* (It. mus.),
master, composer ; pi. -i.
Maeterlinck (Maurice),
1864-, writer.
Mafia*, It. secret society.
ma foil (Fr.) upon my
word !
Mag., Magyar.
mag., magazine, magnetism.
Maga*, colloq. for "Black-
wood's Magazine."
magasin de\ modes (Fr.
m.), dressmaker's shop ;
nouveautes, linen-
draper's , not des .
magazine, abbr. mag.
magazines (titles of)
(typ.), when cited, to be
roman double-quoted.
magdalen*, an asylum, a
reformed prostitute.
Magdalen College, Ox-
ford, pron. maud' I'm; abbr.
Magd.
Magdalene College, Cam-
bridge, pron. maud'lin ;
abbr. Magd.
Magendie (Fra^ois),
1783-1855, French phy-
siol. (see also Maj-).
maggot*, a grub (see also
magot).
Magheramorne (Baron),
pron. mar'a-morn.
magilp, artists' medium,
use megilp*.
maglster* (Lat. m.\ mas-
ter,abbr. M.; artium *,
Master of Arts, abbr.
M.A. ; Chlrurgias,
ditto Surgery, M.Ch.
magistrand*, fourth-year
student in Sc. university.
magma/*, a mass; pi. -s.
Magna Charta*, not
Carta ; pron. kar'ta.
magna est veritas et
prasvalet (Lat.), great is
truth and it prevails ;
ditto prasvalebit, ditto
will prevail.
magnesium*,symbolMg*.
magnetize *, not -ise.
magnif/y *, -ied*, -ying*.
magnifying glass* (two
words).
magnum *, a reputed two-
quart wine bottle.
magnum bonum *, a com-
mon trade name (two
words, not ital.).
magn\um op/as * ( Lat.),an
author's chief work ; pi.
-a -era.
magot*, ape, also Chin, or
Jap. figure (see also mag-
got).
M.Agr. (Amer.), Master of
Agriculture.
mag] us *, a wise man ; pi.
-i*;but the Magi (cap.).
Magyar*, dominant race
in Hungary, also an Hun-
garian ; pron. ma'dyor ;
abbr. Mag.
magyarize*, etc., not -ise.
" Mahabharata," Indian
epic, accent on third
syllable.
Mahame/dan, -tan, use
Mohammedan *.
Mahan (Capt. A. T.),
1840-, Amer. naval writer;
pron. ma-han'.
Mahara/jah*, not-ja, Ind.
title; pron. ma-ha-rah'ja ;
fern, -nee*, not -ni.
mahaut, use mahout*.
mahlstick, painter's hand-
rest, use maul- *.
mahlstrom, use mael- *.
Mahom/ed, -et, -edan,
-etan,Ms*Mohammed*,
-an*.
mahout*, elephant-driver,
not -aut.
Mahratta*, Ind. race, not
Maratha, Marhatta.
Mahratti*, Indian dialect.
mahseer*, large fresh-
water fish, not the many
variations.
mahwa*, E. Indian tree,
not the many variations.
M.A.I., Member of the
Anthropological Institute.
maidan* (Ind., Pers.), an
esplanade, not -aun.
229
MAIDENHAIR MALENTENDTJ
maidenhair* (hot.) (one
word).
maieutic*, helping child-
birth.
xnaigre*day(R.C.C.),one
when no flesh is eaten.
mailable* (U.S.A.), cap-
able of being sent by mail.
main] (Fr. f.), a hand, also
a quire, abbr. M. ;
droite, right hand, abbr.
M.D. ; gauche, left ,
M.G.
Maine, U.S.A., offic.
abbr. Me.
Maine-et-Loire, dep. Fr.
(hyphens).
Maine Liquor Law,
U.S.A.
mainprize*, not -ise.
main/sail*, -spring* (one
word).
Mainwaring, pron. man'-
ering.
Mainz amRhein,Ger. for
Mayence on theRnine.
maisonl d'arret (Fr. f.),
prison ; de cam-
pagne, country house ;
de sante, private
asylum ; de ville,
guildhall ; gartlie, fur-
nished house.
maisonnette*, a small
house.
maitae/, title of Fr.advocate,
abbr. M e ; d' hotel*
(Fr. m.), house steward ;
a la , plainly pre-
pared with parsley (no
hyphen).
maitresse (Fr. f.), mis-
tress.
maiuscolja (It. typ.), cap-
ital letter; -eito, small
capital letter.
Maj., Major.
Majendie (Sir V. D.),
1836-98, Inspector of Ex-
plosives (see also Mag-).
MaJest(S*)(r.f.\ His,
orHer,Majesty,o/Sow .
Majesty,abbr.M. ; /./.MM.
major-domo*, a house
steward (hyphen); in It.
maggiordom3.
Major/, abbr. Maj.;
-General (caps., hy-
phen), abbr. Maj.-Gen.
mi/i/sc//a? (Lat.), capital
letters ; in Fr. f. -es.
makarism, ws^maoa-*.
make-believe* (hyphen).
make even (typ.), in com-
posing, the last word of
a "take" of copy to end a
full line ; same as end even.
makeshift* (one word).
make-up* (typ.), arrange-
ment of matter into pages.
make-weight* (hyphen).
Mai., Malachi, Malayan.
malac., malacology.
maladdress*, awkward-
ness (one word, not ital.) ;
in Fr. f. maladresse
(ital.).
ma lade imaginaire (Fr.
m.), imaginary invalid.
maladroit* (not ital.).
ma/a/ //de*(Lat.), treacher-
ously; fides*, bad
faith; mala in se (Lat.),
acts which are intrinsic-
ally wrong.
Malagasy*, native of
Madagascar.
malaise* (Fr. m.), discom-
fort.
mala praxis* (Lat.), bad
management
Maiaprop (Mrs.), in
"The Rivals" by Sheri-
dan, 1775.
malapropos*, unseason-
ably ; inFr. malapropos.
Malayan, abbr. Mai.
malcontent*, not male-.
mal del mer* (Fr. m.),
sea-sickness; iete
(m.), headache.
Maiden, Surrey.
mal du pays (Fr. m.),
home-sickness.
male, abbr. m., (bot., zool.)
sign 3.
malentendu (Fr. m.),
mistake (one word).
230
MAL ENTENDU MANHATTAN
mat entendu (Fr.), mis-
understood (two words).
Malesherbes (C. G. de
L. de), 1721-94, Fr.
statesman (see also Mal-
herbe).
Malet (Lucas), pen-name
of Mrs. M.St. L. Harrison.
malgrtl* (Fr.), in spite of;
elle, ditto herself;
CU x, Cites, ditto them-
selves; lui, ditto him-
self; moi, ditto myself.
Malherbe (Franpois de),
1555-1628, Fr. writer (see
also Malesherbes).
Mallow, Co. Cork.
malm*, brick earth, not
maum.
Malmaison, near Paris
(one word).
malmsey*, a sweet wine,
not -sie, -esie, -asye.
Malplaquet (battle of),
1709.
malpractice*, misbeha-
viour, not -se.
malstrom, use mael- *.
Malte-Brun (K.), 1775-
1826, Fr. geographer.
Maltese cross, *fc (see also
cross, crux).
Malthus (T. R.), 1766-
1834, writer on population.
ai3l]um (Lat.), an evil, pi.
-a; malumlin se, an in-
trinsic evil ; prohiblt-
UOl, a prohibited wrong.
m. a tn. (Fr.), mot a mot
(word for word).
mameluke*, Egyptian
mounted soldier, not
mama-, mamlouk, mem-
look, -luk.
mamillary*, not mammil-.
mamma*, not mama.
mamma * (Lat.), a teat ; pi
-as.
mammonize*, o/-ise.
Man. (paper), Manila.
man., manual.
Man (Isle of), abbr.
I.O.M., not I.M.
manacle*, fetter, o/-icle.
Manacles, rocks off Corn.
manage/able*, -ment*.
manakin, ws<?mani-*.
Manasseh (tribe of).
Manasses (Prayer of),
Apocr.
manatee*, the sea-cow ; in
Sp. manati.
manche (Fr. m.), a handle ;
(f.) a sleeve.
Manshe (La) (Fr.), the
English Channel.
Manchester, abbr.
Manch., or M/C.
man-child*, pi. men-
children * (hyphen).
Manchu/, -ria, -rian, of
Manchuria, not -oo, -ow,
Mantchoo.
Mandalay, Burma, not
Mande-.
mandamus* (law) (not
ital.).
mandarin*, Chinese
official, not -inc.
mandat] (Fr. m.), power
of attorney ; -poste,
money order (hyphen).
mandatary*, a person.
mandatory* (adj.), com-
manding.
mandioc, use manioc*.
mandolin*, not -inc.
mandrel *, a spindle, not-\\.
mandrill*, a baboon.
manage* (Fr. m.), horse-
manship, riding-school
(see also menage}.
man jet (Lat., theat.), he,
or she, remains ; pi. -ent.
manganese*, symbol Mn*.
mangel-wurzel*, not
mangle-, mangold-.
" Mangnall's Ques-
tions," not Mag-.
mango/ *, Ind. fruit, not-oe ;
pi. -es*.
mangold-wurzel, use
mangel- *.
mangosteen*, tropical
fruit, not -an, -inc.
manhaden, use men-*.
Manhattan Island, New
York.
231
MANICELEAN MANUSKRIPT
Manichaean*, not -can.
manicle, a fetter, U3e
-acle*.
maniir\& (Fr.), fem. -ee,
affected.
manifesto/ *,/>/. -s*.
manikin*, not mana-,
manni-; in Fr. m. manne-
quin.
Manila/, Philippine Isles ;
cheroot; paper,
not -lla, abbr. Man.
manioc*, the cassava plant,
not -dioc, -ihoc, -ihot,
-iocca.
maniplies, MS* many-*.
manipulator*, not -er.
Manipur, S.E. India, not
Munnepoor.
Manit., Manitoba.
Manks, of the I. of Man,
Mann ( Sir Horace^, 1701-
86, diplom.; (Horace\
1796-1859, Amer. educa-
tionist.
mannequin (Fr. m.), a
manikin.
Mannheim, Baden, not
Manh-.
Mannlicher rifle.
manoeuvr/e *, -ed *, -in g *.
man-of-war*, pi. men
* (hyphens).
man-of-war*s-man* (hy-
phens, apos.).
manqu\e (Fr.), fern. -6e,
unsuccessful.
M.A.N.S. (Amer.), Mem-
ber of the Academy of
Natural Science.
Mansard (Fra^ois),
1598 - 1666, Fr. archi-
tect.
mansard roof* (not
cap.).
Mantchuria, use Mane-.
Mantegazza (Paolo),
1831-, It. anthropologist.
mantelet*, not mantlet.
mantelpiece*, wo/mantle-
(one word).
mantilla* (Sp.), a short
mantle.
mantlet, a shelter, use
mante-*.
manual (mus.), abbr. man.
manufactur/e, -er, abbr.
mfr. ; -ed, mfd. ; -ers,
-es, mfrs. ; -ing, mfg.
manu forti (Lat.), by main
force.
manumit/ *, -ted *, -ting *.
manupropria (Lat), with
one's own hand.
manus (Lat. f.), the hand ;
pi. same.
manuscript*, abbr. MS.*
(a, not an), pi. MSS.*
(point at end only). It
should be written on one
side only of ruled quarto
paper, not very thin. One
inch blank margin on left-
hand side. Caps. /,/, T,S,
and I.e. r, e, /, tn, , /, u, to
be written clearty. Un-
usual words, such as
proper names, to be in
printing characters. Each
leaf to be paged in con-
secutive order from the
first to the last : not each
chapter separately. Never
write corrections on back
of a leaf, but put in an
extra leaf and mark it,sa} r ,
23 A, B, or C. If a leaf
be deleted, say 24, mark
previous one 23-4. It is
often advantageous to have
original MS. typewritten,
when it can be revised as
a first proof, and thus
many "author's correc-
tions" saved. All MSS.
should be kept flat, and
not rolled ; if however
this be unavoidable, the
writing should be on the
convex side (see also foot-
notes).
manuscript abbrevia-
tions, see Abbrevia-
tions for Longhand.
manuscrit (Fr. m.), MS.
Manuskript(Ger. n.), M S. ;
also printer's copy.
232
MANUTIUS MARIE
Manutius/ (Aldus), 1450-
1515, in It. Aldo Ma-
nuzzio; "the
younger," 1547-975
(Paulus), 1511-74; II -
printers.
Manx*, of the Isle of Man,
not -ks; natives, Manx-
man*, fern, -woman*,
pi. -en (each one word).
manyplies* (zool.), third
stomach of ruminants, not
mani-, mony-.
Manzanilla*, a brown
sherry.
'Maori*, sing, and pL same.
ma petite ^Fr. f.), my
little (girl).
Mapledurham, Oxford
(one word).
maquereau (Fr. m.),
mackerel.
mar/*, -red*, -ring*,
mar., maritime.
Mar (Earl o/), family
name Goodeve-Erskine
(see also Mar and
Kellie).
M.Ar. (Amer.), Master of
Architecture.
marabou/ feather*,
stork*, not -bout, -bu.
marabout*, N. Afr. monk
or hermit, not -but.
marabout (Fr. m.), a very
large coffee-pot.
Maracaibo, Venezuela, not
-ybo.
Maranatha* (Syriac),
"our Lord cometh."
Mar and Kellie (Earl
O/), family name Erskine
(see also Mar),
maraschino *, a liqueur,
o/-queno; pron. ma-ras-
kee'no.
Marat (J. P.), 1744-93,
assassinated by C.Corday.
Maratha, an Indian race,
use Mahratta*.
Marazion, Corn wall; pron.
mar-a-zy'on.
marbled edges, see
edges.
marbleize* (U.S.A.), not
-ise.
marbre (Fr.), marbled ; also
marbled edges of books.
March (month of) (typ.),
should not be abbreviated.
march., marchioness.
Marchen (Ger. n.), a fairy-
tale ; pJ. same.
marc/ies/e*(It.), marquess;
fern, -a, marchioness.
Marco (O.), 1863-, chess
player.
Marcobrunner, a hock.
Marconi (Guglielmo),
1875-, electrician.
marconigram*, wireless
telegraph message.
mardi gras (Fr. m.),
Shrove-Tuesday.
marechal\ (Fr. m.), Field-
Marshal ; his wife, -e.
Mar6ohal Wiel, a rose.
mare's-tail* (bot.) (apes.,
hyphen).
marg., margin, -al.
margarine *, not -in ; pron.
g as in go.
Margaux (Chateau-), a
claret (hyphen).
marge (Fr. f.), margin.
marginalia (Lat.), mar-
ginal notes, is pi.
Marglnalie (Ger. f.), mar-
ginal note, also Rand-
vermerk (cap.).
margins (typ.), the four
are called back, head,
fore-edge, and tail. A
good proportion of the
total margin is back and
head two-fifths to fore-
edge and tail three-fifths.
Margoliouth (D. S.),
1858-, theologian.
manage de conve nance
(Fr. m.), marriage of con-
venience, not marr-.
Mariamne, wife of Herod
the Great.
Marie de* Medici, wife
of Henry IV of France
(de', not de) ; in Fr. d0
Medicis.
233
MARINADE M.A.S.
marinade* (Fr. cook, f.),
a pickle.
Marines ("Blue"), Royal
Marine Artillery ;
("Bed"), Royal Marine
Light Infantry.
marionette.
maritime, abbr. mar.
mirivaudage (Fr. m.),
daintily affected st3 f le.
Marjoribanks, pron.
march/banks.
Mark (St.) (New Test.),
not to be abbreviated.
mark*, Ger. coin, about a
shilling ; never takes sign
of pi. ; abbr. M., or Mk.
market/, abbr. mkt. ; -ed,
-ing*.
Market/ Drayton,
-H arbor ough (hy-
phens).
market overt*, open mar-
ket.
market-place* (hyphen).
market town* (two
words).
marks of correction,
see proof correction
marks.
marks of reference
(typ.), * t t II II (see
also foot-notes).
marline-spike*, not mar-
lin-, marling- (hyphen).
Marlow (Great), Bucks.
Mario we (Christopher),
J 5 6 3-93> dramatist.
marmoset*, a monkey.
Marocco, use Morocco.
Maroczy (Q.), 1870-,
chess player.
maroon*, very dark red,
not morone.
maroquin (Fr. m.), mo-
rocco leather.
Marprelate Contro-
versy (the).
marque (letters of)*,
those authorizing re-
prisals.
marque dc fabrique
(Fr. f.), trade-mark.
marquess*, not -is, abbr.
M., or marq. ; fern.
marchioness*, abbr.
march. ; in Fr. mar-
quisl, Jem. -e.
Marquoi's scales, etc.
marriage, in Fr. m.
mariage (one r).
marriageable*, not -gable.
married, abbr. m.
marron (Fr. m.), chestnut.
marrowfat*, a pea.
" Marseillaise * (La),"
Fr. national song.
Marseilles*; in Fr. Mar-
seille, pron. mar-say 7 ,
marshal*/, -led*, -ler*,
-ling*.
Marsham (Viscount),
eldest son of Earl Romney
(see also Masham).
marten*, a weasel (see also
martin).
Marthas Vineyard,
island, U.S.A. (noapos.).
Martian*, of Mars,
martin*, a bird (see also
marten).
Martinengo - Cesaresco
(Countess E.), 1852-,
writer.
Martinique, W. Indies.
martingale*, not -gal.
Martinmas*, n Nov.
martyrize*, etc., not -ise.
marvel*/, -led*, -ling*,
-lous*.
Marvell( Andrew), 1621-
78, poet.
Marx (Karl), 1818-83,
Socialist.
Maryland, U.S.A., offic.
abbr. Md.
Marylebone, London,
formerly Mary-le-bone ;
pron. mar-rim n.
Marymass*, 25 March.
Marzials (Sir F. T.),
1840-, writer.
mas (Lat.), a male; pi.
mares.
mas (Sp.), but
mas (Sp.), more.
M.A.S., Master of Applied
Science.
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masc., masculine.
Mascagni (Pietro),
1863-, composer,
masculine, abbr. m., or
masc.
/373S/ia//a/i/*(Arab.,Pers.,
Turk.), an exclamation of
wonder.
Masham (Baron), family
name Lister (see also
Marsh am),
mashie*, a golf club, not
-y-
Mashonaland, S.E. Afr.,
not Mashu-.
mashy, use mashie*.
tnasjid* (Turk.), a mosque,
not mus-.
mask*, not masque.
Mason (Freemasonry)
(cap.).
Masor/ah*, Heb. tradition,
not the many variations ;
-etic Text, abbr. M.T.
Mass, R.C. service (cap.).
mass (mech.), abbr. m.
Mass., Massachusetts
(offic. abbr.).
masse (Fr. m.), stroke at
billiards.
Massena (Andr6), 1758-
1817, Fr. marshal.
Massenet (J. E. F.),
1842-, Fr. composer.
Massereene (Viscount).
masseu/r*,/<?w. -se*.
Massey, family name 6f
Baron Clarina (see also
Massy),
m assif * (geol.) , a mountain
mass (not ital.).
Massora, use Masorah*.
Massy, fam. name of Baron
Massy (see also Massey).
Master, abbr. Mr. (point,
should not end line).
master-at-arms* (naut.),
first-class petty " officer
(hyphens).
master mariner *, captain
of a merchant vessel.
Master of the Bolls*,
abbr. M.B.
masterpiece* (one word).
master printer, the head
of a printing establish-
ment.
mast-head* (hyphen).
mastic*, not -ich, -ick.
mat*, dull, not -tt.
mat., matins.
Matabele/, pi. same ;
-land, S. Afr. (one word) .
matador*, Spanish bull-
slayer, not -ore.
matchwood* (one word).
mate, Paraguay tea, not
mate (not ital.).
mitelot (Fr. m.), a sailor.
mztelote* (Fr. cook, f.),
a rich fish stew.
mailer* (Lat.), mother ; pi.
-res.
materialize*, etc., not-ise.
materia medica*, science
of drugs (not ital.).
tnat&riel* (Fr. m.), every-
thing but the personnel of
an army or navy (ital.).
math., mathematics, -ical,
-ician.
mathematics (typ.), ref-
erences to foot-notes in
math, works to be marks
of reference (*, f, etc.),
and not superior figures,
as these may be mistaken
in the text for indices.
When letters are required
for formulae, use caps,
and I.e., not s.caps. If
the body of the text is in
roman, the I.e. letters
must be ital.and vice versa,
except in the case of caps.,
which should be roman.
Whole numbers are set
without commas.as 13500,
not 13,500. A formula, if
detached from the text,
is generally set in the
middle of the line ; and if
it has to be carried on to
the next, thebreak is made
at an equal, minus, or plus
sign, which is carried over.
Abbr. math, (see also
figures, fractions).
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Mathew (Lord Justice),
1830-.
Mathews (Charles),
1776-1835, actor;
(Charles James), 1803-
78, actor, dramatist, son
of former ; (Elkin),
publisher ; (Shailer),
1863-, Amer. writer (see
also Matt-).
matin* (Fr. m.), morning.
matin* (Fr. m.), mastiff.
matine*l (Fr. f.), enter-
tainmentbyday; must-
cale, ditto with music.
matins*, sometimes in
Prayer Book mattins,
abbr. mat.
matriculator*, not -er.
Matrimonial Causes
Acts (law) (no apos.).
matr/ix* (typ.), a mould
from which a stereo plate
is made ; also a mould
used in making the face
of a letter ; pi. -ices.
Matt., St. Matthew.
Mattel (Tito), 1841-,
composer.
matter* (typ.), MS. or
copy to be printed, type
that is composed; live
or standing , type
that has yet to be printed
from, electroed, or ster-
eoed ; dead , type
ready for distribution.
Matthew (St.), abbr.
Matt.
Matthews ( James Br an -
der), 1852-, American
writer (see also Math-).
mattress*,o/-ass,matress.
Mau, India, use Mhow.
maud*, a wrap, not -de.
Maugrabin (Hayrad-
din), in " Quentin Dur-
ward."
Maulmain, Burma, not
Moul-, Maulmein.
maulstick*, not mahl-.
maum, use malm*.
Maundy Thursday *, day
before Good Friday, not
Maunday Thursday (two
words).
Maupassant (Guy de),
1850-93, Fr. writer.
Maupeou (R.N.C. A.de),
