Words, facts, and phrases; a dictionary of curious, quaint, and out-of-the-way matters

Act of Parliament afterwards allusion American ancient Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon word applied authority Ben Jonson Bishop BRET HARTE called century Charles Chaucer church cloth extra coin colour common contraction corruption Court Crown 8vo curious custom denote derived Dictionary Dutch early edition Edward Edward III England expression Faerie Queene feet formerly German gilt gives Greek Hence Henry VIII horse Illustrations Italian James JAMES PAYN JAMES RICE John Johnson Julius Cæsar King ladies land language Latin letter literally London Lord meaning mentioned modern Notes and Queries old English originally meant OUIDA Parliament person phrase plant pound present printed probably pronounced proverb published Queen Roman root Royal Saxon says Scotland seems sense Shakespeare ship speaking spelt Street supposed syllable term tion town translation tree verb verse Verstegan Welsh WILKIE COLLINS word originally word signifying writing written