Excerpt from Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature: To Which Are Added, an Alphabetical Account of the Heathen Deites, and a Copious Chronological Table of Remarkable Events, Discoveries and Inventions in Europe Ab'lative, a. Mwlqch takes away; the last ofithe six cases of the Latin nouns A'hle, a. Upable to perform shtll'ul a. Strong of body, powerful Ij, ' flog-am o. E. To send abroad on some pub lic business or employment; to send away A'bleness, s. Strength of mind or body Ab'li - pey, s. Want of sight uuadnseduess Ab'hgate, e. A. To band or tie up from Ah'locatc, a. A. To let out to hire Alfiueflm havmg the power of cleaning Ablu'tion, e. Act ot'clesnsmg the cup given without eoneem'ation m the Romish church a religious purification Ab'aegata, e. E. To deny, to renounce, reject Abnega'tion. S. Denial renunciation Abnor'moua, e. Mishapen vast, hugs Abo'ard, ed. In, or on board a ship Abo'de, s. An habitation, a dwelling place Aho'de, s. Foretel, to prognosncate Abo'dement, s. A secret anticipation; omen Abol'uah. E. E. To repeal, to make void Ahofuhable, e. That which may be abolished Aboli'tlon, s. The act of abohahmg Abom'inable, a. Detestable, hateful unclean Abom'iuableuem, e. Hatefulness, odiousnem Abom'mahly, ad. Exmmely excemisely, exceedingly in the Ill sense Abom'inste, e. A. To abhor, to detest, to hate Abomina'tion, s. Detestation. Hatred; pollu tion, or defllement Abori'gtneaathe primitiveor origin! Inher httants of a country Abor'tion, s. A m'lcarriags untimely birth Ahos'trse, a. Untimely premature Abo've, prep. Higher in place; more in quan tity. Ed. The regions of heaven Altos-(hoard. Ed. Without any trick, fairly Abou'nd, o. N. To have in great plenty Abo'ut, prep. Round encircling, near to engaged in relating every way Abracadab'ra, s. A superstitious charm Abra'de, s a. To waste by degrees to rub cd' Abra'sion, s. The act of rubning o Ahre'ast. Ad. Close together, side by side Abrid'ge, v. A. To contract, to shorten; to express the same sense in fewer wonls Abridg'ment, s. A summary any larger work contracted into a smaller compa Abro'ach. Ed. Being tapped in a situation ready to yield the llqu r contained Aha/ad, act. Without doors in foreign countries widely scattered Ah'nogate, v. A. To dismnul, to abolish Abroga'tion, s. The act of duannulhng Abru'pt, a. Sudden; rough unconnected Abrupt'ly. Ed. Umeaaonably hastily AW 1. Anabrnpt manner. Suddenaess Ab'eoq e. A tuna Minette! Ah, 7. L. To m d' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.