ORTHOGRAPHY.
Webster defines Orthography as “the art of writing words with the
proper letters, according to common usage”; Worcester, as “the art or
the mode of spelling words.” They agree in this: that there are some
words—two or three thousand, perhaps—whose orthography common usage
has not settled. Prefixed to either Dictionary is a list showing in
double column the most prevalent methods of spelling words of doubtful
orthography; thus:
Abettor Abetter
Escalade Scalade
Germane Germain, German
The first column in the Webster List “presents the orthography
recognized in the body of [the] Dictionary as the preferable one, or
that in general use.” But “when in this list the word in the first
column is followed by _or_, as ‘Abatis, _or_ Abattis,’ it is implied
that the second form is nearly, often quite, in as good use as the
first.” When the word in the first column differs in meaning from that
in the second, the word in the first is followed by _and_, as ‘Lunet,
_and Lunette_,’ both words being in use, but applied to different
things. {p126}
The orthography in the first column of the Worcester List “is deemed
to be well authorized, and in most cases preferable; but with respect
to the authority of that in the right-hand column, there is a great
diversity. Both orthographies of some of the words are right, the
words being differently spelled when used in different senses”; as,
“Draught, _or_ Draft,” “Subtle, _or_ Subtile,” etc. Sometimes _and_
is used as the connective; as, “Canvas, _and_ Canvass.” But these
double arrangements are of almost no service to the proof-reader or
compositor,—for the interchangeable words cannot _both_ be inserted
in his work. If he could use the various spellings, it would save the
trouble of weighing authorities: we should then have such sentences as
these:
The hostler _or_ ostler inveigled _or_ enveigled the horses into the
stockade _or_ stoccade. Meanwhile the infantry landed at the jettee
_or_ jetty _or_ jetta _or_ jutty, and at once constructed an abatis
_or_ abattis _or_ abbatis, as it behooved _or_ behoved them.
Of these various correct spellings, _one_ must be selected to the
exclusion of the rest. But there being no common usage, no academy
to instruct, and the copy not being uniform, who or what is to guide
the printers and proof-readers in making the selection? “For the last
eighty years [or more], printers have exercised a general control over
English orthography,”—and we, to carry the general control a little
farther, propose to set forth for general use one list from Webster’s
first column, exhibiting only _one_ single correct spelling, to be used
where the Webster style prevails; and a similar list from Worcester’s
{p127} first column, to be used where the Worcester style has the
precedence. Would there were a _Smithsonian Bureau of the English
Language_, to render _two_ lists unnecessary; and to give _one_ style
to Government work,—a style which should have the approval of Congress,
and to which all printing done by or for the various Departments of the
United States Government should be conformed.
THE WEBSTER LIST.
[From the column which, he says, “presents the orthography recognized
in the body of this Dictionary (Wb. Unabridged) as the preferable
one, or that in general use.” But since he places in his first column
various spellings of the same words,—e. g. under _A_, _Ædile_; under
_E_, _Edile_,—we have, in accordance with our plan, omitted that
spelling which we have observed to be neglected by readers who profess
to follow Webster. We have inserted in brackets some words from
the second column which have a different signification from their
congeners in the first; also in brackets, some words from the defining
columns, and such remarks and explanations as may be of service to
printers and others.]
A.
Abatis
Abettor
[One who abets another to commit a crime.]
Abreuvoir
Abridgment
[Accessary
As used in law.]
Accessory
[“In its other senses” (than in law); as, “the accessories of a
picture.”]
Account, -ant, etc.
Accouter, etc.
Acetimeter
Ache
Achieve
Acknowledgment
Addible
Adipocere
Admittable
Adopter (_Chem._)
Adulterer, -ess
Adz
Ægis
Æolian
Aghast
Agriculturist
Aid-de-camp
Ajutage
Alcaid
Alchemy
Alcoran
Alkahest
Allege
Alleluia
[If written _Halleluiah_ or _Hallelujah_, follow copy.]
Alloy
Alum
Almanac
Ambassador
Ambergris
Ambs-ace
Amend, -ment
Amice
Ammoniuret
Amortize, -ment
Amphitheater
Anapest
Ancient, -ly
Andiron
Angiotomy
Ankle
Annotto
Antechamber
Anterior
Anti-emetic
Antihypnotic
Apostasy
Aposteme
[If written _Imposthume_, follow copy.]
Apothegm
Appall
Appallment
[Appanage]
Appareled, -ing
Appraise, -ed, etc. {p128}
Apprise (_to notify_)
Apricot
Arbitrament
Arbor
Archæology
Ardor
Argol
Armor, -er, etc.
Arquebuse
Arrack
Artisan
Asafœtida
Asbestus
Ascendant
Ascendency
Askance
Askant
Assuage
Atheneum
[If written _Athenæum_, follow copy.]
Aught
Author, etc.
Autocracy
Autoptical
Awkward
Awm
Ax
Ay
[Expressing assent.]
Aye
[An affirmative vote.]
B.
Backshish
Bade (_v._)
Baldric
Balister
Balk
Baluster
Bandana
Bandoleer
Banderole
Banyan (_Bot._)
Bans
[Notice of proposed marriage.]
Barbacan
Barbecue
Barberry
Bark
Barouche
Barytone
Basin
Bass
Bass-viol
Bas-relief
Bastinade
Baton
Bateau
Battledoor
Bauble
Bazaar
Befall
Behavior
Behoove
Beldam
Belligerent
Benedict
Benumb
Bellfounder,
[And similar compounds.]
Bequeath
Bergamot
Berth (_Nav._)
[Bestrown
p. p. of Bestrew.]
Betel
Beveled, -ing
Bevile (_Her._)
Bezant
Biasing, -ed, -es, etc.
Bigoted
Bilge
Billiards
Billingsgate
Bin
Binnacle
Bister
Blende (_Min._)
Blessed (_a._)
Blithesome, -ly, etc.
Blomary
Blouse
Bodice
Boil (_n._)
Bombazet
Bombazine
Bonnyclabber
Bourgeois
Bourse
Bouse
Bousy
Boweled, -ing, etc.
Bowlder
Bowsprit
Brahmin
Brake (_Railways_)
Brazen
Brazier
Brier
Brooch
Bryony
Buccaneer
Buddhism
Buffet
Buhrstone
Bun
Buncombe
Bur
[If written _Burr_, follow copy.]
Burden, -some
Burin
Burned (_imp._)
Burganet
But-end
Butt
Byzantine
C.
Caboose
Cacique
Caddice {p129}
Cæsura
Cag
[If written _Keg_ follow copy.]
Caique
Caisson
Calash
Caldron
Calendar
Calends
Caliber
Calipash
Calipee
Calipers
Caliph
Calk
Calligraphy
Caloyer
Caltrap
Calyx
Camlet
Camomile
[If written _Chamomile_, follow copy.]
Camphene
Camphor
Candor
Canceled, -ing, etc.
Cannel-coal
Cannoneer
Canny
Cañon (_Sp._)
Canyon [_Eng._]
[The Eng. form is the better if writing or printing English.
_Cañon_ in an English book seems pedantic.]
Cantaloup
Cantalever
Carbine
Carbineer
Carapace
Carat
Caravansary
Carcass
[In the King James Bible, spelled _carcase_.]
Carnelian
Caroled, -ing, etc.
Cartography
Cask (_a vessel_)
Casque (_helmet_)
Cassava
Cassimere
[If written _Kerseymere_, follow copy.]
Caster
[One who casts; a cruet; a furniture-wheel.]
Castor
[A genus of animals; a hat; a drug; a heavy cloth.]
Catchup
Catechise, -er
Cauliflower
Causeway
Caviare
Caviler, -ed, etc.
Cayman
Ceil -ing, -ed
Center
Centered
Centimeter
Centiped
Ceroon
Cess-pool
Chalcedony
Chameleon
Chamois
Champaign
[Flat, open country.]
Champagne (_wine_)
Champerty
Channeled, -ing, etc.
Chant, -er, -ed, etc.
Chap
[Both Wb. and Wor. place _chăp_ in the first column, and _chop_
in the second. This preference of _chăp_ to _chop_ harmonizes
orthography and pronunciation in three instances: (1) when _chăp_
is _v. t._, signifying “to cleave or open longitudinally, through
the effect of heat, cold, dryness, etc.; as, ‘Heat _chăps_ the
russet plain’”; (2) when _v. i._, as “The hands chăp”; (3) when
_n._, as a cleft in the earth’s surface, or in the hands or feet.
_Chăp_ (a youth) was never in doubt; while _chaps_ (the jaws)
must continue to be pronounced with the _a_ as in _what_.]
Chase
Check (_n._)
Checker, -ed, etc.
Chemist
Chemistry
Cherif
Chestnut
Chevron
Chilioliter
Chiliometer
Chine
Chintz
Chiseled, -ing
Chock-full
Choir
Chorister
Choke
Choose
Chore
Cigar
Cimeter
Cipher
Clamor, -ous, etc.
Clangor
Clarionet
Clew
Clinch
Clinique
Clinometer
Cloak
Clodpoll {p130}
Clothe, -ed, etc.
Clough
Clyster
Cockswain
Cœliac
Cognizor, -zee
Coif
Coiffure
Colander
Comb
[Unwatered part of valley, etc.]
Comfrey
Complete
Complexion
[Comptroller, -ship
There is an officer of the U. S. Government whose official title is
“Comptroller of the Currency.” The word appears in Wb. 2d column.]
Confectionery
Connection
Contemporary
Contra-dance
Controller, -ship
Control
Cony
Cooly
Coomb (4 _bushels_)
Copaiva
Copier
Copse
Coquette (_n._)
Coranach
Corbel
Cosy
Cot (_a hut_)
Cot (_a bed_)
Cotillon
Councilor
[A member of a council.]
Counselor
[One who gives counsel.]
Count
Courtesan
Courtesy (_Law_)
Cozen, -age
Craunch
Cray-fish
Creak (_v._)
Creosote
Critique
Crosslet
Cruet
Croup
[Behind the saddle.]
Crupper
Cruse (_bottle_)
Cucurbit
Cudgeled, -er, -ing
Cue
[Twist of back hair.]
Cuerpo
Cuneiform
Curb (_of a well_)
Cursed (_imperf._)
Curtal-ax
Cutlass
Cyclopedia
Cymar
Cyst
Czar, -ina
D.
Dactyl
Damasken
Damson
Dandruff
Danegelt
Debarkation
Debonair, -ly, -ness
Decrepit
Defense, -less, etc.
Deflection
Deflour
Delf
Delphin
Deltoid
Demeanor
Demesne (_Law_)
Dentiroster
Dependent
Dependence
Deposit
Desert (_n._)
Deshabille
Dessert
Detecter
Detortion
Deuce
Develop, -ment
Dexterous
[But if written _Dextrous_ follow copy, to avoid subsequent change.]
Diæresis
Diarrhea
Diarrhetic
Dike
Diocese
Disheveled, -ing, etc.
Disk
Dispatch, -ed, -ing
Disseize, -in, -or
Distention
Distill
Distrainor
Diversely
Divest, -ed, etc.
[But in _Law_, _Devest_ is commonly used; in law work, follow
copy.]
Docket
Doctress
Dolor, -ous
Domicile
Doomsday-book
Dory
Dormer-window
Dote
Dotage
Doubloon
Dowry
Downfall {p131}
Dram
[A weight; a minute quantity; a potation.]
[Drachm
This word is in second column, connected to _Dram_ by _and_. Its
meaning seems to be properly limited, however, to an ancient Greek
coin, and a Greek weight (Drachma).]
Draff
Draft
[1. The act of drawing or pulling as by beasts of burden.
2. Drawing of men for a military corps.
3. An order for payment of money; a bill of exchange.
4. An allowance in weighing.
5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a figure described on paper;
delineation; sketch; plan delineated; an outline to be filled in or
completed for composition. In any other sense than these five, use
the original spelling, _Draught_.]
[Draught
(See _supra_.)]
Dragoman
Dribblet
Drier
Driveler, -ing, etc.
Drought
Dryly
Duchy
Duchess
Dueler, -ing, -ist
Dullness
Dungeon
Dunghill
Duress
Dye, etc. (_color_)
E.
Eavesdropper
Eccentric, -al, etc.
Economy
Ecstasy
Ecstatic
Ecumenic, -al
Edematous
Edile, -ship
Eloign, -ment
Emarginate
Embalm, -ed, etc.
Embalmer, -ment
Embank, -ed, etc.
Embargo
Embark, -ed, etc.
Embarkation
Embassy
Embassage
Embed, -ded, etc.
Embezzle
Emblaze
Emblazon, -ed, etc.
Embody, -ied, etc.
Embolden, -ed, etc.
Emborder, etc.
Embosom
[If written _Imbosom_, follow copy.]
Emboss, -ed, etc.
Embowel, -ed, -ing
Emboweler, -ment
Embower, -ed, etc.
Embrace, -ed, etc.
Embracer, -ment
Embrasure
Embrocation
Embroil, -ed, etc.
Emerods
[The Biblical spelling; in ordinary work, _Hemorrhoids_.]
Emir
Empale, -ed, etc.
Emperor
Empoison
Empower, -ed, etc.
Emprise
Empurple
Emu
Enameled, -ing, etc.
Enamor, -ed, -ing
Encage, -ed, etc.
Encamp, -ed, etc.
Enchant
Enchiseled, -ing
Encloister
Encounter, etc.
Encroach, etc.
Encumber, -ed, etc.
Encyclopedia
Endear
Endeavor, -ed, etc.
Endow, etc.
Endue
Endure, -ance
Enforce, -ed, etc.
Engage, -ed, etc.
Engender
Engorge, -ed, etc.
Engross
Enhance
Enigma
Enjoin, etc.
Enkindle, -ed, etc.
Enlarge, etc.
Enlist
Enroll
Enrollment
Enshrine
Enshroud
Ensphere
Enstamp
Entail (_Arch._)
Entangle, etc.
Enterprise
Enthrone, -ed, etc.
Entire, -ly, etc.
Entitle, -ed, etc.
Entrance, -ed, etc.
Entrap, -ped, etc.
Entreat, -ed, etc. {p132}
Entreaty
Entresol
Entwine, -ed, etc.
Envelop (_v._)
Envelope (_n._)
Envelopment
Envenom
Eolipile
Epaulet
Epauleted, -ing
Equaled, -ing
Equiangular
Equivoque
Era
Error, etc.
Escalade
Escapement
Escarp (_Fort._)
[But if written _Scarp_, follow copy.]
Eschalot
Escheat
Escritoire
Escutcheon
Estafet
Esthetics
Estoppel
Estrich
Etiology
Étui
[A French word, anglicized as _Etwee_; follow copy.]
Exactor
Expense
Exsiccate, -ed, -ing, etc.
Exsiccation
Exsuccous
Exudation
Exude, etc.
Eyrie
F.
Fæces
Fagot, -ed, -ing
Fairy
Fakir
Falchion
Falcon, -er, -ry
Fantasy
Fantastic
Farthingale
Fattener
Favor, -er, -ed, etc.
Fecal
Fecula
Feldspar
Felly
Feoffor
Fervor
Fetal
Feticide
Fetor
Fetus
Feud, -al, -atory
Feudalize, -ism
Fie
Filbert
Filibuster
Filigree
Fillibeg
[But if written _Filibeg_ or _Phillibeg_, follow copy.]
Finery (_a forge_)
Firman
Fishgig
Fives [_Veterinary_]
Flageolet
Flavor, -ed, etc.
Flier
Floatage (_Law_)
Flotsam
Flour (_of grain_)
Flower-de-luce
[If French is wanted,—_Fleur-de-lis_.]
Fluke (_Naut._)
Fluke (_Zoöl._)
Fogy
Font (_Typog._)
Forbade
Foray
Fosse
Foundery
[Very few writers so spell: if written _Foundry_, follow copy.]
Franc (_coin_)
Frantic
Frenzy
Frieze (_Arch._)
Frouzy
Frumenty
Frustum
Fueled, -ing
Fulfill, -ment
Fullness
Further
[Farther
When space or time is indicated.]
Furtherance
Furthermore
Furthest
[Farthest
When space or time is indicated.]
Fuse (_n._)
[In U. S. Govt. work _Fuze_ is the common usage, to distinguish it
from the verb to _Fuse_. Follow copy.]
Fusil (_gun_)
Fusileer
G.
Gabardine
Galiot
Garish
Gallias
[So spelled in the first column; but in the defining columns of the
Dictionary, the _s_ is doubled. Follow copy.]
Gamboled, -ing
Gamut {p133}
Gang (_Min._)
[If written _Gangue_, follow copy.]
Gantlet
[A military punishment.]
Gasteropod
Gargoyle (_Arch._)
Gauge
Gault
Gauntlet
[A large glove of mail.]
Gayety
Gayly
Gazelle
Genet
Gerfalcon
Germane
Germ
Ghibelline
Gibe
Gimbals
Gimlet
Girasole
Girt (_v._)
[Girth (_n._)]
Glair
Glamour
Glave
Gloze
Gnarled
Gore
Good-by
Good-humor
Gormand
Governor
Graft, -ed
Grandam
Granddaughter
Granite
Graveled, -ing
[The _l_ in graveling should not be doubled.]
Gray, -ish, etc.
Grenade
Grenadier
Greyhound
Grewsome
Griffin
Grisly
[If written _Grizzly_, follow copy.]
Groats
Grogram
Grommet
Grotesque, -ly
Groundsel
Groveler, -ing
Group (_v._)
Guaranty
[If written _Guarantee_, follow copy.]
Guelder-rose
Guelf
[If written _Guelph_, follow copy.]
Guerrilla
Guilder (_coin_)
Guillotine
Gulf
Gunwale
Gurnard
Gypsy
Gyrfalcon
Gyves
H.
Hackle
Hagbut
Haggard
Haggess
Ha-ha
Haik
Hake
Halberd
Halibut
Hallelujah
[But if written _Alleluia_, or _Halleluiah_, follow copy, to avoid
“correcting.”]
Halloo
Halidom
Halyard
Handicraft
Handiwork
Handsome
Handsel
Handseled
Harbor, -ed, etc.
Harebell
Harebrained
Harem
Haricot
Harrier
Harry
Haslet
Hasheesh
Hatti-sherif
Haulm
Haul
Haunch
Hautboy
Hawser
Headache
Hearse
Hectoliter
Hectometer
Hegira
Height, -en, etc.
Heinous, -ly, -ness
Hematite
Hematology
Hemistich
Hemorrhoids
Heretoch
Hermit, -age
Herpetology
Hexahedron
Hibernate
Hiccough
Hinderance
[If written _Hindrance_, follow copy. _See_ remark under _Foundery_,
_in loco_.]
Hindoo, -ism
Hip (_Pom._)
Hipped-roof {p134}
Hippogriff
Hippocras
Ho
Hoarhound
Hockey
Hodge-podge
Hoiden, -ish
Holiday
[If written _Holyday_, follow copy.]
Hollo
Holster
Hominy
Homeopathy
Homonym
Honeyed
Honor, -ed, etc.
Hoop (_v._)
Hoopoe
Hornblende
Horror
Hostelry
Hostler
Hough
Housewife
Howdah
Howlet
Hummock
Humor
Hurra
Hydrangea
Hypæthral
Hyperstene
Hypotenuse
Hyssop
I.
Icicle
Illness
Imbibe
Imbitter
Imbrue
Imbue, -ed, -ing
Immarginate
Impanel, -ed, -ing
[Wb. has also _Empaneled_, _-ing_, etc., in his first column under
_E_. One way is enough; but to avoid changes in author’s proof,
compositor had better follow copy.]
Imparlance
Impassion
Impeach
Imperiled
Implead
Imposthume
[See _Aposteme_.]
Impoverish
Imprint
Incase
Inclasp
Inclose, -ure, etc.
Increase
Incrust
Incumbrance
[But Wb. prefers _Encumber_ for the verb.]
Indefeasible
Indelible
Indict (_Law_)
Indictment
Indite, -er
Indocile
Indoctrinate
Indorse, -ed, -ing
Indorser, -ment
Induce, -ment
Inferior
Inferable
Inflection
Infold
Infoliate
Ingraft, -er, -ment
Ingrain
Ingulf
Inkle
Innuendo
Inquire, -er, -y, etc.
Inscribe
Inscroll
Insnare
Install
Installment
Instate
Instill
Instructor
Insure, -ed, -ing
Insurer, -ance
Intenable
Intercessor
Interior
Inthrall
Intrench
Intrust
Inure
Inurement
Inveigle
Inventor
Inwheel
Inwrap
Inwreathe
Isocheimal
Ixolite
J.
Jacobin
Jaconet
Jail, -er, etc.
Jalap
Jam (_Min._)
Janizary
Jasmine
Jaunt, -y, -ily
Jean
Jenneting
Jeremiad
Jetsam
Jetty
Jeweled
Jewelry
Jointress
Jonquil
Jostle
Jowl {p135}
Judgment
Jupon
Just
[A mock encounter on horseback.]
K.
Kaffer
Kale
Kayle
Keelhaul
Keelson
Keg
Kenneled, -ing
Khan
Kiln (_n._)
Kilogram
Kiloliter
Kilometer
Knob
Koran
Kyanite
L.
Labeled, -ing
Labor, -ed, -ing, etc.
Lachrymal
Lac (_coin_)
Lackey
Lacquer (_n._)
Lacquer, -ed, -ing
Lagoon
Lambdoidal
Landau
Landscape
Lantern
Lanyard
Lapsided
Larum
Launch
Leaven
Lecher, -y, -ous
Lecturn
Ledgement
[_Sic_; the retention of _e_ after _g_ seems somewhat remarkable.]
Ledger
Leger-line
Leggin
Lemming
Lettuce
Leveled, -ing, -er
Libeled, -ing, etc.
License
Lickerish
Licorice
Lief
Lilac
Linguiform
Linnæan
Linseed
Linstock
Liter
Lithontriptic
Llama (_Zoöl._)
Loadstar, -stone
Loath (_a._)
Lode (_Min._)
Lodgment
Logogriph
Longiroster
Louver
Lower
Luff
Lunet
[A little moon, or satellite. Obsolete.]
Lunette
[A detached bastion, etc.]
Lunge
Lustring
Lye
M.
Macaw
Maccaboy
Maggoty
Maim
[Mayhem, _Law_.]
Mal (_prefix_)
[Here, in Wb., first column, appears “Mall,” followed by “_or_ Maul”;
but, since _Maul_ also appears in first column, both as noun and
verb, we omit _Mall_, as not preferable to _Maul_.]
Malkin
Mamaluke
Mamma
Mandatary (_n._)
Manikin
Maneuver
Mantel (_Arch._)
Mantel-piece
Marc (_coin_)
Magaron
Marquee
Marque (_letter of_)
Marquess
[Till of late, _marquis_ was the usual spelling, but it is now to
a great extent superseded by _marquess_, except in the foreign
title.—_Smart._]
Marshal
Marshaled, -ing
Martin (_Ornith._)
Martinet (_Naut._)
Martingale
Marveled, -ing, etc.
Mark
Maslin
Mastic
Matrice
[If written _Matrix_, follow copy.]
Mattress
Mauger
Maul (_n._ and _v._)
Mayhem (_Law_)
Meager, -ly, etc.
Merchandise {p136}
Meter
Mileage
Milleped
Milligram
Milliliter
Millimeter
Milrea
Misbehavior
Miscall
Misdemeanor
Misspell
Misspend
Misspent
Misstate
Mistletoe
Miter, -ed
Mizzen
Mizzle
Moccasin
Mode (_Gram._)
Mocha-stone
Modeled, -ing
Modillion
Mohammedan
Mohawk
Molasses
Mold
Molt
Moneyed
Mongrel
Moresque
Morris
Mortgageor (_Law_)
Mortgager
Mosque
Mosquito
Mullein
Multiped
Mummery
Murder, etc.
Murky
Murrhine
Muscadel
Muscle (_a shell fish_)
[If written _Mussel_, follow copy.]
Musket
Mustache
N.
Nankeen
Narwal
Naught
Negotiate, -or, etc.
Neighbor, -ing, etc.
Net (_a._)
Neb (_Orn._)
Niter
Nobless
[If written _Noblesse_, follow copy.]
Nomads
Nombles
Nonesuch
Novitiate
Nylghau
O.
Oaf
Ocher
Octahedron
Octostyle
Odalisque
Odor
Offense
Olio
Omber
Omer
Oolong
Opaque
Opobalsam
Orach
Orang-outang
Orchestra
Oriel
Oriflamb
Orison
Osier
Osprey
Otolite
Ottar (_of roses_)
Outrageous
Oxide
Oyes
P.
Packet
Painim
Palanquin
Palestra
Palet
Palmiped
Panada
Pander
Pandore
Pandour
Panel (_Law_)
Paneled, -ing
Pantograph
Papoose
Paralyze
Parceled, -ing
Parcenary
Parlor
Parol (_a._)
Parquet
Parsnip
Parrakeet
Partible
Partisan
Pasha
Pashalic
Pask
Patrol (_n._)
Paver
Pawl
[Peaked
We insert this word as of the first column, because _Picked_ (in Wb.
first col.) has definitions not applicable to _Peaked_.]
Pean
Peart {p137}
Pedicel
Peddler
Pedobaptist
Pemmican
Penciled, -ing
Pennant
Pentahedral
Peony
Periled, -ing
Peroxide
Persimmon
Persistence
Pewit (_Orn._)
Phantasm
Phantom
Phenomenon
Phenix
Phial
[But if written _Vial_, follow copy.]
Philter, -ed
Phthisic
Piaster
Picked
Picket
Pie
Piebald
Piepoudre
Pimento
Pimpernel
Pinchers
Pistoled, -ing
Placard
Plaice (_Ichth._)
Plain
[Plane, in some senses.]
Plane-sailing
Plaster
Plait (_v._)
Plat (_n._)
Plethron
Pliers
Plow
Plumber
Plumiped
Pluviometer
Point-device
Poise
Polacca
Pole-ax
Poltroon
Polyhedron, -drous
Polyglot (_n._)
Polyp
Pommel
Pommeled, -ing
Ponton
Pony
Poniard
Porgy (_Ichth._)
Porpoise
Portray
Porteress
Possessor
Postilion
Potato
Potsherd
Powter (_Orn._)
Pozzolana
Practice (_v._)
Præmunire
Prænomen
Predial
Premise
Pretense
Pretermit
Pretor
Profane
Protector
Programme
Protoxide
Prunella
Pumpkin
Puppet
Purblind
Purr
Purslane
Putrefy
Pygmy
Pyx
Q.
Quadroon
Quarantine
Quarrel (_an arrow_)
Quarreled, -ing
Quartet
Quaterfoil
Quay, -age
Questor
Quinsy
Quintain
Quintet
Quoin
R.
Rabbet (_Carp._)
Rabbi
Raccoon
Raddock (_Orn._)
Ramadan
Rancor, -ous, -ly
Ransom
Rare (_adj._)
Rarefy
Raspberry
Rattan
Raveled, -ing
Raven (_plunder_)
Raze, -ed, -ing
Rasure
Real (_coin_)
Rearward
Recall
Recompense
Reconnoiter
Redoubt
Referable
Reflection
Reglet
Reindeer
Re-enforce
Re-install, -ment
Relic
Remiped {p138}
Renard
Rencounter
Rennet
Replier
Reposit
Resin
Rosin
[The resin left, after distilling off the volatile oils from the
different species of turpentine.]
Resistance, etc.
Restive, -ly, -ness
Retch (_to vomit_)
Reveled, -ing, -er
Reverie
Ribbon
Reversible
Rigor, -ous, etc.
Risk
Rivaled, -ing
Riveted, -ing
Roc (_Orn._)
Rodomontade
Rondeau
Ronyon
Roquelaure
Rotunda
Route
Ruble (_coin_)
Ruche
Rummage
Rumor, etc.
Rye
S.
Sabian
Saber, -ed, etc.
Sackbut
Sainfoin
Salam
Salep
Salic
Saltpeter
Samester
Sandaled
Sandarac
Sandever
Sanskrit
Sapajo
Sapodilla
Sarcenet
Sat
Satchel
Satinet
Sauer-kraut
Savanna
Savior
[Saviour
We insert this as of first column, it being in universal use when
referring to Christ.]
Savor
Scallop, -ed, -ing
Scath
Scepter, -ed
Scherif
[Preferring this form to _Cherif_, we insert it here. Both spellings
appear in Wb. first column.]
Schist
Schorl
Sciagraphy
Scion
Scirrhosity
Scirrhus
Scissors
Sconce
Scot-free
Scow
Scrawny
Scythe
Seamstress
Sear
Secretaryship
Sedlitz
Seethe
Seignior
Seigniorage, -ory.
Seine
Seizin
Seleniuret
Sellender
Selvage
Sentinel
Sentry
Sepawn
Sepulcher
Sequin
Sergeant
Set (_n._)
Sevennight
Shad
Shah
Shawm
Shampoo
Shard
Sheathe (_v._)
Sheik
Sherbet
Sherry
Shill-I-shall-I
[But if written _Shilly-shally_, follow copy.]
Shore (_n._)
Shorl
Shoveled, -er, -ing
Show
Shrillness
Shriveled, -ing
Shuttlecock
Shyly, -ness
Sibyl
Sidewise
Silicious
Sillabub
Simoom
Siphon
Siren
Sirloin
Sirup
Sizar
Skein
Skeptic
Skillful, -ly, -ness
Skill-less
Skull (_cranium_) {p139}
Slabber
Sleight
Slyly, -ness
Smallness
Smolder
Smooth (_v._ and _a._)
Snapped (_imp._)
Sniveler, -ing
Socage
Socle
Solan-goose (_n._)
Solder, etc.
Soliped
Solvable
Somber
Somersault
Sonneteer
Soothe (_v._)
[Sorel]
Sorrel
Souchong
Spa
Spelt (_n._)
Specter
Spew
Spinach
Spinel
Spiritous
[_Spirituous_ is the more common form. Follow copy.]
Spite
Splendor
Sponge
Sprite
Spirt
Spunk
Staddle
Stanch
Stationery (_n._)
Steadfast
Steelyard
Stillness
Stockade
Story (_a floor_)
Strait (_n._)
Strengthener
Strew
Strop (_n._)
Stupefy
Sty
Style
Styptic
Subpœna
Subtile (_thin_)
Subtle (_artful_)
Successor
Succor
Suite
Suitor
Sulphureted
Sumac
Superior
Suretyship
Surname
Surprise, etc.
Survivor, -ship
Swainmote
Swale (_v._)
Swap
Swart (_adj._)
Swathe (_bandage_)
Swiple
Swob, -ber, etc.
[But if written _Swab_, _Swabber_, etc., follow copy.]
Swollen
Syenite
Symploce
Synonym
Syphilis
T.
Tabard
Tabbinet
Tabor, etc.
Taffeta
[If written _Taffety_, follow copy.]
Taffrail
Tailage
Talc
Tallness
Tambour
Tambourine
Tarantula
Tarpaulin
Tasseled, -ing
Tasses
Taut (_Nav._)
Tawny
Tease
Teasel
Teetotal
Tenable
Tenor
Tenuirosters
Terror
Tetrahedron
Tetrastich
Theater
Thole
Thorp
Thralldom
Thrash
Threshold
Throe (_n._)
Ticking (_n._)
Tidbit
Tie (_n._ and _v._)
Tier
Tierce
Tiger
Tincal
Tithe
Toll (_v. t._)
Tollbooth
Ton (_the weight_)
[Tun (_the cask_)]
Tonnage
Tormentor
Tourmaline
Toweling
Trammeled, -ing
Tranquilize
Transferable
Transference {p140}
Transship, -ment
Trapan (_a snare_)
Traveler, -ed, -ing
Traverse
Travesty
Treadle
Trebuchet
Treenail
Trestle
Trigger
Trevet
Tricolor
Trihedral
Trod
Trousers
Troweled
Truckle-bed
Tryst
Tumbrel
Tumor
Tunneled, -ing
Turquois
Turnip
Turnsole
Tutenag
Tweedle
Twibil
Tymbal
Tyro
U.
Umber
Unbiased
Unboweled
[And others of the same class.]
Unroll
Until
V.
Vaivode
[If written _Waiwode_ or _Wayvode_, follow copy.]
Valise
Valor, -ous, -ously
Vantbrace
Vapor
Vat
Veil
Vedette
Vender
[But _Vendor_, as correlative of _Vendee_.]
Venomous
Veranda
Verderer
Verdigris
Vermin
Verst
Vertebra
Vervain
Vicious, -ly, -ness
Victualed, -er, -ing
Vigor, -ous, etc.
Villain
[But in feudal law, often spelled _Villein_, follow copy.]
Villainy, -ous
Vise
Visitor
Visor
Vitiate
Vizier
Volcano
W.
Wadsett
Wagon
Waive
Wale (_n._)
Walrus
Warranter
[In law, _Warrantor_.]
Warrior
Warwhoop
Waucht
Waul (_as a cat_)
Wear (_v. Naut._)
Wear (_n._)
Weasand
Welsh
Whang
Whelk (_n._)
Whippletree
Whippoorwill
Whisky
Whoop
Whooping-cough
[If written _Hooping-cough_, be careful to follow copy. We have known
some trouble to be caused by a change of the initial in alphabetical
tabular work from hospitals, ships, etc.]
Whortleberry
Widgeon
Willful, -ly, -ness
Windlass
Wintery
[If written _Wintry_, follow copy.]
Wiry
Witch-elm
Witch-hazel
Withe
Wivern
Wizard
Wizen
Woe
Woful
Wondrous
Woodbine
Woolen, -ette.
Worshiper, -ed, etc.
Wrack (_to rack_)
Wye
[If written Y, follow copy.]
Y.
Yataghan
Yaup
Yawl (_n._)
Yelk
Yttria, -um
Z.
Zaffer
Zinc
Zinciferous
Zonnar
Zymometer
{p141}
THE WORCESTER LIST.
[The following vocabulary exhibits the orthography apparently deemed
preferable by Worcester. It will, we believe, be found very convenient
in offices where the Worcester style is in favor,—as the preceding
list will prove to be where the Webster style is in vogue. Any remarks
which we have inserted, and a few additional words, are in brackets.]
A.
Aam
Abatis
Abbey
Abetter
[In a good sense; nearly or quite obsolete.]
Abettor
[_Law._ One who abets an unlawful act.]
Abnormal
Abreuvoir
Abridgment
Accessary
[When used in _Law_.]
Accessory (_Art._)
Accountant
Acetimeter
Ache
Achieve
Acknowledgment
Acronycal
Addible
Adipocere
Adjudgment
Admittible
Adopter
[One who adopts, or assumes as one’s own.]
[Adapter
Tube used in Chemistry.]
Adscititious
Adulteress
Advertise
Advoutry
Advowee
Advowson
Adze
Æolic
Affector
Affeer
Affiliate
Affiliation
Afraid
Aghast
Agriculturist
Aide-de-camp
Aisle (_church_)
Ajutage
Alchemical
Alchemist
Alchemy
Alcoran
Alexipharmic
Alkahest
Alkali
Allege
Allocution
Alloy
Almacantar
Almanac
Almonry
Alnager
Alum
Amassment
Ambassador
Ambergris
Ambs-ace
Amercement
Amiability
Amice
Amortise
Anademe
Ananas
Anapest
Anapestic
Anbury
Ancestral
Ancient
Ancientry
Andiron
Anemone
Angiography
Angiology
Angiotomy
Ankle
Annotto
Antechamber
Antelope
Antiemetic
Apanage
Apostasy
Aposteme
[If written _Imposthume_, follow copy.]
Apothegm
Appall
Appalment
Appraise
Appraisement
Appraiser
Apprise
Appurtenance
Apricot
Arbitrament
Archæological
Archæology
Archduchess
Archil
Argol
Arquebuse
Arrack
Artisan
Arvel {p142}
Asbestos
Ascendency
Ascendent
Askance
Askant
Askew
Assafœtida
Assize
Assizer
Assuage
Athenæum
Auger
[Augur
A soothsayer.]
Aught
Autocracy
Avoirdupois
Awkward
Awn
Axe
B.
Baccalaureate
Bachelor
Bade, _from_ bid
Balance
Baldrick
Balk
Ballister
Baluster
Bandanna
Bandoleer
Bandore
Bandrol
Banian
Banns
Barbacan
Barbecue
Barberry
Bark
Barouche
Baryta
Barytone
Basin
Bass (_Mus._)
Bass-viol
Bastinado
Bateau
Battledoor
Bawble
Bazaar
Beadle
Beaver
Befall
Behoove
Bellflower
Belligerent
Bellman
Bellmetal
Bellwether
Benumb
Bequeath
Bergamot
Bergander
Berth (_in ship_)
Bestrew
[Bestrewn
p. p. of Bestrew.]
Betel
Bevel
Bezant
Biassed
Biestings
Bigoted
Bilge
Billiards
Billingsgate
Binnacle
Bistre
Bivouac
Bizantine
Blanch
Blende (_Min._)
Blithely
Blitheness
Blithesome
Blomary
Blouse
Bodice
Boil (_a tumor_)
Bolt
Bombard
Bombast
Bombazette
Bombazine
Borage
Bourgeois
Bourn
Bourse
Bouse
Bousy
Bowlder
Bowsprit
Brakeman
Bramin
Brawl
Brazen
Brazier
Brazil
Brier
Brokerage
Bronze
Brooch
Brunette
Bryony
Buccaneer
Buffalo
Buhrstone
Bulimy
Bumblebee
Bunn
Bunyon
Burden
Burdensome
Burganet
Burin
Burlesque
Burr
Buzz
By (_n._)
C.
Cabob
Cacique
Cæsura
Calcareous
Caldron {p143}
Calendar
Calends
Caliber (_Gun_)
[Calibre
Generally so spelled when used in a figurative sense; as “a mind
of inferior calibre”; and in this sense retains the French pron.
Ka·le·bur.]
Calipers
Caliph
Calk
Calligraphy
Calotte
Caloyer
Caltrop
Calyx
Cameo
Camlet
Camomile
[If written _Chamomile_, follow copy.]
Camphor
Cannel (_-coal_)
Cannoneer
Canoe
Cantilever
Canvas
[Canvass]
Capriole
Car
Carabine
Carabineer
Carat
Caravansary
Caravel
Caraway
[Carcase
Scripture.]
Carcass
Carle
Carnelian
Carolytic
Cartel
Cartridge
Cassada
Cassimere
[If spelled _Kerseymere_, follow copy.]
Cassowary
[Cast]
Caste, _class_
Castellan
Caster
[One who casts; a cruet; a furniture-wheel.]
[Castor
A genus of animals; a hat; a drug.]
Castlery
Castrel
Catchpoll
Catchup
Catechise
Catherine
Cauliflower
Causeway
Cavazion (_Arch._)
Caviare
Caw
Cayman
Cedilla
Ceiling
Celt
Celtic
Centiped
Cess
Chalcedony
Chaldron
Chalice
Chameleon
Chamois
Champaign
[Flat, open country,—Deut. 11 : 30.]
[Champagne, _wine_]
Champerty
Chant
Chap
[See remark on this word, in Wb. List, _ante_.]
Chaps
Char
[A small job.
So spelled in England, and in Departments at Washington, where
“charwomen” are employed. But—
Chore
Is the common orthography in the United States,—and if so written,
follow copy.]
Chase
Chastely
Chasteness
Check
Checker
Cheer
Chemical
Chemist
Chemistry
Chestnut
Chiliahedron
Chillness
Chimb
Chintz
Chloride
Choir
Choke
Choose
Chorister
Chyle
Chylifactive
Cider
Cigar
Cimeter
Cipher
Clam (_v._)
Clarinet
Cleat
Clew
Clinch
Cloak
Clodpoll
Cloff
Clothe
Clothes {p144}
Cluck
Clyster
Cobbler
Cocoa
Coddle
Cœliac
Coif
Coiffure
Coke
Colander
Colic
College
Colliery
Colter
Comfrey
Commandery
Commissariat
Compatible
Complete
Concordat
Confectionery
Confidant (_n._)
Congealable
Connection
Connective
Consecrator
Contemporary
Contra-dance
Contributory
Control
Controllable
Controller
[Comptroller
2d column. _See_ Wb. list.]
Conversable
Cony
Cony-burrow
Coomb (4 _bushels_)
Copier
Coping
Copse
Coquette (_n._)
Coranach
Corbel
Cordovan
Corpse
Correlative
Cosey
Cot
Cotillon
Counsellor
[One who gives advice.]
[Councillor
A member of a council.]
Courant
Courtesan
Courtesy
[Curtesy (_Law_)]
Covin
Covinous
Cozen
Cozenage
Craunch
Crawfish
Creak (_v._)
Crier
Croslet
Crowd
Crowfoot
Cruet
Crumb
Crusade
Cruse (_cruet_)
Crystal
Cucurbit
Cue
Cuerpo
Cuish
Cuneiform
Cupel
Curb
Curb-stone
Curtain
Cutlass
Cyclopædia
Cyst
Cysted
Czar
D.
Dactyl
Daily
Daisied
Damaskeen (_v._)
Damson
Dandruff
Danegelt
Daub
Dawdle
Dearn
Debarkation
Debonair
Decoy
Decrepit
Defence
Defier
Deflection
Deflour
Delft
Delphine
Deltoid
Demesne
Demarcation
Democrat
Denizen
Dependant (_n._)
Dependence
Dependent (_a._)
Deposit
Desert (_n._)
Desolater
Despatch
[_Dispatch_ also appears in Wor. 1st column. Follow copy.]
Dessert (_n._)
Detecter
Detorsion
Detractor
Develop
Development
Devest
Dexterous
[If written _Dextrous_ follow copy.]
Diadron {p145}
Diæresis
Diarrhœa
Dike
Dime
Diocese
Disburden
Discount
Disfranchise
Disfranchisement
Dishabille
Disinthrall
Disk
Disseize
Disseizin
Disseizor
Dissolvable
Distention
Distil
Distrainor
Diversely
Divest
Docket
Doctress
Dodecahedron
Doggerel
Domicile
Doomsday-book
Dory
Dote
Doubloon
Dowry
Downfall
Drachm
[Properly limited to the Greek coin or weight.]
Dram
[A denomination in apothecaries’ and avoirdupois weight; a small
quantity; a potation.]
Dragoman
Draught
[This, the original and proper orthography, should be retained in all
senses other than the five mentioned under _Draft_.]
Draft
[1. Act of drawing or pulling.
2. A body of men drawn for or from a military organization.
3. An order by which one person draws on another for money; also the
money so drawn.
4. An allowance in weighing.
5. The drawing of lines for a plan; the plan so drawn.]
Dreadnaught
Driblet
Drier
Drought
Dryly
Dryness
Duchess
Duchy
Dulness
Dungeon
Dunghill
Duress
Dye (_color_)
Dyeing (_coloring_)
E.
Eavesdropper
Eccentric
Echelon
Economics
Ecstasy
Ecstatic
Ecumenical
Edile
Eke
Embalm
Embank
Embankment
Embargo
Embark
Embarkation
Embase
Embassy
Embed
Embedded
Embezzle
Embezzlement
Emblazon
Embody
Embolden
Emborder
Embosk
Embosom
Emboss
Embowel
Embower
Embrasure
Empale
Empanel
[This orthography is recommended. (Wb. has _Empaneled_ in first
column.) There are so many _correct_ ways of spelling this word, that
a man who would get it wrong should be very ingenious.]
Empoison
Empower
Empress
Encage
Encenia
Enchant
Enchase
Encircle
Encroach
Encumber
Encumbrance
Encyclopædia
Endamage
Endear
Endow
Endue
Enfeeble
Enfeoff
Enfranchise
Engender
Engorge {p146}
Enhance
Enigma
Enjoin
Enlard
Enlarge
Enlighten
Enlist
Enlumine
Enroll
Enrolment
Enshrine
Entail
Entangle
Enterprise
Enthrone
Enthymeme
Entice
Entire
Entirety
Entitle
Entomb
Entrance (_v._)
Entrap
Entreat
Envelop (_v._)
Envelopment
Eolipile
Epaulet
Epigraph
Equerry
Equiangular
Equivoke
Era
Eremite
Escalade
Eschalot
Escritoire
Escutcheon
Estafette
[Esthetic]
Esthetics
Estoppel
Etiology
Exactor
Expense
Exsanguious
Exsect
Exsiccate
Exsiccation
Exsiccative
Exsuccous
Extrinsical
Exudation
Exude
Eyry
F.
Fæces
Fagot
Fairy
Fakir
Falchion
Falcon
Fantasy
Farther
Farthest
[Present tendency is, to employ _farther_ and _farthest_ in
indicating space or time; in other senses, _further_ and _furthest_.]
Farthingale
Fattener
Fearnaught
Fecal
Felly
Felon
Felspar
Ferrule
[Ferule
This word is in second column; but as its signification is wholly
distinct from _ferrule_, it should have place here.]
Feud
Feudal
Feudality
Feudatory
Feuillemorte
Fie
Filanders
Filbert
Filigrane
Filigree
Fillibeg
Filly
Finery (_a forge_)
Firman
Fizgig
Flageolet
Fleam
Flier
Flotage
Flotsam
Flour (_meal_)
Fleur-de-lis
Flugelman
Fluke
Fluoride
Fœtus
Forestall
Foretell
Forray
Forte (_strong side_)
Fosse
Foundery
[But if written _Foundry_, follow copy.]
Franc (_coin_)
Frenetic
Frenzy
Frieze
Frigate
Frit
Frizzle
Frowzy
Frumentaceous
Frumenty
Frustum
Fuel
Fulfil
Fulfilment
Fulness
Furlough
Further
Furthest
[See _Farthest_.] {p147}
Fusee
Fusileer
Fuze (_n._)
G.
Gabardine
Galiot
Gallipot
Galoche
Gamut
Gangue (_in ore_)
Gantlet
[A military punishment.]
Garish
Garreteer
Gauge
Gauger
Gault
Gauntlet (_glove_)
Gayety
Gayly
Gazelle
Gear
Gelatine
Genet
Gerfalcon
Germ
Ghastly
Ghibelline
Ghyll (_ravine_)
Gibberish
Gibe
Giglot
Gimlet
Gimmal
Girasole
Girth
Glair
Glave
Glazier
Glede
Gloar
Gloze
Glue
Gluey
Gnarled
Gneiss
Good-by
Gore
Gourmand
Gormandize
Governante
Graft
Grandam
Granddaughter
Granite
Grasshopper
Gray
Greeze (_a step_)
Grenade
Grenadier
Greyhound
Griffin
Grizzled
Grocer
Grogram
Grotesque
Groundsill
Group
Guarantee
Guild
Guilder (_coin_)
Guillotine
Gulf
Gunwale
Gurnet
Gypsy
Gyre
Gyve
H.
Haggard
Haggess
Ha-ha
Hake
Halberd
Hale (_healthy_)
Halibut
Halyards
Halloo
Hame
Handicraftsman
Handiwork
Hards
Harebell
Harebrained
Harem
Harrier
Harslet
Hatchel
Haul (_to drag_)
Haum
Haunch
Haust (_cough_)
Hautboy
Havoc
Hawser
Hazel
Headache
Hearse
Heartache
Height
Heighten
Heinous
Hemistich
Hemorrhoids
Heptamerede
Herpetology
Hexahedron
Hibernate
Hibernation
Hiccough
Hinderance
[If written _Hindrance_, follow copy. In one of the largest
printing-offices in the world, an effort was made a few years since
to get the _e_ into Dext_e_rous, Found_e_ry, and Hind_e_rance (style
of _Wb._ and _Wor._); but so much trouble ensued,—presumably from
outside orthographers,—that compositors and proof-readers were
erelong instructed to leave the _e_ out. Follow copy.] {p148}
Hip (_v_).
Hip (_n_).
Hippocras
Hodge-podge
Hoiden
Holiday
Holster
Hominy
Homonyme
Hone
Honeyed
Hoot
Horde
Horehound
Hornblende
Hostler
Household
Housewife
Howlet
Hub
Hurrah
Hydrangea
Hypothenuse
I.
Icicle
Illness
Imbitter
Imbound
Imbox
Imbrue
Impair
Imparlance
Impassion
Implead
Imposthume
[“This seems . . . to have been written erroneously for
_aposteme_.”—_Johnson._ Follow copy, whether spelled _aposteme_,
_apostume_, _impostem_, _imposthume_, or _impostume_,—any other
orthography might possibly be incorrect.]
Impoverish
Incase
Inclasp
Incloister
Inclose
Inclosure
Incondensable
Increase
Incrust
Indefeasible
Indelible
Indict
Indictment
Indite
Inditer
Indocile
Indorsable
Indorse
Indorsement
Indorser
Inferrible
Inflection
Infold
Infoliate
Ingraft
Ingraftment
Ingrain
Ingulf
Innuendo
Inquire
Inquirer
Inquiry
Insnare
Install
Instalment
Instil
Instructor
Insurance
Insure
Insurer
Intenable
Interlace
Interplead
Interpleader
Inthrall
Intrinsical
Intrust
Intwine
Inure
Inurement
Invalid (_n._)
Inveigle
Inventor
Inwheel
Inwrap
Inwreathe
Isle
J.
Jackal
Jacobin
Jag
Jagghery
Jail
Jailer
Jalap
Jamb (_n._)
Janizary
Janty
Jasmine
Jaunt
Jelly
Jenneting
Jetty
Jewellery
[Thus in 1st column, as “the more regularly formed word”; but
_jewelry_ is the more common. Follow copy.]
Jiffy
Jingle
Jointress
Jole
[If written _jowl_, follow copy.]
Jonquille
Judgment
Julep
Junket
Just (_n._)
Justle
[If written _jostle_, compositor and proof-reader had better follow
copy, to save the trouble and expense of _correcting_.] {p149}
K.
Kale
Kamsin
Kayle
Keelhaul
Keelson
Keg
Khan
Knapsack
Knell
L.
Lackey
Lacquer
Lair
Lambdoidal
Lance
Landscape
Landsman
Lantern
Lanyard
Launch
Laundress
Laureate
Lavender
Lea (_a plain_)
Leach
Leaven
Ledger
Lettuce
License
Lickerish
Licorice
Lief
Lilac
Lily
Linguiform
Liniment
[An embrocation.]
[Linament
(Lint, etc.)]
Lintstock
Litharge
Llama (_animal_)
Loadstar
Loadstone
Loath (_a._)
Loathe (_v._)
Lode (_a vein_)
Lodgement
Lower
Luff
Luke
Lustring
Lye (_from ashes_)
M.
Maggoty
Maim
[Mayhem (_Law_)]
Maize
Maleadministration
Malecontent
Malefeasance
Malepractice
Maltreat
Malkin
Mall
Malanders
Mameluke
Mandarin
Mandatary
Mandrel
Manifestable
Manikin
Manœuvre
Mantle
Mark
Marque (_license_)
Marquee
Marquis
Marshal
Marten
Martingale
Mask
Maslin
Mastic
Matins
Mattress
Meagre
Mediæval
Meliorate
[If written _ameliorate_, follow copy.]
Menagerie
Merchandise
Mere (_a pool_)
Metre
Mew
Mewl
Mileage
Milleped
Millrea
Miscall
Misspell
Misspend
Misy (_Min._)
Mistletoe
Mitre
Mizzen
Moccason
Mocha-stone
Modillion
Molasses
Moneyed
Mongrel
Monodrame
Mood
Moresque
Morion
Mortgageor
Mosque
Mosquito
Mould
Moult
Mulch
Mullin
Multiped
Mummery
Murder
Murderous
Murky
Murrhine
Muscle
[Animal tissue.] {p150}
[Mussel
(A shell-fish.)]
Musket
Mustache
Myth
N.
Nankeen
Naught
Negotiate
Net (_a._, _clear_)
Nib
Nobless
Nombles
Novitiate
Nozle
Nuisance
O.
Oblique
Octahedron
Offence
Offuscate
Olio
Omer
Opaque
Orach
Orison
Osier
Osmazome
Osprey
Ottar
[If written _Attar_, follow copy.]
Outrageous
Oxidate
Oxidation
Oxide
Oxidize
Oyes
P.
Pacha
Packet
Painim
Palanquin
Palette
Palmiped
Pandore
Panel
Pansy
Pantagraph
Pappoose
Parallelopiped
Paralyze
Parcenary
Parol (_a._)
Paroquet
Parral
Parsnip
Partisan
Patin
Patrol
Paver
Pawl
Pedler
Pedlery
Peep
Penance
Penniless
Pentahedral
Pentahedron
Pentile
Peony
Perch
Persimmon
Persistence
Pewit
Phantasm
Phantom
Phenomenon
Phial
[If written _Vial_, follow copy.]
Philter
Phlegm
Phœnix
Phthisic
[Piked
Ending in a point.]
Picked
[Spruce; smartly or foppishly dressed.]
Picket
[Piquet
A game at cards.]
Picturesque
Pie
Piebald
Pimento
Pincers
Placard
Plain
[A level, open field.]
[Plane
So written in science and the arts.]
Plane-sailing
Plaster
Plat
Plethora
Pleurisy
Pliers
Plough
Ploughman
Ploughshare
Plumber
Plumiped
Pluviameter
Poise
Poltroon
Polyanthus
Polyhedral
Polyhedron
Pomade
Pommel
Pontoon
Pony
Porpoise
Portray
Portress
Postilion
Potato
Pottage
Practise (_v._) {p151}
Præmunire
Premise
Pretence
Preterite
Pretor
Prison-base
Probate
Profane
Protector
Prothonotaryship
Prunello
Pumpkin
[Puisne (_Law_)
Thus written as a technical word.]
Puny
Pupillary
Purblind
Purlin
Purr
Purslain
Pursy
Putrefy
Pygmean
Pygmy
Pyx
Q.
Quarantine
Quartet
Quatercousin
Quay (_a mole_)
Quinsy
Quintain
Quintal
Quitter
Quoit
R.
Raccoon
Raillery
Ransom
Rarefy
Raspberry
Ratafia
Rattan
Raven (_prey_)
Raze
Razure
Real (_coin_)
Rear
Rearmouse
Rearward
Recall
Recognizable
Recognizance
Recognize
Recognizee
Recognizor
Recompense
Reconnoitre
Redoubt
Redoubtable
Reenforcement
Referable
Reflection
Reflective
Reglet
Reindeer
Reinstall
Relic
Renard
[If written _Reynard_, follow copy.]
Rennet
Replier
Reposit
Resin
[This is the scientific term for the “inspissated exudations
of certain families of plants.”]
Rosin
[The name of the commonest resin in use, “when employed in
a solid state for ordinary purposes.”]
Resistance
Respite
Restiff
[If written _restive_, follow copy.]
Restiffness
[If written _restiveness_, follow copy.]
Retch (_to vomit_)
Reverie
[If written _revery_, follow copy.]
Reversible
Rhomb
[Rhumb (_Nav._)]
Ribbon
Rider
Rinse
Risk
Riveted
Robbin
[Robin (_Orn._)]
Rodomontade
Roquelaure
Route (_course_)
Rummage
Runnet
Rye
S.
Sabianism
Sag
Saic
Sainfoin
Salic
Saltcellar
Sandarach
Sandiver
Sanitary
Sarcenet
Sat
Satchel
Satinet
Savin
Saviour
[When the Redeemer is meant, the _u_ should be retained. Worcester’s
note under this word says that _error_, _favor_, and _honor_ are
derived directly from {p152} the Latin, whereas there is no
classical Latin word corresponding to the Greek _saviour_ = σωτήρ.]
[Savior
This orthography is proper when a sacred meaning is not attached to
the word.]
Scallop
Scath
Scenery
Sceptic
Sceptical
Scepticism
Schist
Schistose
Scholium
Schorl
Sciagraphy
Sciomachy
Scion
Scirrhosity
Scirrhous [_a._]
Scirrhus [_n._]
Scissors
Sconce
Scotfree
Scow
Screen
Scrofula
Scythe
Seamstress
Sear
Searce
Secretaryship
Seethe
Seignior
Seine (_a net_)
Seizin
Sellenders
Selvage
Sentinel
Sentry
Sequin
Sergeant
Sergeantry
Sesspool
[If written _cesspool_, follow copy.]
Sevennight
Shad
Shard
Shark (_v._)
[But _shirk_ is more common, follow copy.]
Shawm
Sheathe (_v._)
Sheer (_pure_)
Sheik
Shemitic
Sherbet
Sherry
Shorling
Show
Showbread
Shrillness
Shroud
Shuttlecock
Shyly
Shyness
Sienite
Silicious
Sill
Sillabub
Simar
Siphon
Siren
Sirloin
Sirocco
Sirup
Sit (_to incubate_)
Site
Sizar
Size (_glue_)
Skate
Skein
Skilful
Skulk
Skull
Slabber
Slake (_to quench_)
Sleight (_n._)
Sley (_a reed_)
Sluice
Slyly
Slyness
Smallness
Smirk
Smooth (_v._)
Soap
Socage
Socle
Solan
Solder
Soldier
Soliped
Solitaire
Solvable
Somerset
Sonneteer
Soothe (_v._)
Sorrel
Souse
Spa
Spicknel
Spinach
Spinel
Splice
Sponge
Spongy
Spright
Sprightful
Spunk
Spurt
Stable
Staddle
Stanch
Stationery (_n._)
Steadfast
Steelyard
Sterile
Stillness
Stockade
Strait (_n._)
Strap
Strengthener
Strew
Stupefy {p153}
Sty
Style
Subtile (_thin_)
Subtle (_sly_)
Subtract
Subtraction
Suit
Suitor
Sulky (_n._)
Sulphuretted
Sumach
Suretyship
Surname
Surprise
Surreptitious
Survivor
Survivorship
Swale
Sward
Swath (_n._)
Sweepstakes
Swipple
Swop
[If written _swap_, follow copy.]
Sycamore
Sylvan
Synonyme
Syphilis
Systematize
T.
Tabard
Taffety
Taffrail
Taillage
Talc (_a stone_)
Tallness
Talmud
Tambour
Tambourine
Tarpauling
Tartan
Tassel
Tawny
Tease
Teazle
Tenable
Terrier
Tether
Tetrastich
Theodolite
Thraldom
Thrash
Threshold
Throe (_a pang_)
Thyine (_wood_)
Thyme
Ticking
Tidbit
Tie
Tier (_a row_)
Tierce
Tiger
Tincal
Tint
Tiny
Tippler
Tithe
Toilet
Toll (_to allure_)
Tollbooth
Ton
[Tun
(_Tun_ is the usual orthography when a large cask or wine measure
[252 gallons] is meant; _Ton_ when a weight of 20 cwt., the space in
a ship, or a measure of timber is meant.—_Brande._)]
Tonnage
Tormentor
Touchy
Tourmaline
Trance
Tranquillity
Tranquillize
Transferable
Transferrence
Treadle
Treenail
Trellis
Trentals
Trestle
Trevet
Trousers
Truckle-bed
Tumbrel
Turkey
Turkois
Turnip
Turnsole
Tutenag
Tweedle
Twibil
Tymbal
Tyro
U.
Umbles
Unbias
Unbiassed
Unbigoted
Unroll
Until
V.
Vaivode
Vales (_money_)
Valise
Vantbrace
Vat (_a vessel_)
Vaudevil
Vavasor
Veil (_cover_)
Vender
[Vendor (_Law_)]
Veneer
Venomous
Verdigris
Vermilion
Vermin
Verst
Vertebre
[If written _Vertebra_, follow copy.] {p154}
Vervain
Vice (_a screw_)
Vicious
Villain
Villanous
Villany
Visitatorial
Visitor
Visor
Vitiate
Vizier
Volcano
W.
Wagon
Waif
Waive (_to defer_)
Wale
Walrus
Warranter
[Warrantor (_Law_)]
War-whoop
Waul
Wear (_v._)
Wear (_n._)
Weasand
Welsh
Whang
Whelk
Whippletree
Whippoorwill
Whiskey
Whitleather
Whoop
Whooping-cough
Widgeon
Wilful
Windlass
Wintry
Wiry
Witch-elm
With (_n._)
Withal
Wizard
Woe
Woful
Wondrous
Woodbine
Woodchuck
Woollen
Wreathe (_v._)
Wreck
Wriggle
Y.
Yawl
Yearn
Yeast
Yelk
Yerk
Yew
Z.
Zaffre
Zinc
Zymology
There is a large class of words ending either in _able_ or _ible_,
amounting to more than sixteen hundred. For these we know of no
general rule which can be given, that would readily indicate the
proper termination. In practice, writers and printers, with rare
exceptions, are obliged at times to depend on something besides memory
to secure correctness; and if the dictionary is not at hand, the wrong
termination may—as in fact it often does—get into print. So excellent
a work as “The American First Class Book” prints an extract from
Webster’s Plymouth oration thus:
If any practices exist, contrary to the principles of justice and
humanity, within the reach of our laws or our influence, we are
inexcus_i_ble if we do not exert ourselves to restrain and abolish
them. {p155}
And in a periodical which is sent broadcast over the United States,
occurs the following paragraph (April 24, 1888), copied from a report
made by Henry Clay in 1838:
That authors and inventors have, according to the practice among
civilized nations, a property in the respective productions of their
genius is incontest_i_ble, etc.
We append below, for convenient reference, a catalogue of the words
referred to, including (1) those in present use; (2) those that are
rare; and (3) the obsolete. The latter often occur in reprints, and
are sometimes resuscitated or galvanized for a present purpose,—as,
for instance, in a recent popular novel, of wide circulation, there
occurs three or more times, the word “ineluctable,” denoted by Webster
as obsolete. We may have omitted some words that should have been
inserted, but believe we have accomplished our object within very
negligible limits of error.
A word in parenthesis indicates a various mode of spelling the word
immediately preceding.
WORDS ENDING IN _ABLE_.
Abatable
Abdicable
Abolishable
Abominable
Abrogable
Absolvable
Absorbable
Abusable
Accentuable
Acceptable
Acclimatable
Accomplishable
Accordable
Accostable
Accountable
Accusable
Achievable
Acidifiable
Acquirable
Actable
Actionable
Adaptable
Addable
(Addible)
Adjustable
Administrable
Admirable
Admittable
(Admittible)
Adoptable
Adorable
Advantageable
Advisable
Affable
Affilliable
Affirmable
Aggrandizable
Agitable
Agreeable
Alienable
Alkalifiable
Allegeable
Allowable
Alterable
Amassable {p156}
Ameliorable
Amenable
Amendable
Amiable
Amicable
Amusable
Analyzable
Anchorable
Annihilable
Answerable
Appealable
Appeasable
Appliable
Applicable
Appointable
Appreciable
Approachable
Appropriable
Approvable
Arable
Arbitrable
Arguable
Argumentable
Ascertainable
Ascribable
Aspectable
Assailable
Assaultable
Assessable
Assignable
Assimilable
Associable
Atonable
Attachable
Attackable
Attainable
Attemptable
Attractable
Attributable
Augmentable
Authorizable
Available
Avoidable
Avouchable
Avowable
Bailable
Bankable
Batable
Bearable
Beggable
Believable
Bendable
Bequeathable
Bewailable
Blamable
Boardable
Boatable
Bounceable
Breakable
Breathable
Calcinable
Calculable
Capable
Carriable
Causable
Censurable
Challengeable
Changeable
Chargeable
Charitable
Chastisable
Cheatable
Circulable
Circumnavigable
Circumscribable
Citable
Civilizable
Claimable
Classifiable
Cleansable
Cleavable
Clergyable
Climbable
Coagulable
Cogitable
Cognizable
Collatable
Colorable
Combatable
Comfortable
Commandable
Commeasurable
Commemorable
Commendable
Commensurable
Commonable
Communicable
Commutable
Companionable
Comparable
Compassable
Compellable
Compliable
Comportable
Compoundable
Computable
Concealable
Conceivable
Concordable
Condemnable
Condensable
Conferrable
Confinable
Confirmable
Confiscable
Conformable
Confusable
Confutable
Congeable
Congealable
Conjecturable
Conquerable
Conscionable
Conservable
Considerable
Consolable
Constrainable
Consumable
Containable
Contaminable
Conterminable
Contestable
Continuable
Contradictable
Contributable
Contrivable
Controllable
Conversable {p157}
Conveyable
Countable
Countermandable
Covetable
Creatable
Creditable
Criticisable
Crummable
Crystallizable
Culpable
Cultivable
Cultivatable
Culturable
Curable
Customable
Damageable
Debatable
Deceivable
Decidable
Decipherable
Declarable
Declinable
Decomposable
Decompoundable
Decreeable
Definable
Deflagrable
Delectable
Deliverable
Deludable
Demandable
Demisable
Demonstrable
Deniable
Denominable
Denotable
Deplorable
Deposable
Deprecable
Deprivable
Derivable
Describable
Designable
Desirable
Despicable
Detectable
Determinable
Detestable
Devisable
Diggable
Dilatable
Diminishable
Disagreeable
Disallowable
Disciplinable
Discommendable
Disconformable
Discountable
Discourageable
Discoverable
Discreditable
Disenable
Dishonorable
Disintegrable
Dispensable
Displaceable
Disposable
Disproportionable
Disprovable
Dispunishable
Disputable
Disreputable
Disserviceable
Dissociable
Dissolvable
Distillable
Distinguishable
Distrainable
Distributable
Diversifiable
Dividable
Divorceable
(Divorcible)
Doubtable
Dowable
Drainable
Dramatizable
Drawable
Drinkable
Dupable
Durable
Dutiable
Eatable
Effable
Effaceable
Electrifiable
Electrolyzable
Emendable
Employable
Endable
Endurable
Enforceable
(Enforcible)
Englishable
Enjoyable
Enticeable
Enunciable
Enviable
Equable
Equitable
Eradicable
Erasable
Erectable
Escapable
Escheatable
Estimable
Evaporable
Examinable
Exceptionable
Exchangeable
Excisable
Excitable
Excommunicable
Exculpable
Excusable
Execrable
Exemplifiable
Exercisable
(Exercisible)
Exhalable
Exorable
Expectable
Expellable
Expiable
Expirable
Explainable
Explicable
Exportable {p158}
Extinguishable
Extirpable
Extractable
(Extractible)
Extricable
Exuviable
Falsifiable
Farmable
Fashionable
Fathomable
Favorable
Fellable
Fermentable
Figurable
Finable
Fixable
Fordable
Foreknowable
Forfeitable
Forgivable
Formidable
Fortifiable
Framable
Friable
Fundable
Furbishable
Gainable
Gaugeable
Gelable
Generable
Generalizable
Governable
Grantable
Graspable
Guardable
Guerdonable
Guessable
Guidable
Habitable
Hammerable
Handleable
Hatable
Hazardable
Healable
Heriotable
Heritable
Homageable
Honorable
Hospitable
Husbandable
Hybridizable
Identifiable
Illapsable
Illaudable
Illimitable
Illuminable
Illustrable
Imaginable
Imitable
Immalleable
Immeasurable
Immedicable
Immemorable
Immensurable
Immersable
(Immersible)
Immitigable
Immovable
Immutable
Impalpable
Impassable
Impassionable
Impeachable
Impeccable
Impenetrable
Imperforable
Imperishable
Impermeable
Imperturbable
Imperviable
Implacable
Impliable
Imponderable
Importable
Imposable
Impracticable
Impregnable
Impressionable
Impreventable
Improbable
Improvable
Impugnable
Imputable
Inaffable
Inalienable
Inamovable
Inappealable
Inapplicable
Inappreciable
Inapproachable
Inarable
Incalculable
Incapable
Incensurable
Incinerable
Inclinable
Incoagulable
Incogitable
Incognizable
Incommensurable
Incommunicable
Incommutable
Incomparable
Incompensable
Incompliable
Incomputable
Inconcealable
Inconceivable
Incondensable
Incongealable
Inconsiderable
Inconsolable
Inconsumable
Incontestable
Incontrollable
Increasable
Incrystallizable
Inculpable
Incurable
Indecimable
Indecipherable
Indeclinable
Indecomposable
Indefatigable
Indefinable
Indelectable
Indemonstrable
Indeprecable {p159}
Indeprivable
Indescribable
Indesirable
Indeterminable
Indictable
Indiminishable
Indisciplinable
Indiscoverable
Indispensable
Indisputable
Indissolvable
Indistinguishable
Indomitable
Indorsable
Indubitable
Ineffable
Ineffaceable
Inequitable
Ineradicable
Inestimable
Inevitable
Inexcitable
Inexcusable
Inexecutable
Inexorable
Inexpiable
Inexplicable
Inexplorable
Inexpugnable
Inexsuperable
Inexterminable
Inextinguishable
Inextirpable
Inextricable
Inferable
(Inferrible)
Inflammable
Inflatable
Ingelable
Ingenerable
Inhabitable
Inheritable
Inhospitable
Inimaginable
Inimitable
Inirritable
Innavigable
Innumerable
Inobservable
Inoculable
Inoxidizable
Inquirable
Insanable
Insatiable
Insaturable
Inscribable
Inscrutable
Insecable
Inseparable
Inseverable
Insolvable
Inspirable
Instable
Insufferable
Insultable
Insuperable
Insupportable
Insupposable
Insurable
Insurmountable
Intastable
Intenable
Interchangeable
Intercommunicable
Interminable
Interpolable
Interpretable
Intestable
Intolerable
Intractable
Intransmutable
Invaluable
Invariable
Investigable
Inviolable
Invitrifiable
Invulnerable
Irrebuttable
Irreclaimable
Irrecognizable
Irreconcilable
Irrecordable
Irrecoverable
Irrecusable
Irredeemable
Irrefragable
Irrefutable
Irrejectable
Irrelievable
Irremeable
Irremediable
Irremovable
Irremunerable
Irreparable
Irrepealable
Irrepleviable
Irreplevisable
Irrepresentable
Irreproachable
Irreprovable
Irresolvable
Irrespirable
Irresuscitable
Irretraceable
Irretrievable
Irreturnable
Irrevealable
Irrevocable
Irrevokable
Irritable
Isolable
Issuable
Judicable
Justiciable
Justifiable
Knittable
Knowable
Lacerable
Lamentable
Laminable
Lapsable
Laudable
Laughable
Learnable
Leasable
Lendable
Leviable
Levigable {p160}
Liable
Licensable
Liftable
Likable
Limitable
Liquable
Liquefiable
Litigable
Loanable
Lodgeable
Losable
Lovable
Magnifiable
Mailable
Mainpernable
Maintainable
Malleable
Manageable
Manifestable
(Manifestible)
Marketable
Marriageable
Masticable
Measurable
Medicable
Memorable
Mendable
Mensurable
Mentionable
Merchantable
Miserable
Misinterpretable
Mistakable
Mitigable
Mixable
Modifiable
Moldable
Mollifiable
Mootable
Mountable
Movable
Multipliable
Multiplicable
Mutable
Namable
Navigable
Negotiable
Nonexcommunicable
Notable
Noticeable
Nourishable
Numerable
Objectionable
Obligable
Observable
Obtainable
Offerable
Opposable
Ordainable
Orderable
Organizable
Originable
Overcapable
Oxidable
Oxidizable
Oxygenizable
Palatable
Palpable
Pardonable
Partable
(Partible)
Passable
Pasturable
Patentable
Pawnable
Payable
Peaceable
Peccable
Penetrable
Perceivable
Perdurable
Performable
Perishable
Permeable
Permutable
Perpetuable
Personable
Perspirable
Persuadable
Picturable
Pierceable
Pitiable
Placable
Plantable
Pleadable
Pleasurable
Pliable
Plowable
Poisonable
Polarizable
Polishable
Polysyllable
Ponderable
Portable
Potable
Powerable
Practicable
Precipitable
Predeterminable
Predicable
Preferable
Preparable
Presentable
Preservable
Prestable
Presumable
Preventable
Probable
Procurable
Profitable
Prognosticable
Prolongable
Pronounceable
Propagable
Proportionable
Proratable
Prosecutable
Protrudable
Provable
Provokable
Publishable
Pulverable
Pulverizable
Punishable
Purchasable
Pursuable
Quadrable
Qualifiable {p161}
Quenchable
Questionable
Quotable
Raisable
Ratable
(Rateable)
Reachable
Readable
Realizable
Reasonable
Rebukable
Recallable
Receivable
Reclaimable
Recognizable
Recommendable
Reconcilable
Recoverable
Rectifiable
Redeemable
Redemandable
Redoubtable
Reexaminable
Referable
(Referrible)
Refusable
Refutable
Regrettable
Reissuable
Rejectable
Relaxable
Releasable
Reliable
Relievable
Relishable
Remarkable
Remediable
Removable
Remunerable
Renderable
Renewable
Rentable
Reobtainable
Repairable
Reparable
Repayable
Repealable
Repleviable
Representable
Reproachable
Reprovable
Repudiable
Reputable
Rescindable
Rescuable
Resolvable
Respectable
Respirable
Restorable
Restrainable
Resumable
Resuscitable
Retainable
Retractable
(Retractible)
Retrievable
Returnable
Revealable
Revengeable
Reviewable
Revivable
Revocable
Rewardable
Rollable
Ruinable
Rulable
Sailable
Salable
Salifiable
Salvable
Sanable
Saponifiable
Satisfiable
Saturable
Savable
Scalable
Searchable
Seasonable
Securable
Seizable
Separable
Sequestrable
Servable
Serviceable
Shapable
Shiftable
Sizable
Sociable
Solvable
Sortable
Soundable
Spoilable
Squeezable
Statable
Statutable
Suable
Subconformable
Sublimable
Subscribable
Succorable
Sufferable
Suitable
Superserviceable
Supportable
Supposable
Surmountable
Surpassable
Sustainable
Tamable
Tannable
Tastable
Taxable
Teachable
Tellable
Temperable
Temptable
Tenable
Tenantable
Terminable
Testable
Tillable
Tithable
Tolerable
Tollable
Torturable
Touchable
Traceable
Tractable {p162}
Trainable
Transferable
(Transferrible)
Transformable
Translatable
Transmeatable
Transmutable
Transpirable
Transportable
Transposable
Traversable
Treasonable
Treatable
Triable
Triturable
Tunable
Ulcerable
Unacceptable
Unaccountable
Unadvisable
Unagreeable
Unaidable
Unamiable
Unanswerable
Unappealable
Unapproachable
Unaskable
Unavoidable
Uncharitable
Uncleanable
Uncomeatable
Uncomfortable
Uncommunicable
Unconformable
Unconscionable
Uncontrollable
Uncustomable
Undauntable
Undeniable
Undivinable
Unexceptionable
Unextinguishable
Unfashionable
Unfathomable
Unfavorable
Unforgetable
Ungovernable
Unimpeachable
Unitable
Unknowable
Unmalleable
Unmerchantable
Unmeritable
Unmistakable
Unpassable
Unpeaceable
Unpeerable
Unprofitable
Unquestionable
Unreasonable
Unreconcilable
Unreliable
Unrebukable
Unreckonable
Unreprovable
Unsalable
Unsearchable
Unseasonable
Unsociable
Unspeakable
Unstable
Unsuitable
Unutterable
Unwarrantable
Unwedgeable
Usable
Utterable
Valuable
Vanquishable
Vaporable
Vaporizable
Variable
Veerable
Vegetable
Venerable
Verifiable
Veritable
Viable
Vindicable
Violable
Visitable
Vitrifiable
Voidable
Volatilizable
Voyageable
Vulnerable
Warrantable
Washable
Wearable
Weighable
Weldable
Wieldable
Workable
WORDS ENDING IN “ABLE”; RARE.
Accomptable (_or obs._)
Accommodable
Accustomable
Baptizable
Burnable
Borable
Carriageable
Catchable
Commiserable
Complainable
Defendable
Despisable
Destroyable
Discontinuable
Dissipable
Donable
Dubitable
Educable
Effluviable
Emulable
Entreatable
Equiparable
Errable
Esteemable {p163}
Executable
Expugnable
Frustrable
Gatherable
Gettable
Hereditable
Illaqueable
Imageable
Impalatable
Imperceivable
Impersuadable
Incicurable
Inequable
Innominable
Manducable
Marriable
Matchable
Medicinable
Meltable
Mockable
Pacificable
Pregnable
Quittable
Razorable
Recuperable
Refragable
Regardable
Regulable
Rememberable
Replantable
Replevisable
Repugnable
Scrutable
Smokable
Speakable
Strangleable
Subduable
Superable
Suspectable
Tractable
Thinkable
Transpassable
Unalienable
Unculpable
Understandable
Unforeseeable
Unhabitable
Unlimitable
Unmakable
Unmeasurable
Unmovable
Unscrutable
Untractable
Unvoyageable
Walkable
Weariable
Wishable
Worshipable
Woundable
Yieldable
WORDS ENDING IN “ABLE”; OBSOLETE.
Abhominable
Acetable
Accompanable
Accomptable (_or rare_.)
Acquaintable
Animable
Aptable
Battable
Behoovable
Bowable
Chanceable
Colliquable
Circumstantiable
Combinable
Companable
Companiable
Compassionable
Compensable
Conciliable
Consortable
Conspectable
Conusable
Convenable
Counselable
Covenable
Creable
Defatigable
Delightable
Dependable
Depredable
Destinable
Devitable
Disable
Disadvantageable
Discomfortable
Discordable
Discriminable
Disfavorable
Dispraisable
Disprofitable
Doctrinable
Domable
Dreadable
Earable
Effrayable
Endamageable
Eterminable
Exceedable
Excoriable
Excreable
Excruciable
Exoptable
Exuperable
Fatigable
Fittable
Flammable
Foilable
Frequentable
Grievable
Guildable
Gustable
Illacerable
Illeviable
Immatchable
Immixable
Impacable
Impardonable
Imperscrutable
Impetrable {p164}
Impierceable
Improfitable
Improportionable
Inaidable
Inalterable
Inamiable
Incessable
Incharitable
Incomformable
Inconscionable
Incremable
Individable
Indomable
Indomptable
Ineluctable
Inenarrable
Inerrable
Inexhalable
Inexplainable
Inexuperable
Infashionable
Infatigable
Informidable
Ingustable
Injudicable
Inopinable
Insociable
Insuitable
Intricable
Inutterable
Irrecuperable
Irreputable
Iterable
Jaculable
Justiceable
Lachrymable
Leisurable
Makable
Maniable
Markable
Mercable
Merciable
Meritable
Mingleable
Mirable
Miscarriageable
Moderable
Modificable
Moltable
Narrable
Oathable
Objectable
Occasionable
Operable
Opinable
Optable
Ordinable
Overturnable
Painable
Parable
Parallelable
Perceable
Perflable
Perspicable
Postable
Praisable
Replevisable
Resemblable
Rowable
Sacrificable
Screable
Scribable
Semblable
Spirable
Strainable
Suspicable
Trafficable
Transmeable
Troublable
Unappliable
Unapplicable
Uncapable
Unconceivable
Uncontestable
Uncounselable
Uncovenable
Uncreditable
Uncurable
Undefatigable
Undepartable
Undertakable
Undestroyable
Undeterminable
Undisputable
Undoubtable
Undubitable
Undwellable
Unequalable
Unevitable
Unexcusable
Unextricable
Unfailable
Unframable
Unhospitable
Unimitable
Unmasterable
Unnumerable
Unpenetrable
Unperishable
Unplacable
Unpracticable
Unprizable
Unquarrelable
Unremovable
Unreproachable
Unreputable
Unsatiable
Unseparable
Unshakable
Unsightable
Unsucceedable
Unsufferable
Unsupportable
Unswayable
Untellable
Untriumphable
Untrowable
Unvaluable
Unvariable
Unvulnerable
Vailable
Vengeable
Veniable
Versable
Vituperable
Volitable
Wainable
Warhable
{p165}
WORDS ENDING IN _IBLE_.
Abhorrible
Accendible
Accessible
Addible
(Addable)
Adducible
Admissible
Adustible
Apprehensible
Ascendible
Audible
Bipartible
Circumscriptible
Classible
Coctible
Coercible
Cognoscible
Cohesible
Collectible
Combustible
Compactible
Compatible
Comprehensible
Compressible
Concrescible
Conducible
Conductible
Confluxible
Contemptible
Contractible
Controvertible
Conversible
Convertible
Convincible
Correctible
Corrigible
Corrodible
Corrosible
Corruptible
Credible
Decoctible
Deducible
Deductible
Defeasible
Defectible
Defensible
Descendible
Destructible
Diffusible
Digestible
Discernible
Dissectible
Distensible
Distractible
Divertible
Divestible
Divisible
Divorcible
(Divorceable)
Docible
Edible
Educible
Effectible
Effervescible
Eligible
Eludible
Enforcible
(Enforceable)
Evincible
Exercisible
(Exercisable)
Exhaustible
Expansible
Expressible
Extendible
Extensible
Extractible
(Extractable)
Fallible
Feasible
Fencible
Fermentescible
Flexible
Fluxible
Forcible
Frangible
Fungible
Fusible
Gullible
Horrible
Ignitible
Illegible
Immersible
(Immersable)
Immiscible
Impartible
Impassible
Impedible
Imperceptible
Impersuasible
Implausible
Impossible
Imprescriptible
Impressible
Imputrescible
Inaccessible
Inadmissible
Inapprehensible
Inaudible
Incircumscriptible
Incoercible
Incombustible
Incommiscible
Incompatible
Incomprehensible
Incompressible
Inconcussible
Incontrovertible
Inconvertible
Inconvincible
Incorrigible
Incorrodible
Incorruptible
Incredible
Indefeasible
Indefectible
Indefensible
Indelible
Indeprehensible {p166}
Indestructible
Indigestible
Indiscernible
Indiscerptible
Indivisible
Indocible
Inducible
Ineffervescible
Ineligible
Ineludible
Inevasible
Inexhaustible
Inexpansible
Inexpressible
Infallible
Infeasible
Inferrible
(Inferable)
Inflexible
Infrangible
Infusible
Inscriptible
Insensible
Instructible
Insuppressible
Insusceptible
Intactible
Intangible
Intelligible
Interconvertible
Intervisible
Invendible
Inventible
Invertible
Invincible
Invisible
Irascible
Irreducible
Irrefrangible
Irremissible
Irreprehensible
Irrepressible
Irresistible
Irresponsible
Irreversible
Legible
Manifestible
(Manifestable)
Marcescible
Miscible
Negligible
Nexible
Omissible
Ostensible
Partible
(Partable)
Passible
Perceptible
Perfectible
Permiscible
Permissible
Persuasible
Pervertible
Plausible
Possible
Prehensible
Prescriptible
Producible
Productible
Putrescible
Quadrible
Receptible
Redemptible
Redressible
Reducible
Re-eligible
Referrible
(Referable)
Reflectible
Reflexible
Refrangible
Remissible
Renascible
Rend-ible (from _rend_)
Ren-dible (from _render_)
Reprehensible
Resistible
Responsible
Retractible
(Retractable)
Reversible
Revertible
Risible
Seducible
Sensible
Sponsible
Subdivisible
Subvertible
Supersensible
Suppressible
Susceptible
Suspensible
Tangible
Terrible
Transferrible
(Tranferable)
Transfusible
Transmissible
Transmittible
Tripartible
Vendible
Vincible
Visible
Vitrescible
WORDS ENDING IN “IBLE”; RARE.
Affectible
Cessible
Committible
Compossible
Convictible
Cullible
Discerpible
Discerptible
Evadible
Evasible
Exigible
Impatible {p167}
Impermissible
Incognoscible
Infractible
Insubmergible
Suasible
Tensible
Traducible
Transvertible
Unadmissible
Unadmittible
Unexhaustible
Unexpressible
Unflexible
Unfusible
Unrepressible
Unresponsible
WORDS ENDING IN “IBLE”; OBSOLETE.
Agible
Appetible
Alible
Comestible
Comminuible
Competible
Comptible
Conceptible
Conclusible
Congestible
Deceptible
Decerptible
Depectible
Depertible
Deprehensible
Erigible
Exemptible
Expetible
Fensible
Fulcible
Ignoscible
Immarcescible
Imperdible
Impertransible
Inamissible
Incompossible
Inconceptible
Inconsumptible
Indefeisible
Indicible
Indiscerpible
Indistinctible
Inextinguible
Intransgressible
Inquisible
Intenible
Irremittible
Miscible
Obedible
Odible
Offensible
Patible
Regible
Sejungible
Sepelible
Suadible
Suasible
Subjicible
Unaccessible
Uncorrigible
Uncorruptible
Uncredible
Undefeasible
Uneligible
Unfallible
Unfrangible
Unpossible
Unresistible
Unsensible
Untangible
Unvisible
NOUNS ENDING IN _O_.
Errors sometimes occur in forming the plural of nouns in _o_. We
frequently see _frescoes_, _mottos_,—both wrong. The general rule is,
If the final _o_ has a vowel before it, form the plural by adding _s_:
as “cameo, cameos”; if a consonant precede the final _o_, add _es_; as
“archipelago, archipelagoes.” Such exceptions to the general rule as
are most frequently met with, and a few that are rare, we here subjoin:
{p168}
Albino Albinos
Armadillo Armadillos
Busto Bustos
Canto Cantos
Catso Catsos
Cento Centos
Dido Didos
Domino Dominos
Duo Duos
Duodecimo Duodecimos
Embryo Embryos
Exaltado Exaltados
Folio Folios
Fresco Frescos
Gaucho Gauchos
Grotto Grottos
Halo Halos
Inamorato Inamoratos
Internuncio Internuncios
Junto Juntos
Lasso Lassos
Limbo Limbos
Memento Mementos
Merino Merinos
Mestizo Mestizos
Nuncio Nuncios
Octavo Octavos
Octodecimo Octodecimos
Piano Pianos
Portico Porticoes, _Wb._ or Porticos, _Wor._
Portfolio Portfolios
Proviso Provisos
Punctilio Punctilios
Quarto Quartos
Rotundo Rotundos
Salvo Salvos
Sextodecimo Sextodecimos
Sirocco Siroccos
Solo Solos
Trio Trios
Two Twos
Tyro Tyros
Virtuoso Virtuosos
Zero Zeros
But “albugo” has _pl._ “albugines”; and to “imago” we should probably
have to write _pl._ “imagines.” There are many nouns ending in _o_, for
whose plurals we have not found any authority beyond the general rule.
With the exceptions given above, the rule may be safely followed. The
plural of “portico” is a matter of style: and there is some authority
for “quartoes.”
WORDS ENDING IN _ISE_.
Words ending with the sound of _ize_ are variously spelled _ise_ or
_ize_. Of this class the correct spelling of the following words is
_ise_; nearly if not quite all others take _ize_. {p169}
Advertise
Advise
Affranchise
Apprise
Catechise
Chastise
Circumcise
Comprise
Compromise
Criticise
Demise
Despise
Devise
Disfranchise
Disguise
Divertise
Emprise
Enfranchise
Enterprise
Exercise
Exorcise
Franchise
Merchandise
Misprise
Premise
Reprise
Revise
Supervise
Surmise
Surprise
_EI_ AND _IE_.
Many persons find it difficult or impossible to recollect the relative
position of _e_ and _i_, in such words as _receive_, _believe_, etc. If
they will bear in mind the following rule, it may save them the trouble
of referring to a dictionary for this point.
When the derivative noun ends in _tion_, the verb is spelled with _ei_:
thus,—
Conception Conceive
Deception Deceive
Reception Receive
But when the noun does not end in _tion_, the verb is spelled with
_ie_: as,—
Belief Believe
WORDS ENDING IN “CION.”
Disregarding the dissyllable _scion_, we think there are but three
words in use having this termination, viz.: Coercion, Ostracion,
Suspicion. Two obsolete words are Internecion and Pernicion. {p170}
ENSURE, INSURE, ETC.
The language has been sometimes enriched by retaining the several
forms of a “doubtful” word, as in the case of _draft_ and _draught_,
each form having limitations of meaning peculiar to itself. _Ensure_
and _Insure_ we propose to consider distinct words rather than various
spellings of the same words. So, also, of _Enure_ and _Inure_.
Ensure.
[To make sure, certain, or safe; “How to ensure peace for any term of
years.” To _insure_ is to contract, for a consideration, to secure
against loss; as to insure houses, ships, lives.]
Insure.
[To underwrite; “to covenant, for a consideration, to indemnify for
loss of anything specified”; as, to insure houses against fire, etc.]
Enure.
[“To serve to the use or benefit of”; as, a gift of land enures to
the benefit of the grantee.
“The argument was made [a century ago] as now, that its [a protective
policy’s] benefits _enured_ to particular classes or sections.”—_B.
Harrison’s Inaugural Address._]
Inure
[To accustom; as, a man inures his body to heat and cold; a soldier
to blood inured.]
{p171}