Mrs. Byrne's dictionary of unusual, obscure, and preposterous words : gathered from numerous and diverse authoritative sources

By Mrs. Byrne ; Edited, With An Introd. By Mr. Byrne. Bibliography: P. [239]-242. Editor’s Introduction Author’s Preface Pronunciation Guide FOREIGN Unstressed Vowels Consonants A B bathybic benthopelagic bellipotent (bĕl-ĭp'ə-tənt) adj. collywobbles (kŏ1'ĭ-wŏb"əlz) n. 48 coryphaeus D diversivolent E F G H haznadar 93 hoggerel hydromancy 96 mariolatry. hyperhedonia (hī"pər-hē-dō'nĭ-ə) I J 105 juramentado junkettaceous (jŭnk-ə-tā'shəs) adj. jurisconsult K kilderkin L lentiginous (lĕn-tĭj'ĭ-nəs) adj. leptorrhinian (lĕp-tə-rĭn'ĭ-ən) adj. lissotrichous (lĭ-sŏt'rĭ-kəs) adj. tryonoptekephalliokigklop- eleiolagoiosiraiobaphetrag- anopterygon lotophagous (lō-tŏf'ə-gəs) adj. M N o p pecksniffian pfefferkuchen (pfĕf'ûr-kōō"kən) n. 160 phylactery pteronophobia (tĕr-ō"nə-fō'bĭ-ə) n. Q 174 quatercousin quasihemidemisemiquaver quaternary 175 queezmadam (kwēz'măd"əm) n. R repullulate rumgumption s 202 staurolatry 207 szopelka T V w X Y z Defines little-known English words that have been accepted by major dictionaries