An English dictionary explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, phylosophy, law, navigation, mathematicks, and other arts and sciences : containing many thousands of hard words, and proper names of places, more than are in any other English dictionary or expositor : together with the etymological derivation of them from their proper fountains, whether Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other language : in a method more comprehensive than any that is extant / by E. Coles ...

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An English dictionary explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, phylosophy, law, navigation, mathematicks, and other arts and sciences : containing many thousands of hard words, and proper names of places, more than are in any other English dictionary or expositor : together with the etymological derivation of them from their proper fountains, whether Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other language : in a method more comprehensive than any that is extant / by E. Coles ...
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Coles, Elisha, 1640?-1680.
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London :: Printed for Peter Parker ...,
1677.
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  • XAintogne, Sain-, a Province of France.
  • Xangti, (among the Chinois) the supreme Go∣vern of Heaven and Earth.
  • Xanthi, a People of Asia.
  • Xantippe, the froward wife of Socrates, who said he kept her to exercise his pa∣tience.
  • Xantho, one of the Sea-Nymphs.
  • Xanthus, Scamander, a River by Troy.
  • Xativa, a town of Va∣lentia in Spain.
  • Xenocrates, a severe Chal∣cedonian Philosopher.
  • Xenodochy, g. an Inne or Hospital.
  • Xenophon, a famous Athe∣nian Philosopher and gene∣ral.
  • Xensi, a principal Pro∣vince of China.
  • Xeres [de la frontera,] a town of Andaluzia in Spain.
  • Xeriff, the title of some Barbarian Princes.
  • Xerophgy, g. the eating of dry Meats.
  • Xerophthalmy, g. a dry red itching of the eyes.
  • Xerxes, Son of Darius and King of Persia▪ whose Army of sevent•••••• hundred thou∣sand men was beat by four∣ty thousand Greeks.
  • Xiinous, l. of Cotton.
  • Xylvales, as Lignum A∣loes.
  • Xylobalsamum, g. the sweet wood that produceth Balm.
  • Xylopolist, g. a VVood∣monger.
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