Excerpt from The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological; A-DepascentThe publication of the imperial dictionary OF the english language, as edited by Dr. Ogilvie, was commenced in January, 1847, and completed in the year 1850; in 1854 the publication Of the Supplement was begun, and it was finished the following year In this form the Imperial Dictionary was before the public for more than a quarter of a century, and was widely accepted as a standard lexicon Of the English language, and as one Of the most useful for the purposes Of general reference and every-day require ment; the latter fact being amply attested by its continuous and steady sale over that somewhat lengthened period of years.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.