Rock Ridge Chess ClubOct 15, 2023
@grammargirl @emckean I’m a big fan of #wordnik I especially enjoy comparing terms across different sources. Which brings me to the #centurydictionary… was I ever delighted to discover you can browse through it over at the #internetarchive https://archive.org/details/centurydictionary02whit/page/883/mode/1up
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. : Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Vols. 1-8 prepared under the superintendence of W. D. Whitney; v. 9 edited by B. E. Smith; v. 10 prepared under the superintendence of B. E. Smith

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N.A. FerrellMay 1, 2022
Leaf: "To shoot out leaves: produce foliage: as, the trees leaf in May."

Article: https://thenewleafjournal.com/the-trees-leaf-in-may/

The Century Dictionary (1889-91) is one of the most beautiful dictionaries ever produced, and the leaves of its definitions are virid today. I thought this one would be a fitting way toi welcome May.

#dictionary #centurydictionary #leaf #leaves #definitions #poem #newleafjournal #thenewleafjournal
Leafing, as the Trees Leaf in May

Concluding the first month of The New Leaf Journal magazine by examining the verb definition of “leaf,” “as, the trees leaf in May.”

The New Leaf Journal