sizzling ! 1943 Leather Dictionary, Funk & Wagnalls Practical Standand Dictionary

“Funk and Wagnalls’ Practical Standard Dictionary of the English Language: Designed to give the Orthography, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Etymology of over 140,000 Words and Phrases in the Speech and Literature of the English-speaking peoples, with Synonyms, Antonyms, and Prepositions. Includes 2,500 Pictorial Illustrations. Containing also an Appendix of Foreign Phrases used in English Speech and Literature.” Abridged from the Funk & Wagnalls fresh Standard Dictionary of the English Language. Published in Chicago, by J. G. Ferguson and Associates; dated 1943.

In addition to the 140,000-word Dictionary, this volume contains additional educational content throughout the volume, including a Pronunciation Key, the 15th and 16th Census of the United States, and the Populations of Various Other Foreign Countries. At the end of the book is an additional section on Foreign Words and Phrases used in English Literature.