Verses 14–19
This is the history of the fourth day’s work, t…
ABANA. Naaman, the leper, on being directed to wash in the r…
ABBA, a Syriac word, which signifies father. The learned Mr….
AB, in the Hebrew chronology, the eleventh month of the civi…
AARON, the son of Amram and Jochebed, of the tribe of Levi. …
Preface
The Devil’s Dictionary was begun in a weekl…
F
FAIRY, n. A creature, variously fashioned and endowe…
Z
ZANY, n. A popular character in old Italian plays, w…
Y
YANKEE, n. In Europe, an American. In the Northern …
X
X in our alphabet being a needless letter has an ad…
W
W (double U) has, of all the letters in our alphabet…
V
VALOR, n. A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and …
U
UBIQUITY, n. The gift or power of being in all places at…