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Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

May 27, 2012

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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.

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(14) Words.

advantage
advantage-ground
advantageable
advantaged
advantageous
advantageously
advantageousness
disadvantage
disadvantageable
disadvantageous
disadvantageously
disadvantageousnes
vantage
vantage-ground

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(14) Words.

(233) Words.

abuse
account
act
addition
adorn
advantage
advantage-ground
advantageous
advantageously
advantageousness
appreciate
art
assassin
association
avail
available
availably
availing
beating
behalf
behoof
behooveful
benediction
benefice
beneficial
beneficially
benefit
benefiting
best
better
blessing
boot
bootless
borough
both
brag
bravery
capital
cartel
catch
character
cheat
choice
circumvent
close
coin
commodity
confession
contrast
contrasting
counterlight
crafty
crown-work
dignity
disadvantage
disadvantageable
disadvantageous
disadvantageously
disadvantageousnes
discommodity
disinterest
disinterested
disinterestedness
display
drawback
drawn
easement
economy
effect
effectless
emolument
emolumental
engross
epitropy
equal
equity
evolution
exaction
excommunicate
excommunicating
excommunication
exultation
eye
facilities
favor
favorable
favorableness
favored
finely
foil
foiler
fool
for
fraud
fraudfully
freshness
fruit
fruitless
gain
gained
gainer
gainful
gainfully
gainfulness
gainless
gainlessness
game
good
ground
grudge
gudgeon
hand
handle
hip
hold
hook
improvable
improvableness
improve
improvement
improvidence
improving
incommodious
inconveniency
inconvenient
indebted
indicative
injury
innovation
interest
interlope
jealousy
jockey
large
lure
lured
make
maneuver
maneuvering
mangonism
mangonize
mean
method
misemploy
misimprove
monarchy
monopolize
most
mutual
nothing
notorious
observation
odds
on
onerous
ostentatious
outgeneral
over
pennyworth
personal
philosophize
place
point
poorly
possess
pre-engage
precarious
prejudicate
prejudicial
prevail
prevailing
prevalent
privilege
proficuous
profit
profitable
profitableness
profitably
profiting
profitless
promiser
public-mindedness
quoif
reach
relish
residuary
scarcity
scuffle
self-interest
selfish
serviceable
sport
stand
start
stead
stick
stowage
stratagem
string
succeed
swarm
sway
sythe
take
team
tempt
temptation
trifle
triumph
triumphing
trust
turn
undeservingly
unfair
unimproved
unprofitable
unprofitably
unserviceable
unserviceably
upper
use
uselessly
van
vantage
vantage-ground
victor
victory
weigh
when
whip-hand
without
worse
worst

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1828 Definition

V'ANTAGE, n. [L. venio. See Advantage and Van.]

1913 Definition

Vantage (vantage)

(vån"t***asl]j; 48)

Van"tage

[Aphetic form of OE. avantage, fr. F. avantage. See Advantage.]

superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.

[R.]

O happy vantage of a kneeling knee! Shak.

The first point after deuce.

* When the server wins this point, it is called vantage in; when the receiver, or striker out, wins, it is called vantage out.

To have at vantage, to have the advantage of; to be in a more favorable condition than. "He had them at vantage, being tired and harassed with a long march." Bacon. -- Vantage ground, superiority of state or place; the place or condition which gives one an advantage over another. "The vantage ground of truth. Bacon.

It is these things that give him his actual standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he looks around him. I. Taylor.

To profit; to aid.

[Obs.] Spenser.

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Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to the ground.

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Project::Noah

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The foundation for American Heritage Access [AHA] strives to capture the essence of American culture with an intent to make early American manuscripts accessible to modern society. We believe that the successful future of this country is dependent on honoring and respecting its past. In order to achieve this ideal, several projects will be introduced and executed. The first initiatives of Project::Noah will involve the accessibility of the 1828 American dictionary.

Vision::Reprint

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The first vision, Vision::Reprint, has an intent to make a modern printing of the first dictionary of the American language available to the public for under $25. The first task, Task::Access, involves the digitizing of the original 1828 dictionary. The dictionary is available in microfilm (American Culture Series, Reel 335.6-336.1, Michigan University Microfilms) at many universities. To digitize the microfilm as a batch process requires a special scanner.

Vision::Redesign

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The second vision, Vision::Redesign, has an intent to improve the current online accessibility to the 1828 dictionary. Beyond the Task::XML, other tasks related to this Vision::Redesign include identifying features and functionality for this new website. In addition, plugins will be discussed and created to make the dictionary accessible in other ways: iPhone, Google widget, Firefox Add-on, etc.

Vision::Recapture

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The third vision, Vision::Recapture, has an intent to evoke the importance of Noah Webster in our American Heritage. This vision will manifest itself in a commissioned painting of Noah Webster. The process involved will require the input from concerned Americans. The final commission painting will be derived from initial sketches and digital compositions. Feedback from the community is essential for this vision's success throughout the entire process.

May 27, 2012