Webster\u27s Fourth: Another Review

The year 1985 will long be remembered for the logological event of the century: the publication in Springfield, Massachusetts of the 4th Edition of Webster\u27s Unabridged. Priced attractively at only $1395 (plus sales tax, where applicable), Webster\u27s Fourth New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged comes in the form of 20 large volumes

Brush Up Your Webster\u27s

From time to time in Word Ways we have seen logological wordplay illustrated from a bewildering variety of sources. In this article we propose to show that one need not always look in arcane and esoteric references to prove one\u27s point. Why not turn first to the major U.S. dictionary, Webster\u27s Third New International? In particular, we see little if any need for referring to obsolete dictionaries, such as Webster\u27s Second (which only invites Webster\u27s First, which invites who-knows-what), nor to specialized once-only publications. We don\u27t object to these less authoritative works -- we simply wish to point out that these other references should only be considered the prime authority

Leapin\u27 Lizards -- L.O. Annie

Have you ever wondered about the credited quotes in Webster\u27s Third New International Dictionary? Webster\u27s assures us they are contemporary quotations from well-known people and publications. Close examination of the dictionary itself, however, reveals they are a bewildering diversity, not necessarily either contemporary or well-known

The Webster Trio, March 1, 1991

This is the concert program of the Webster Trio performance on Friday, March 1, 1991 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Leonard Bernstein, Lament for Solo Flute by Theodore Antoniou, Etudes for Solo Flute, Op. 20 by John Heiss. Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano by Ton de Leeuw, Syrinx for Solo Flute by Claude Debussy, Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy and Michael Webster, I Remember Lynn by Michael Webster, and Trio Sonatina by Martin Amlin. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Webster\u27s Zones

The inclination of the earth\u27s equatorial plane to the plane of the earth\u27s orbit around the sun, termed the obliquity of the ecliptic by astronomer\u27s, is approximately equal to 23º27\u27 of arc. If this inclination were 0º the sun would remain directly overhead the Equator throughout the year and there would be no seasons. In reality, the directly overhead point of the sun moves north and south with the seasons

Merry Am Webster!

What makes a word interesting? I ask this rhetorically, not inviting specific response. One has only to scan Word Ways articles to realize that some logophiles fancy word length, while others prefer word construction, word sounds, geographical names, and so forth. Chacun a son gout! The charm of any word obviously lies in the eye of the beholder

Websterisms: In Search of Noah\u27s Headwords

Noah Webster\u27s An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828) is a browser\u27s paradise, revealing many words whose meaning has changed since Noah\u27s time and others that lie idiosyncratically defined. I offer fifty of Webster\u27s definitions below, and challenge the reader to guess the headwords that Webster was trying to define. To make the task more approachable, wordlengths are provided for the to-be-discovered headwords, which are listed in alphabetical order of their appearance in the dictionary. All of these headwords, if not Webster\u27s definitions, should prove to be familiar to readers of Word Ways

Audit report on the Webster County Metropolitan Law Enforcement Telecommunications Board for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on the Webster County Metropolitan Law Enforcement Telecommunications Board for the year ended June 30, 200