Excerpt from An Universal English-German and German-English Dictionary, Vol. 2: Two Parts in Three Volumes; German and English It is the constant endeavour of the author, and as well of the publisher, of_ the present work so to improve it as to keep pace with the progress of the day. As the book is stereotyped, it was necessary to. Contract or even to omit altogether less important articles in order to give space for a number of desirable additions. It is true that the difficulty of deciding what ought; to be admitted, and what to be excluded, is ever growing with the unceasing influx of new words and combinations, but'the very multitude of the words suing for admission, prevented the author from entering upon a childish chase after the phantom of so-called completeness On the other hand it was not possible, for the' present, to find a place for a number of suggestions; kindly offered and gratefully received; in this connection Prof. Odermann, of Dresden, and, for the German and English part, Mr. C. Trafford, M. A., of Nottingham High School, deserve special mention. It is hoped that the fa vour hitherto shown to the work, will be continued to it in this its new shape. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Dictionary of the English and German Languages for Home and School, Vol. 2 of 2: With Special Reference to Dr. Felix Flugel's Universal English-German and German-English Dictionary; German-English Our dictionary being intended for home and school, we have kept within certain bounds, and have not aimed at absolute completeness. We have restricted the number of purely scientific and technical terms so far as to insert only such as occur in works likely to be read by the educated classes. Expressions which might have proved puzzling to those who do not boast a special or technical education, have been briefly explained On the other hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.