- S.
- Sabian
- Saber, -ed, etc.
- Sackbut
- Sainfoin
- Salam
- Salep
- Salic
- Saltpeter
- Samester
- Sandaled
- Sandarac
- Sandever
- Sanskrit
- Sapajo
- Sapodilla
- Sarcenet
- Sat
- Satchel
- Satinet
- Sauer-kraut
- Savanna
- Savior
- [Saviour We insert this as of first column, it being in universal use when referring to Christ.]
- Savor
- Scallop, -ed, -ing
- Scath
- Scepter, -ed
- Scherif [Preferring this form to Cherif, we insert it here. Both spellings appear in Wb. first column.]
- Schist
- Schorl
- Sciagraphy
- Scion
- Scirrhosity
- Scirrhus
- Scissors
- Sconce
- Scot-free
- Scow
- Scrawny
- Scythe
- Seamstress
- Sear
- Secretaryship
- Sedlitz
- Seethe
- Seignior
- Seigniorage, -ory.
- Seine
- Seizin
- Seleniuret
- Sellender
- Selvage
- Sentinel
- Sentry
- Sepawn
- Sepulcher
- Sequin
- Sergeant
- Set (n.)
- Sevennight
- Shad
- Shah
- Shawm
- Shampoo
- Shard
- Sheathe (v.)
- Sheik
- Sherbet
- Sherry
- Shill-I-shall-I [But if written Shilly-shally, follow copy.]
- Shore (n.)
- Shorl
- Shoveled, -er, -ing
- Show
- Shrillness
- Shriveled, -ing
- Shuttlecock
- Shyly, -ness
- Sibyl
- Sidewise
- Silicious
- Sillabub
- Simoom
- Siphon
- Siren
- Sirloin
- Sirup
- Sizar
- Skein
- Skeptic
- Skillful, -ly, -ness
- Skill-less
- Skull (cranium) {p139}
- Slabber
- Sleight
- Slyly, -ness
- Smallness
- Smolder
- Smooth (v. and a.)
- Snapped (imp.)
- Sniveler, -ing
- Socage
- Socle
- Solan-goose (n.)
- Solder, etc.
- Soliped
- Solvable
- Somber
- Somersault
- Sonneteer
- Soothe (v.)
- [Sorel]
- Sorrel
- Souchong
- Spa
- Spelt (n.)
- Specter
- Spew
- Spinach
- Spinel
- Spiritous [Spirituous is the more common form. Follow copy.]
- Spite
- Splendor
- Sponge
- Sprite
- Spirt
- Spunk
- Staddle
- Stanch
- Stationery (n.)
- Steadfast
- Steelyard
- Stillness
- Stockade
- Story (a floor)
- Strait (n.)
- Strengthener
- Strew
- Strop (n.)
- Stupefy
- Sty
- Style
- Styptic
- Subpœna
- Subtile (thin)
- Subtle (artful)
- Successor
- Succor
- Suite
- Suitor
- Sulphureted
- Sumac
- Superior
- Suretyship
- Surname
- Surprise, etc.
- Survivor, -ship
- Swainmote
- Swale (v.)
- Swap
- Swart (adj.)
- Swathe (bandage)
- Swiple
- Swob, -ber, etc. [But if written Swab, Swabber, etc., follow copy.]
- Swollen
- Syenite
- Symploce
- Synonym
- Syphilis
- T.
- Tabard
- Tabbinet
- Tabor, etc.
- Taffeta [If written Taffety, follow copy.]
- Taffrail
- Tailage
- Talc
- Tallness
- Tambour
- Tambourine
- Tarantula
- Tarpaulin
- Tasseled, -ing
- Tasses
- Taut (Nav.)
- Tawny
- Tease
- Teasel
- Teetotal
- Tenable
- Tenor
- Tenuirosters
- Terror
- Tetrahedron
- Tetrastich
- Theater
- Thole
- Thorp
- Thralldom
- Thrash
- Threshold
- Throe (n.)
- Ticking (n.)
- Tidbit
- Tie (n. and v.)
- Tier
- Tierce
- Tiger
- Tincal
- Tithe
- Toll (v. t.)
- Tollbooth
- Ton (the weight)
- [Tun (the cask)]
- Tonnage
- Tormentor
- Tourmaline
- Toweling
- Trammeled, -ing
- Tranquilize
- Transferable
- Transference {p140}
- Transship, -ment
- Trapan (a snare)
- Traveler, -ed, -ing
- Traverse
- Travesty
- Treadle
- Trebuchet
- Treenail
- Trestle
- Trigger
- Trevet
- Tricolor
- Trihedral
- Trod
- Trousers
- Troweled
- Truckle-bed
- Tryst
- Tumbrel
- Tumor
- Tunneled, -ing
- Turquois
- Turnip
- Turnsole
- Tutenag
- Tweedle
- Twibil
- Tymbal
- Tyro
- U.
- Umber
- Unbiased
- Unboweled [And others of the same class.]
- Unroll
- Until
- V.
- Vaivode [If written Waiwode or Wayvode, follow copy.]
- Valise
- Valor, -ous, -ously
- Vantbrace
- Vapor
- Vat
- Veil
- Vedette
- Vender [But Vendor, as correlative of Vendee.]
- Venomous
- Veranda
- Verderer
- Verdigris
- Vermin
- Verst
- Vertebra
- Vervain
- Vicious, -ly, -ness
- Victualed, -er, -ing
- Vigor, -ous, etc.
- Villain [But in feudal law, often spelled Villein, follow copy.]
- Villainy, -ous
- Vise
- Visitor
- Visor
- Vitiate
- Vizier
- Volcano
- W.
- Wadsett
- Wagon
- Waive
- Wale (n.)
- Walrus
- Warranter [In law, Warrantor.]
- Warrior
- Warwhoop
- Waucht
- Waul (as a cat)
- Wear (v. Naut.)
- Wear (n.)
- Weasand
- Welsh
- Whang
- Whelk (n.)
- Whippletree
- Whippoorwill
- Whisky
- Whoop
- Whooping-cough [If written Hooping-cough, be careful to follow copy. We have known some trouble to be caused by a change of the initial in alphabetical tabular work from hospitals, ships, etc.]
- Whortleberry
- Widgeon
- Willful, -ly, -ness
- Windlass
- Wintery [If written Wintry, follow copy.]
- Wiry
- Witch-elm
- Witch-hazel
- Withe
- Wivern
- Wizard
- Wizen
- Woe
- Woful
- Wondrous
- Woodbine
- Woolen, -ette.
- Worshiper, -ed, etc.
- Wrack (to rack)
- Wye [If written Y, follow copy.]
- Y.
- Yataghan
- Yaup
- Yawl (n.)
- Yelk
- Yttria, -um
- Z.
- Zaffer
- Zinc
- Zinciferous
- Zonnar
- Zymometer
THE WORCESTER LIST.
[The following vocabulary exhibits the orthography apparently deemed preferable by Worcester. It will, we believe, be found very convenient in offices where the Worcester style is in favor,—as the preceding list will prove to be where the Webster style is in vogue. Any remarks which we have inserted, and a few additional words, are in brackets.]
- A.
- Aam
- Abatis
- Abbey
- Abetter [In a good sense; nearly or quite obsolete.]
- Abettor [Law. One who abets an unlawful act.]
- Abnormal
- Abreuvoir
- Abridgment
- Accessary [When used in Law.]
- Accessory (Art.)
- Accountant
- Acetimeter
- Ache
- Achieve
- Acknowledgment
- Acronycal
- Addible
- Adipocere
- Adjudgment
- Admittible
- Adopter [One who adopts, or assumes as one’s own.]
- [Adapter Tube used in Chemistry.]
- Adscititious
- Adulteress
- Advertise
- Advoutry
- Advowee
- Advowson
- Adze
- Æolic
- Affector
- Affeer
- Affiliate
- Affiliation
- Afraid
- Aghast
- Agriculturist
- Aide-de-camp
- Aisle (church)
- Ajutage
- Alchemical
- Alchemist
- Alchemy
- Alcoran
- Alexipharmic
- Alkahest
- Alkali
- Allege
- Allocution
- Alloy
- Almacantar
- Almanac
- Almonry
- Alnager
- Alum
- Amassment
- Ambassador
- Ambergris
- Ambs-ace
- Amercement
- Amiability
- Amice
- Amortise
- Anademe
- Ananas
- Anapest
- Anapestic
- Anbury
- Ancestral
- Ancient
- Ancientry
- Andiron
- Anemone
- Angiography
- Angiology
- Angiotomy
- Ankle
- Annotto
- Antechamber
- Antelope
- Antiemetic
- Apanage
- Apostasy
- Aposteme [If written Imposthume, follow copy.]
- Apothegm
- Appall
- Appalment
- Appraise
- Appraisement
- Appraiser
- Apprise
- Appurtenance
- Apricot
- Arbitrament
- Archæological
- Archæology
- Archduchess
- Archil
- Argol
- Arquebuse
- Arrack
- Artisan
- Arvel {p142}
- Asbestos
- Ascendency
- Ascendent
- Askance
- Askant
- Askew
- Assafœtida
- Assize
- Assizer
- Assuage
- Athenæum
- Auger
- [Augur A soothsayer.]
- Aught
- Autocracy
- Avoirdupois
- Awkward
- Awn
- Axe