Looking for certain english-english dictionary from early 1900s

[Cootey]

Hey, I forgot to save my custom dictionaries before this month's updates, and my 1926? Oxford dictionary (I am not certain of its name) was erased from existence. I've been poking around the forums for 45 minutes. Maybe I'm tired, but I can't find it mentioned anywhere.

The dictionary shows up as "english-english" once it's installed. It's an early 1900s dictionary. I wish I could remember more concrete details.

Does any of that jog somebody's memory?

[RobertJSawyer]

There are two; it's probably the first:

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 1913

Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language (London) 1908

You can get them here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=196925

[Cootey]

Originally Posted by RobertJSawyer

There are two; it's probably the first:

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 1913

Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language (London) 1908

You can get them here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=196925

Thank you. Neither of those is the dictionary I installed before, but the Chamber's one might do nicely. I tucked it away in the new Custom Dictionary directory and it was instantly recognized. Is there any way to change it's name from "English (Custom)" to "Chamber's 1908"?

Also, is there a way to have more than one custom English dictionary installed? Most of the tips I'm encountering online don't mention how to accomplish this without replacing an unused dictionary with the one that you want instead.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by RobertJSawyer

There are two; it's probably the first:

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 1913

Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language (London) 1908

You can get them here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=196925

I have a better version of the Webster 1913 dictionary available in the dictutil thread. It has full support for variants, examples, formatting, and etymology.