All 4 Uses of
lexicon
in
Moby Dick
- He was ever dusting his old lexicons and grammars, with a queer handkerchief, mockingly embellished with all the gay flags of all the known nations of the world.†
Chpt Etym
- Certainly, it needs a definition, and should be incorporated into the Lexicon.†
Chpt 52-54 *
- An ancient Hawaiian war-club or spear-paddle, in its full multiplicity and elaboration of carving, is as great a trophy of human perseverance as a Latin lexicon.†
Chpt 55-57
- And here be it said, that whenever it has been convenient to consult one in the course of these dissertations, I have invariably used a huge quarto edition of Johnson, expressly purchased for that purpose; because that famous lexicographer's uncommon personal bulk more fitted him to compile a lexicon to be used by a whale author like me.†
Chpt 103-105
Definition:
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(lexicon) a list of words used in a particular subject area or known by an individual