dictionary catalog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dictionary catalog
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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See Cutter, Rules for a dictionary catalog, 1891, p. 99-103.
From A Library Primer by Dana, John Cotton
A dictionary catalog will be useful in teaching the child to look up subjects for himself.
From Library Work with Children by Hazeltine, Alice Isabel
The Cumulative index is rather better to teach them the use of periodicals, since it does not contain so many, and also as it gives such a very good idea of the dictionary catalog.
From Library Work with Children by Hazeltine, Alice Isabel
A printed dictionary catalog without notes does not help a child.
From Library Work with Children by Hazeltine, Alice Isabel
They should be advised to use both kinds, and particularly the dictionary catalog for biography, as the short analytical references are most often what they want.
From Library Work with Children by Hazeltine, Alice Isabel
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