phasis or humourous
effect, within quotations, or when no clear preference exists.

Several invalid links between definitions existed in the original text.
Such errors caused by confusion between singular and plural forms, or
word order, have been corrected without note.

Significant amendments, unresolved invalid links and further notes have
been listed below.

P. 14, ABOX, 'BRACE-ABOX' amended to _BRACE ABACK_.

P. 15, ACATER, 'Devil of an Ass' amended to _The Devil is an Ass_.

P. 16, ACKER, 'EAGOR' amended to _AIGRE_.

P. 23, AFFECTIONATE FRIENDS, 'Phil..more' amended to _Phillimore_.

P. 24, AFTER, 'mizzen' amended to _mizen_;
AFTER-FACE, 'BACK OF THE STERN-POST' amended to _BACK OF THE POST_.

P. 29, ALBACORE, 'Scomberidae' amended to _Scombridae_.

P. 32, ALMURY, duplicate, out-of-sequence entry removed.

P. 35, AMAIN, 'STRIKING' amended to _STRIKE_; 'WAVE' amended to _WAVING_.

P. 37, AMPHOTEROPLON, 'HETOROPLON' amended to _HETEROPLON_.

P. 38, ANCHOR, 'grappling' amended to _grapling_.

P. 41, ANEMONE, 'SEA-ANEMONE' amended to _ANIMAL FLOWERS_;
ANGLE, invalid links: '_curvilinear_' and '_rectilinear_'.

P. 42, ANGULAR CRAB, 'Gonophlex angulatus' amended to _Goneplax angulata_.

P. 45, ANTICHTHONES, originally 'ANTICTHONES'.

P. 46, APAGOGE, originally 'APAGOG'.

P. 52, ARM, 'tressel-trees' amended to _trestle-trees_.

P. 54, ARREST, 'her Majesty service' amended to _Her Majesty's service_.

P. 59, ATAGHAN, originally 'ATAGAN'; 'YATAGAN' amended to _YATAGHAN_.

P. 62, AUTOMATIC BLOW-OFF APPARATUS, originally 'AUTOMIC ...';
'BLOWING-OFF' amended to _BLOW-OFF-PIPE_.

P. 64, AWNING, 'EUPHRAE' amended to _EUPHROE_.

P. 67, BACKSTAYS, 'salvigee' amended to _selvagee_.

P. 68, BAD-RELIEF, invalid link: 'ONE-BELL'.

P. 69, BAIDAR, 'KAIACK' amended to _KAYAK_.

P. 70, BALANCE, 'COMPENSATION' amended to _CHRONOMETER_.

P. 74, BANANA, 'Musa paradisaica' amended to _Musa paradisiaca_;
BANG, 'amuk' amended to _amok_.

P. 76, BANK OF OARS, 'DOUBLE-BANK' amended to _DOUBLE-BANKED_.

P. 80, BAROMETER, 'foretel' amended to _foretell_.

P. 84, BASTARD-MACKEREL, 'Scomberidae' amended to _Scombridae_.

P. 85, BATTENING THE HATCHES, 'BATTENS' amended to _BATTENS OF THE
HATCHES_.

P. 86, BATTERING GUNS, 'GARRISON ARTILLERY' amended to _GARRISON GUNS_.

P. 90, BEAR, 'rowsed' amended to _roused_.

P. 97, BERMUDA SAILS, ''MU