A Concise Classical Dictionary

Sample entries:

HONEY, n. the first sweetness. Ere yet the bee hath gleaned one wayward drop of HONEY on his thigh (John Clare, Summer Images)

PATCH, n. 1. a whole part. The trousers and jumpers of the men vary in hue from the brightest orange vermilion to the palest rose pink, and are decorated with every imaginable sort of PATCH.  (Peter Anson, The Breton Sardine Fisheries)

SACKCLOTH, n. a terrestrial stuff, a celestial stuff. He that thus hungers is sure to be filled. Fasting may prevent starving, and wearing SACKCLOTH for a while keep us from wearing it all our days. (South, Sermons)