Dictionary of American English
1938 DICTIONARY OF TERMS APPEARING IN ENGLISH IN THE UNITED STATES
A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles; Dictionary of american english
A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles (DAE) is a dictionary of terms appearing in English in the United States that was published in four volumes from 1938 to 1944 by the University of Chicago Press. Intended to pick up where the Oxford English Dictionary left off, it covers American English words and phrases in use from the first English settlements up to the start of the 20th century.