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FIELD MARKS FOR WEBSTER 1913 and CIDE
=====================================
- Explanations of the tags used to mark the Webster 1913 dictionary
-and the CIDE (Collaborative International Dictionary of English).
-Note that the list of tags used to mark the public domain version
-of this dictionary is shorter than the full set described here.
- If any tag is not listed here, it is either (1) one of the
-"point" (font size) or "type" (font style) tags, which should be
-self-explanatory; or (2) is a functional field with no effect on the
-typography.
+
+* Overview
+
+This file describes the tags used to mark the Webster 1913 dictionary and
+the GCIDE (GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English).
+
+If any tag is not listed here, it is either (1) one of the "point" (font
+size) or "type" (font style) tags, which should be self-explanatory; or (2)
+is a functional field with no effect on the typography.
Last modified March 12, 1999.
For questions, contact:
@@ -15,73 +16,86 @@ Last modified March 12, 1999.
735 Belvidere Ave.
Plainfield, NJ 07062
(908) 561-3416 or (908) 668-5252
--------------------------------------------------------------
+
A separate file, webfont.txt, contains the list of the individual
non-ASCII characters represented by either higher-order hexadecimal
-character marks (e.g., \'94, for o-umlaut) or by entity tags
-(e.g., <root/, for the square root symbol.)
---------------------------------------------------------------
- Use of tags:
- In the MICRA electronic version of the 1913 Webster, each part of
-the entry headed by an entry word ("headword") is labeled so that no
-part of the entry except some punctuation marks should be found
-outside of all fields, i.e. every character should be within some tagged
-field. In the following description, the word "segment" usually refers to
-a major part of an entry such as an etymology or a definition or a
-collocation segment or a usage block, containing more than one field.
-The term "field" may also be used similarly to "segment", but may also
-denote single-word fields, such as an alternative spelling, labeled <asp>.
-
- Note: The tags on this list are similar in structure to SGML tags. Each
-tag on this list marks a field; each field opens with a tagname between
-angle brackets thus: <tagname>, and closes with a similar tag containing
-the forward slash thus: </tagname>. No tags are used without closing
-tags. Thus the HTML <BR> to indicate a line break is symbolized
-here as an entity, <br/, and every <p> has a corresponding </p>.
- The absence of an end-field tag, or the presence of an end-field tag
-without a prior begin-field tag constitutes a typographical error, of which
-there may be a significant number. Any errors detected should be brought
-to the attention of PJC or the appropriate editor.
- Most of the tagged fields are presented in the text in italic type,
-with a number of exceptions. Where a word is contained within more than
-one field, the innermost field determines the font to be used. Wherever
-recognizable functional fields were found, an attempt was made to tag the
-field with a functional mark, but in many cases, words were italicised only
-to represent the word itself as a discourse entity, and in some such cases,
-the "italic" mark <it> was used, implying nothing regarding functionality
-of the word. The base font is considered "plain". Where an italic field
-is indicated, parentheses or brackets within the field are not italicised.
+character marks (e.g., \'94, for o-umlaut) or by entity tags (e.g.,
+<root/, for the square root symbol.)
+
+* Introduction
+
+In the MICRA electronic version of the 1913 Webster and in GCIDE, each part
+of the entry headed by an entry word ("headword") is labeled so that no part
+of the entry except some punctuation marks should be found outside of all
+fields, i.e. every character should be within some tagged field. In the
+following description, the word "segment" usually refers to a major part of
+an entry such as an etymology or a definition or a collocation segment or a
+usage block, containing more than one field. The term "field" may also be
+used similarly to "segment", but may also denote single-word fields, such as
+an alternative spelling, labeled <asp>.
+
+The tags on this list are similar in structure to SGML tags. Each tag on
+this list marks a field; each field opens with a tagname between angle
+brackets thus: <tagname>, and closes with a similar tag containing the
+forward slash thus: </tagname>. No tags are used without closing tags.
+Thus a line break (similar to HTML <br> tag) is symbolized here as an
+entity, <br/, and every <p> has a corresponding </p>.
+
+The absence of an end-field tag, or the presence of an end-field tag without
+a prior begin-field tag constitutes a typographical error, of which there
+may be a significant number. Any errors detected should be brought to the
+attention of PJC or the appropriate editor.
+
+Most of the tagged fields are presented in the text in italic type, with a
+number of exceptions. Where a word is contained within more than one field,
+the innermost field determines the font to be used. Wherever recognizable
+functional fields were found, an attempt was made to tag the field with a
+functional mark, but in many cases, words were italicised only to represent
+the word itself as a discourse entity, and in some such cases, the "italic"
+mark <it> was used, implying nothing regarding functionality of the word.
+The base font is considered "plain". Where an italic field is indicated,
+parentheses or brackets within the field are not italicised.
+
Where no font is specified for a tag, the tag is merely a functional
division, and was printed in plain font unless otherwise tagged. This type
-of segment is marked by an asterisk (*) where the font name would be.
- The size of the "plain" font in the original text is about 1.6 mm for
-the height of capitalized letters.
-=============================================================
-Explicit typographical tags:
+of segment is marked by an asterisk (*) where the font name would be. The
+size of the "plain" font in the original text is about 1.6 mm for the height
+of capitalized letters.
+
+* Explicit typographical tags
+
These were used where the purpose of a different font was merely to
-distinguish a word from the body of the text, and no explicit functional
-tag seemed apropriate.
------------------------------------
-Tag Font
------------------------------------
-Explicit formatting tags:
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-<plain> plain font (that used in the body of a definition) --
- normally not marked, except within fields of
- a different front.
-<it> italic (in master files)
-<i> italic (for use in HTML presentation)
-<bold> bold (in master files)
-<b> bold (for use in HTML presentation)
-<colf> bold, Collocation font. Same font as used in collocations.
- smaller This is used only in the list of "un-" words not
- by 1 point actually defined in the dictionary. Probably could be
- replaced by a segment mark for the entire list!
- The "un-" words should be indexed as headwords.
-
-<ct> bold Same as <colf>, a font similar to that used in
- collocations. However, this tag is used in a table
- and could be set to a different font.
+distinguish a word from the body of the text, and no explicit functional tag
+seemed apropriate.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tag Font Description
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+<plain> plain font that used in the body of a definition -- normally
+ not marked, except within fields of a different
+ front.
+
+<it> italic in master files
+
+<i> italic for use in HTML presentation
+
+<bold> bold in master files
+
+<b> bold for use in HTML presentation
+
+<colf> bold, Collocation font. Same font as used in
+ collocations.
+ smaller This is used only in the list of "un-"
+ by 1 point words not actually defined in the
+ dictionary.
+ Probably could be replaced by a segment mark
+ for the entire list! The "un-" words should
+ be indexed as headwords.
+
+<ct> bold Same as <colf>, a font similar to that used
+ in collocations. However, this tag is used
+ in a table and could be set to a different
+ font.
<h1> * HTML tag -- largest heading font.
@@ -89,40 +103,58 @@ Explicit formatting tags:
<headrow> * Marks a Row title in a table.
-<hwf> Font the same as the headword <hw>, though the field is
- not a headword. Used only once.
+<hwf> Font the same as the headword <hw>, though
+ the field is not a headword. Used only
+ once.
<mitem> * Multiple items, a set of items in a table.
-<point ...> A series of point size markers, many unique.
+<point ...> A series of point size markers, many
+ unique.
+
<point1.5> * One of the tags of the form <point**> where **
<point6> represents the typographic point size of the
enclosed text.
-<pre> An HTML tag indicating that the enclosed text is
- of teletype form, preformatted in a uniform-spaced
- font.
-<sc> small caps (used mostly for "a. d.", "b. c.")
- This is the same font a <er>, but has no functional
- or semantic significance
-<str> group of table data elements in a table
-<sub> subscript, like <subs>
+
+<pre> An HTML tag indicating that the enclosed
+ text is of teletype form, preformatted in a
+ uniform-spaced font.
+
+<sc> small caps used mostly for "a. d.", "b. c."
+ This is the same font as in <er>, but has no
+ functional or semantic significance.
+
+<str> group of table data elements in a table.
+
+<sub> subscript
+
<subs> subscript
+
<sups> superscript
+
<supr> superscript
-<sansserif> Sans-serif font
-<stypec> Bold (collocation font) and also a subtype.
+
+<sansserif> Sans-serif
+
+<stypec> Bold collocation font, and also a subtype.
+
<tt> HTML tage -- teletype font
-<universbold> A squared bold font without serifs approximating the
- "universe bold" font on the HP Laserjet4, slightly
- larger than the capitals in a definition body. Used
- in expositions describing shapes, such as
- "Y", "T", "U", "X", "V", "F".
+
+<universbold> A squared bold font without serifs approximating
+ the "universe bold" font on the HP Laserjet4,
+ slightly larger than the capitals in a definition
+ body. Used in expositions describing shapes,
+ such as "Y", "T", "U", "X", "V", "F".
+
<vertical> Vertically organized column.
+
<column1> Vertically organized column -- only part of a table
which needs to be completed. Used once.
-<...type> A series of tags, many unique, designating certain
- unusual fonts, such as "bourgeoistype" for
- "bourgeois type", in the section on typography.
- Most of these occur only once, in the section on fonts.
+
+<...type> A series of tags, many unique, designating
+ certain unusual fonts, such as "bourgeoistype"
+ for "bourgeois type", in the section on
+ typography. Most of these occur only once, in
+ the section on fonts. Some examples follow:
<antiquetype>
<blacklettertype>
<boldfacetype>
@@ -146,53 +178,55 @@ Explicit formatting tags:
<smpicatype>
<typewritertype>
-=============================================================
-Tags with semantic content:
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+* Tags with semantic content:
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tag Font Meaning and Description
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
<altsp> * Alternative spelling segment. Almost always
contained within square brackets after the main
- definition segment. Expository words
- such as "Spelled also" are in plain font;
- the actual alternative spelling is marked by
- <asp> ... </asp> tags within this segment.
+ definition segment. Expository words such as
+ "Spelled also" are in plain font; the actual
+ alternative spelling is marked by <asp> ...
+ </asp> tags within this segment.
<ant> italic Antonym.
-<asp> italic Alternative spelling. The actual word which is an
- alternative spelling to the headword. These
+<asp> italic Alternative spelling. The actual word which is
+ an alternative spelling to the headword. These
are functionally synonyms of the headword. In
most cases these also occur as headwords, with
reference to the word where the actual definition
is found, but not all such words are listed
- separately, particularly if the spelling is
- close enough to the headword to be found at the
- same point in the dictionary. Whether listed
- separately or not, these words should
- be indexed at this location, also.
+ separately, particularly if the spelling is close
+ enough to the headword to be found at the same
+ point in the dictionary. Whether listed
+ separately or not, these words should be indexed
+ at this location, also.
<au> italic Authority or author. Used where an authority is
- (may be right- given for a definition, and also used for the
- justified. See author, where a quotation within double quotes
- in the section is given in the same paragraph as the
- on formatting). definition. The double quotes are indicated
- by the open-quote (\'bd) and close-quote
- (\'b8). In both cases, it is typically
- right-justified, almost always fitting on
- the same line with the last line of the
- definition or quotation.
- Within collocation segments, it is usually
- used only after quotations, and is not right-
- justified, except occasionally where it
+ given for a definition, and also used for the
+ author, where a quotation within double quotes is
+ given in the same paragraph as the definition.
+ The double quotes are indicated by the open-quote
+ (\'bd) and close-quote (\'b8). In both cases, it
+ is typically right-justified, almost always
+ fitting on the same line with the last line of
+ the definition or quotation.
+
+ Within collocation segments, it is usually used
+ only after quotations, and is not
+ right-justified, except occasionally where it
would be close to the right margin, and then
- apparently is is right-justified. We have
- not explicitly marked those which are
- right-justified, but they can be
- recognized because they are on a line by
- themselves, preceded by two carriage returns.
+ apparently is is right-justified. We have not
+ explicitly marked those which are
+ right-justified, but they can be recognized
+ because they are on a line by themselves,
+ preceded by two carriage returns.
-<bio> * Marks a biography. Should be longer than
- a short mention of who a person was, which
- is typically included as a definition.
+<bio> * Marks a biography. Should be longer than a short
+ mention of who a person was, which is typically
+ included as a definition.
<biography> * Same as <bio>
@@ -204,48 +238,48 @@ Tags with semantic content:
<caption> * Caption of a figure or table.
-<cas> * tags the CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry
- number for a chemical substance.
+<cas> * tags the CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service)
+ registry number for a chemical substance.
-<causes> italic tags the infectious disease caused by the headword.
- Implied type of the agent is a microorganism, and
- the tag must mark a disease.
+<causes> italic tags the infectious disease caused by the
+ headword. Implied type of the agent is a
+ microorganism, and the tag must mark a disease.
<causesp> * Same as <causes> without the italic type.
<causedbyp> * Same as <causedby> without the italic type.
-<causedby> italic inverse of causes: tags the causative agent of an
- infectious disease, which is the headword .
- the tag must mark a microorganism, virus, or
- prion, and the implied type of the headword is
- a disease.
+<causedby> italic inverse of <causes>: tags the causative agent of
+ an infectious disease, which is the headword.
+ The tag must mark a microorganism, virus, or
+ prion, and the implied type of the headword is a
+ disease.
-<centered> Used only for The single letter in the headers to each
- letter of the alphabet.
+<centered> Used only for the single letter in the headers to
+ each letter of the alphabet.
<city> * marks the proper name of a city. Used only
occasionally and not consistently at this stage.
<cnvto> italic Converted to: used to tag substances which are
products prepared by conversion from the
- headword. Usually chemicals or complex
- products from mnatuarl materials. Rarely used
- up to 1998.
+ headword. Usually chemicals or complex products
+ from natuarl materials. Rarely used up to 1998.
<colheads> * List of heads for the columns of a table.
<coltitle> * Title of a column in a table.
-<comm> * Comment -- differs from <note> in being in-line with
- the definition paragraph. Provides a little
+<comm> * Comment -- differs from <note> in being in-line
+ with the definition paragraph. Provides a little
additional information.
-<company> * Name of a company (commercial firm). Compare <org>
+<company> * Name of a company (commercial firm). Compare
+ <org>.
<compof> italic Composed of. Tags a substance of which the
headword is at least partly composed. The
- substance may be particulate, such as
- diatoms composing diatomaceous earth.
+ substance may be particulate, such as diatoms
+ composing diatomaceous earth.
<contains> * marks an object contained within the headword.
@@ -256,239 +290,272 @@ Tags with semantic content:
<country> * Name of a country (nation) of the world.
-<cref> italic Collocation reference. A reference to a collocation.
- Each such collocation should have its own entry,
- marked by <col> ... </col> tags, and these
- references should function as hypertext buttons
- to access that entry.
+<cref> italic Collocation reference. A reference to a
+ collocation. Each such collocation should have
+ its own entry, marked by <col> ... </col> tags,
+ and these references should function as hypertext
+ buttons to access that entry.
<date> * A Date, of any type, e.g. <date>Dec. 25</date>.
<datey> * Date-with-year tags a date containing a year.
-<def> * definition. The definition may have subfields,
+<def> * A definition. The definition may have subfields,
particularly <as> (an illustrative phrase
- starting with "as" or "thus" and containing
- the headword (or a morphological derivative).
- The <mark>, \'bd...\'b8 quotations (left and
- right double quotes) and <au> fields may be
- found within a definition field, but should
- and usually are located outside the definition
- proper. The marking macro was
- inconsistent in this placement, and the
- exclusion of the <mark>, <au> and quotations
- needs to be completed by the proof-readers.
- Certain definitions contain <pos>
- fields within them, where the headword is
- an irregular derivative of another headword.
- In these cases, the <pos> field follows
- immediately after the <def> tag, and these
- entries do not have a separate <pos> field.
- In such cases, the <pos> field is italic, as
- usual.
-
-<divof> * Division of the headword, usually an organization.
- E. g. a faculty or department of a university,
- or a United Nations agency.
+ starting with "as" or "thus" and containing the
+ headword (or a morphological derivative). The
+ <mark>, \'bd...\'b8 quotations (left and right
+ double quotes) and <au> fields may be found
+ within a definition field, but should and usually
+ are located outside the definition proper. The
+ marking macro was inconsistent in this placement,
+ and the exclusion of the <mark>, <au> and
+ quotations needs to be completed by the
+ proof-readers.
+
+ Certain definitions contain <pos> fields within
+ them, where the headword is an irregular
+ derivative of another headword. In these cases,
+ the <pos> field follows immediately after the
+ <def> tag, and these entries do not have a
+ separate <pos> field. In such cases, the <pos>
+ field is italic, as usual.
+
+<divof> * Division of the headword, usually an
+ organization. E. g. a faculty or department of a
+ university, or a United Nations agency.
<edi> * Marks an education institution, a subtype of
organization.
-<emits> * tags a physical object or form of radiation
- emitted by the headword
+<emits> * Tags a physical object or form of radiation
+ emitted by the headword.
-<figure> Just a place-holder for illustrations, but seldom used.
+<figure> Just a place-holder for illustrations, but seldom
+ used.
<film> italic Marks the name of a movie film.
<fld> italic Field of specialization. Most often used for
Zoology and Botany, but many "fields of
- specialization" are marked for technical
- terms. The parentheses are usually within this
- field, but are not themselves in italics.
+ specialization" are marked for technical terms.
+ The parentheses are usually within this field,
+ but are not themselves in italics.
-<geog> * Name of a geograpahical region of any size;
- if applicable, the more specific <city>,
- <state>, or <country> are preferred.
+<geog> * Name of a geograpahical region of any size; if
+ applicable, the more specific <city>, <state>, or
+ <country> are preferred.
<hypen> * Hyperym. Points to the hypernym from WordNet 1.5
- Initially, used only for entries extracted
- from WordNet 1.5. Not present in the original
- 1913 version.
+ Initially, used only for entries extracted from
+ WordNet 1.5. Not present in the original 1913
+ version.
-<illu> * Illustrative usage -- mostly from WordNet, and placed
- outside the definition, in contrast to <as> usage.
- These should be converted to <as>...</as> illustrative
- usage format for consistency.
+<illu> * Illustrative usage -- mostly from WordNet, and
+ placed outside the definition, in contrast to
+ <as> usage. These should be converted to
+ <as>...</as> illustrative usage format for
+ consistency.
<illust> * Illustration place-holder. Seldom used.
+
<img> * HTML usage -- points to an image file, usually
.gif or .jpg. These have no closing tag, and
will appear as errors in parsing.
+
<intensi> * Points to a word whose meaning is an intensified
- form of the headword. Taken from WordNet
- tags, used with some adjectives from WordNet
-<item> * Designates one item in a row of a table. Used only when
- intervening spaces do not serve properly as natural
- field separaters.
+ form of the headword. Taken from WordNet tags,
+ used with some adjectives from WordNet.
+
+<item> * Designates one item in a row of a table. Used
+ only when intervening spaces do not serve
+ properly as natural field separaters.
+
<itran> italic Translation into a foreign (non-English) language
of the previous word in the text -- italic font.
(<sig> is a translation into English)
+
<itrans> italic Same as <itran>
+
<jour> * Title of a journal (periodical).
+
<matrix> * Always a filled rectangular array.
+
<matrix2x5> * A 2x5 matrix (2 rows by 5 columns).
-<mstypec> * Multiple synonymous subtypes -- used in
- def. of "grass".
+
+<mstypec> * Multiple synonymous subtypes -- used in def. of
+ "grass".
+
<mtable> * Multiple table, encloses <table> figures.
-<musfig> * Music figure. Only in a note under the entry "Figure",
- the two numbers of each such field
- are bold, 20 point type, stacked as in a fraction with
- a bar between them, but also having a horizontal stroke
- midway through each numeral. Unique to this entry.
-<p> * paragraph tag, used always in pairs. Line breaks may
- be embedded inside the paragraphs.
-<person> * marks the proper name of a person. Used only
+
+<musfig> * Music figure. Only in a note under the entry
+ "Figure", the two numbers of each such field are
+ bold, 20 point type, stacked as in a fraction
+ with a bar between them, but also having a
+ horizontal stroke midway through each
+ numeral. Unique to this entry.
+
+<p> * Paragraph tag, used always in pairs. Line breaks
+ may be embedded inside the paragraphs.
+
+<person> * Marks the proper name of a person. Used only
occasionally, but should be used more frequently
- for cases where first names are abbreviated,
- to reduce ambiguity of the period for automatic
- analysis. Where a title is given, prefixed
- or postfixed, it is included in this tag.
+ for cases where first names are abbreviated, to
+ reduce ambiguity of the period for automatic
+ analysis. Where a title is given, prefixed or
+ postfixed, it is included in this tag.
-<persfn> * marks the name of a person, when only one name
+<persfn> * Marks the name of a person, when only one name
(usually the last name) is given. Not used
consistently where it should be.
<publ> * Marks the name of a publication other than book,
which is marked by <booki>. It is often a
magazine or journal.
-<qpers> * Tags the name of a person who is speaking,
- within a quotation.
+
+<qpers> * Tags the name of a person who is speaking, within
+ a quotation.
+
<qperson> Same as <qpers>
-<cp> * Collocation, plain text -- used to tag phrases that
- should be parsed as a unit, but has no typographical
- significance.
+
+<cp> * Collocation, plain text -- used to tag phrases
+ that should be parsed as a unit, but has no
+ typographical significance.
+
<qau> italic Always right-justified, as described for <au>.
+
<ref> * A reference to a word in the vocabulary.
-<refs> * Marks the set of references used for a longer article
- such as a biography.
-<river> * Marks the name of a river -- a proper name
-<rj> * Right justified
+
+<refs> * Marks the set of references used for a longer
+ article such as a biography.
+
+<river> * Marks the name of a river -- a proper name.
+
+<rj> * Right justified.
+
<row> * Designates a row in a table.
-<state> * Name of a geopolitical state, the first subdivision of
- a country. Includes, e.g. Canadian provinces.
+
+<state> * Name of a geopolitical state, the first
+ subdivision of a country. Includes, e.g. Canadian
+ provinces.
+
<subtypes> * Lists subtypes of the headword.
-<sup> * superscript
-<supr> * Supra. The two parts of each such field
- are stacked, one over the other, *without* a
- horizontal bar between (as in a fraction).
- Used only in one entry, for a musical notation.
-<table> * Always a filled rectangular array, having <row> and <item>
- elements.
-<td> * Table datum - one cell in a table
-<th> * Table header
-<tradename> * Tags a commercial Trade name
-<ttitle> * Table title (Larger than normal font)
+
+<sup> * Superscript
+
+<supr> * Supra. The two parts of each such field are
+ stacked, one over the other, *without* a
+ horizontal bar between (as in a fraction). Used
+ only in one entry, for a musical notation.
+
+<table> * Always a filled rectangular array, having <row>
+ and <item> elements.
+
+<td> * Table datum - one cell in a table.
+
+<th> * Table header.
+
+<tradename> * Tags a commercial Trade name.
+
+<ttitle> * Table title (Larger than normal font).
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-Functional Tags
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-Tag Font Meaning
- (Comparatives are relative to the plain font.)
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-<-- --> * Comment, not a tag. These segments should be deleted
- from the written or printed text.
- Page numbers of the original text are indicated
- within such comments; these may be left in, if
- desired.
+* Functional Tags
+
+In the table below, font size comparatives are relative to the plain font.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tag Font Meaning and Description
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+<-- --> * Comment, not a tag. These segments should be
+ deleted from the written or printed text. Page
+ numbers of the original text are indicated within
+ such comments; these may be left in, if desired.
-<! !> * HTML-style comment. Used to indicate page numbers
- in the public domain version.
+<! !> * A comment. Used to indicate page numbers in the
+ public domain version.
-<abbr> italic Tag for abbreviations, when mentioned within
- the definition text.
+<abbr> italic Tag for abbreviations, when mentioned within the
+ definition text.
<adjf> small caps Tags for the actual adjective or adverb
comparatives or superlatives. Should be
- indexed. See also conjf (verbs) and
- decf (nouns).
+ indexed. See also conjf (verbs) and decf (nouns).
<altname> italic Alternative name. Usually for plants or animals,
- but also used for other cases where words
- are introduced by "also called", "called also",
- "formerly called". These are functionally
- *synonyms* for that word-sense.
+ but also used for other cases where words are
+ introduced by "also called", "called also",
+ "formerly called". These are
+ functionally *synonyms* for that word-sense.
<altnpluf> italic Same as <altname>, but the marked word is a
plural form, whereas the headword is singular.
-<amorph> * Adjective morphological segment, primarily
- the comparative and superlative forms.
- The occasional adverb morphology is
- also tagged this way.
+<amorph> * Adjective morphological segment, primarily the
+ comparative and superlative forms. The
+ occasional adverb morphology is also tagged this
+ way.
<as> * A segment occurring within the definitional
- sentence, providing an example of usage of
- the headword. Not conceptually a part of the
- actual definition.
+ sentence, providing an example of usage of the
+ headword. Not conceptually a part of the actual
+ definition.
-<cd> smaller spacing Collocation definition. Similar in structure
- to headword definitions (the <def> field). May
+<cd> smaller Collocation definition. Similar in structure to
+ spacing headword definitions (the <def> field). May
contain an <as> field. Plain type, but with
closer spacing than main definitions.
+
<col> bold, Collocation. A word combination containing the
smaller by headword (or a morphological derivative).
1 point The collocations do not have an explicitly
marked part of speech.
See also <ecol>, tagging embedded collocations.
-<colp> Collocation, no typographic significance.
- Used to mark a word combination defined in
- the dictionary without affect on font.
+<colp> Collocation, no typographic signifi