The Oxford English Dictionary (hereafter referred to as the OED) is one of the most well‐known and respected reference works in the world. Its imposing bulk has even led some people to believe incorrectly that it actually lists every word in the English language. Of course, a good number of words were omitted from the distinguished dictionary because they were considered vulgar or because they were American words, categories that were actually somewhat synonymous to certain less tolerant Englishmen of the late nineteenth century.

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The execution of Anne Askew. From John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perilous Days (). By courtesy of the Bodleian Library, Oxford University.   Initial E: Edmund Becke giving his revision to Edward VI. From John Day's  Folio Bible, edited by Edmund Becke. By courtesy of the Bodleian Library, Oxford University.   The Royal arms. From John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perilous Days ().