Dictionary scripts

Tcl scripts for looking up words in plain text dictionaries.

(Much better than binary programmes.
Flexibility, portability, customisability, transparency
- of both code and data...
Inside your favourite text editor!)

Programmes

Dictionary files

  • Webster-1913 (40Mb) formatted specifically for these programmes.
    (Other versions of this dictionary are available at Project Gutenberg and from GNU (under the name gcide).)
  • Babylon dictionary files (EngtoEng, EngtoFre, EngtoDut, EngtoPor, EngtoIta, EngtoSpa, EngtoGer).
    How to use these files: see the help files (bundled with the DictionaryPackage for Alpha 8).
  • Danish-English and English-Danish of high quality (provided by Dmitry Karasik).
More hints and instructions are given in the help file (in DictionaryPackage for Alpha 8).

Last updated: 07/02/2003 by Joachim Kock.