Displaying quotations

What is quotation text?

Most dictionary entries have sections of quotation text which give dated examples from manuscript or print sources of how the word is used in context. Quotation text is displayed in blue.

How can I change the display of quotations?

Quotations are displayed by default. If you prefer, you can choose to

• hide quotation text; and/or
• display date charts which summarize the chronological spread of quotations in the entry

How do I hide quotations?

Click the button. To display them again, click the button a second time.

How do I display the date charts?

Click . To hide them again, click the button a second time.

An example date chart

In this example,from definition 1.a of the entry dictionary n., the chart shows that quotations in this sense are dated from 1526 to 1878.