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Author : Eliezer Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : OXFORD:600079071
Author : ELIEZER. EDWARDS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033092673
Author : Robert Hendrickson
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0816048134
Updated and expanded, The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Third Edition features definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, making it the most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind. This collection traces the development of slang words, proverbs, animal and plant names, place-names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, and phrases from literature. With approximately 3,500 new entries, ranging from "Axis of Evil" to "Zoot Suit Riots," this comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia engages word lovers and researchers and serves as an invaluable reference tool for all students of language and literature.
Author : Robert Hendrickson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-30
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : 9781438129921
Provides definitions and examples of words and phrases used in different geographical regions of the United States.
Author : Eliezer Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3337508669
Author : Robert Hendrickson
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0816040885
Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105064117828
Author : Robert Hendrickson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : English language
ISBN : PSU:000043875498
A tracing of the sometimes bizarre and always fascinating origins and development of over 9000 words and phrases.
Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : English language
ISBN : 0816070350
Provides pronunciations, origins, and meanings for words and phrases from foreign sources, ranging from everyday terms to words in the news and the specialized languages of cooking, music, the arts, and the law.
Author : Eliezer Edwards
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022519654
This dictionary is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the peculiar and unexpected. Packed with amusing and informative entries on everything from historical events to obscure words, the book will delight and enlighten readers of all ages. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Barbara Ann Kipfer
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781402247927
The Amazing Secrets of the Phrases We Use Everyday Phraseology is the ultimate collection of everything you never knew about the wonderful phrases found in the English language. It contains information about phrase history and etymology; unusual, lost, or uncommon phrases; how phrases are formed; and more than 7,000 facts about common English phrases. Practical enough to be used as a reference book but so fun that every book lover will want to read it straight through, Phraseology contains such engrossing tidbits as: ACROSS THE BOARD is an allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race ARTESIAN WELL gets its name from Artois, where such wells were first made BEST MAN originated in Scotland, where the groom kidnapped his bride with the aid of friends, including the toughest and bravest - the best man.
Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : English language
ISBN : 9781438121123
Clarifies and explains words and phrases spanning a range of fields, from law and music to philosophy and cuisine. This title contains entries that include pronunciations in American English, parts of speech and other relevant grammatical information, languages of origin, definitions, examples of use, and etymological backgrounds.
Author : Eliezer Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1434420587
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X030220121
Author : Joseph Emerson Worcester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : English language
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1SZY