Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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An abridged edition of a reference work originally compiled in 1870, this dictionary contains over 15,000 entries giving the meanings and origins of words, phrases and proper names. In addition, it includes listings of cries of animals, dwarfs and giants in myth and history, and patron saints.
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Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
The first concise format edition of a classic reference work, this contains over 15,000 entries which give the meanings and origin of words, phrases and proper names not covered in conventional dictionaries. The majority of entries provide the history of phrases - from auld lang syne to ZIP code - an account of figures in myth and history - from Abdalla and Alberick to Zephyr and Zuleika - or outline the significance of historic terms in religion, magic, philosophy, literature, geography, mathematics and the sciences - from abracadabra, Albion and Avatar to Zen, Zodiac and zombie. In addition the dictionary includes a miscellany of knowledge - lists of the traditional cries of animals, lists of dwarfs and giants in myth and history, of patron saints, of wedding anniversaries; a glossary of terms in heraldry and an account of how to play Nine Men's Morris.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780091779634 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091779634 |
| Title | Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable |
| Author | Ebenezer Cobham Brewer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Helicon |
| Year published | 1993-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 1118 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |