A Dictionary of Proverbs
A Dictionary of Proverbs

Author: Jennifer Speake

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2008-10-23

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 0191580015

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This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guide provides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry. Arranged in A-Z format and with a useful thematic index, A Dictionary of Proverbs is ideal for browsing and perfectly suited for quick reference. Look up your old favourites, learn punchy new expressions to get your point across, and find the answer to that crossword clue. Seeing is believing: find proverbs relevant to every aspect of life in this entertaining and informative collection.

Dictionary of Proverbs
Dictionary of Proverbs

Author: George Latimer Apperson

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

Published: 2006-05-10

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 9781840223118

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This dictionary aims to help users to find the most appropriate word to use on a wide range of occasions. It is designed in particular for students, those writing reports, letters and speeches, and crossword solvers, but is also useful as a general word reference. Special features include: an alphabetical A-Z listing; numbered senses for words with more than one meaning; British and American variants; and specially marked colloquial uses.

K.Q
K.Q

Author: William Thomas Lowndes

Publisher:

Published: 1834

Total Pages: 956

ISBN-13:

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Eighteenth-Century Coffee-House Culture
Eighteenth-Century Coffee-House Culture

Author: Markman Ellis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1351568663

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Helps scholars and students form an understanding of the contribution made by the coffee-house to British and even American history and culture. This book attempts to make an intervention in debates about the nature of the public sphere and the culture of politeness. It is intended for historians and scholars of literature, science, and medicine.