Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West
Author: Winfred Blevins
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13:
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West
Author:
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 266
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West
Author: Winfred Blevins
Publisher:
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780756753047
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis dictionary is a treasury of the American frontier west of the 100th Meridian, and contains 5,000 terms and expressions essential to an understanding of the real West which is more amazing, outlandish, romantic, extravagant and fascinating than the myth. Among the thousands of carefully researched definitions, the reader will find the meaning of Ôbuck nun' and to Ôride circle;' as well as American Indian words such as Ôsun dance', Ôkachina' and Ômedicine pipe'. This book is essential for anyone with an interest in the American West, in its history, facts and fables, idioms and mores.
The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
Author: C. M. Schwarz (ed)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781853263095
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHas more than 600 phrases, sayings, and expressions and contains explanations.
The Wordsworth Dictionary of Culinary & Menu Terms
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Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9781840223002
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Wordsworth Dictionary of Culinary & Menu Terms contains over 12,000 entries and should prove useful to budding chefs and gourmands, fascinating to browsers and crossword enthusiasts, and a handy companion for hungry travellers or those wishing to avoid the potential pitfalls of self-catering and ordering meals in restaurants in foreign lands. In short, this book is essential reading for those who want to know the difference between chiorro, chiozzo, choko and chorizo, or who cannot tell a kaboucha from a kabanosi. Rodney Dale has assembled and arranged a rich diet of terms used for ingredients and recipes which are encountered in cuisine world-wide. This pabular vocabulary will be eagerly embraced by all those interested in and engaged in food and its preparation from whatever culture and tradition they may come.
The Wordsworth Dictionary of First Names
Author: Iseabail Macleod
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781853263668
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is a reference source to literature in the English language throughout the world. It provides a survey of the world-wide literary tradition of this area, and offers explanations of genres, movements, critical terms and literary concepts.
The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations
Author: Connie Robertson
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 686
ISBN-13: 9781853264894
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQuotations have exercised a particular fascination for humanity since the birth of recorded language and their potency in the age of the soundbite is stronger than ever. We revel in quotations, compete to know them, love them, hate them and inscribe them in books and on buildings, and this freshly revised and updated dictionary includes a wealth of new material among its 13,000 familiar, serious, outrageous, witty and thought-provoking entries.The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations is an essential work of reference for every writer, journalist and speech-maker, as well as being a treasure-trove for the browser and the simply curious. From the Roman poet Ovid's observation that 'Judgement of beauty can er, what with the wine and the dark' to Oscar Wilde's that 'Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes', there is a wide diversity of sayings to add spice to our conversation and enrich our daily lives. The book is alphabetically arranged by author and indexed by keyword for ease of use.
"Right Makes Might"
Author: Wolfgang Mieder
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2019-04-04
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 025304037X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A powerful and timely addition to the literature of rhetoric and folklore.” —Choice In 1860, Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb Right makes might—opposite of the more aggressive Might makes right—in his famed Cooper Union address. While Lincoln did not originate the proverb, his use of it in this critical speech indicates that the fourteenth century phrase had taken on new ethical and democratic connotations in the nineteenth century. In this collection, famed scholar of proverbs Wolfgang Mieder explores the multifaceted use and function of proverbs through the history of the United States, from their early beginnings up through their use by such modern-day politicians as Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Bernie Sanders. Building on previous publications and unpublished research, Mieder explores sociopolitical aspects of the American worldview as expressed through the use of proverbs in politics, women’s rights, and the civil rights movement—and by looking at the use of proverbial phrases, Mieder demonstrates how one traditional phrase can take on numerous expressive roles over time, and how they continue to play a key role in our contemporary moment.
The Wordsworth Dictionary of Drink
Author: Ned Halley
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 660
ISBN-13: 9781840223026
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is a slack-ma-girdle? Or a submarino? How did White Horse whisky get its name? Or Old Bawdy barley wine? How do you make a really dry martini? Or beer? Or champagne? The answers to these enquiries and thousands of others are revealed in this unique guide to every kind of alcohol, compiled by dedicated drinker and collector of little histories, Ned Halley, who is an award-winning writer on beer, a nationally syndicated wine columnist and author of numerous books on drink. In a straightforward A to Z format, 'The Wordsworth Dictionary of Drink' identifies thousands of individual brewers, distillers and winemakers, as well as the names of their products. The dictionary aims to be of real, practical help in locating beers and ciders, wines and spirits of every hue to their maker and place of origin. Here, too, are descriptive terms used on labels, along with the less-formal words used by producers and purveyors to promote their products in the market place. Origins, from village breweries to entire wine-producing regions, are located by nation, province and district. In many cases, there is a mention of when a producer or product was established, perhaps a word about the founder or a brief explanation of a curious-sounding brand name. The book is laced with historical anecdotes, a thousand cocktail recipes, essays on topics from the Guiness dynasty to the principles of brewing, from the discovery of distilling to the history of excise duty - and illustrated with hundreds of drink labels from all around the world.
Twa Tribes
Author: Tom Bryan
Publisher: National Museums of Scotland
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConcentrates on three Scots in the Americas of the 1800s - Hugo Reid, Alexander Ross and Charles McKenzie - their thoughts and activities through their journals, business records and news reports.
