The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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Page 106
... Italian or Spanish suit emblems has influenced the names of the suits in English . DIAMONDS The old Italian suit which represented the merchant class was marked with coins , denari in Italian . The French used a rhomb and the name ...
... Italian or Spanish suit emblems has influenced the names of the suits in English . DIAMONDS The old Italian suit which represented the merchant class was marked with coins , denari in Italian . The French used a rhomb and the name ...
Page 112
... Italian ) . ( See admiral , page 71. ) ARTICHOKE The artichoke is a member of the thistle family and native to southern Europe and the central Mediterranean . According to Pliny the plant , which was prized for the scales and base of ...
... Italian ) . ( See admiral , page 71. ) ARTICHOKE The artichoke is a member of the thistle family and native to southern Europe and the central Mediterranean . According to Pliny the plant , which was prized for the scales and base of ...
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... Italy , Switzerland and Germany , Thomas Coryat made a similar observation : I observed a custom in all those Italian cities and towns through which I passed that is not used in any other country that I saw in my travels . . . The Italian ...
... Italy , Switzerland and Germany , Thomas Coryat made a similar observation : I observed a custom in all those Italian cities and towns through which I passed that is not used in any other country that I saw in my travels . . . The Italian ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
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