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 75
... cloth , and this became the principal industry in Flanders . Indeed , English customers who wanted to buy fine cloth often went abroad for it or bought a foreign import . In 1331 Edward III decided to take advantage of ongoing political ...
... cloth , and this became the principal industry in Flanders . Indeed , English customers who wanted to buy fine cloth often went abroad for it or bought a foreign import . In 1331 Edward III decided to take advantage of ongoing political ...
Page 76
... cloth ' and so the new term , draper , subsequently came to refer to the person who dealt in the finished product . The draper's trade was in woollen cloth and was thus distinguished from that of the mercer , who dealt in costly fabrics ...
... cloth ' and so the new term , draper , subsequently came to refer to the person who dealt in the finished product . The draper's trade was in woollen cloth and was thus distinguished from that of the mercer , who dealt in costly fabrics ...
Page 77
... cloth industry grew , they spun extra wool to supply that , too . Spinning and carding could be fitted around their farming and household chores . Formerly it was common practice in official records to list names together with ...
... cloth industry grew , they spun extra wool to supply that , too . Spinning and carding could be fitted around their farming and household chores . Formerly it was common practice in official records to list names together with ...
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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 |
Common terms and phrases
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