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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... meaning ' bait , decoy ' . The verb to lure , from Old French loirrer , meaning ' to call a hawk to the lure ' , appeared at the same time and was immediately employed figuratively with the sense ' to tempt , to entice ' . Old French ...
... meaning ' bait , decoy ' . The verb to lure , from Old French loirrer , meaning ' to call a hawk to the lure ' , appeared at the same time and was immediately employed figuratively with the sense ' to tempt , to entice ' . Old French ...
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... meaning ' defend ' or ' shield ' ( the imperative of the verb parare , ' to defend , to shelter ' from Latin parāre , ' to make ready ' ) and sole , meaning ' sun ' ( from Latin sōl , ' sun ' ) . Literally , then , parasol means ...
... meaning ' defend ' or ' shield ' ( the imperative of the verb parare , ' to defend , to shelter ' from Latin parāre , ' to make ready ' ) and sole , meaning ' sun ' ( from Latin sōl , ' sun ' ) . Literally , then , parasol means ...
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... meaning then as being a carnival ' wild man ' whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake . From such a source the term reached a wider public through William Gresham's novel NIGHTMARE ALLEY . It was published ...
... meaning then as being a carnival ' wild man ' whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake . From such a source the term reached a wider public through William Gresham's novel NIGHTMARE ALLEY . It was published ...
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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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