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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... meant ' outdoor wood ' , forestis being a derivative of the Latin adverb forīs which meant ' outside , out of doors ' . The word silva , ' wood ' , was often dropped from the phrase , leaving the adjective forestis to stand alone as a ...
... meant ' outdoor wood ' , forestis being a derivative of the Latin adverb forīs which meant ' outside , out of doors ' . The word silva , ' wood ' , was often dropped from the phrase , leaving the adjective forestis to stand alone as a ...
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... meant ' meagre , small majority ' , a sense which is still current . In English slim also meant ' slight , slender ' , a notion doubtless derived from this latter sense of ' meagre , insubstantial ' , and , with fashion swinging towards ...
... meant ' meagre , small majority ' , a sense which is still current . In English slim also meant ' slight , slender ' , a notion doubtless derived from this latter sense of ' meagre , insubstantial ' , and , with fashion swinging towards ...
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... meant ' to track down game by following its smell ' . A remnant of this usage today is in hot on the scent . The derivative noun sent also meant both ' a hound's sense of smell ' and the ' odour of an animal ' . Used more generally ...
... meant ' to track down game by following its smell ' . A remnant of this usage today is in hot on the scent . The derivative noun sent also meant both ' a hound's sense of smell ' and the ' odour of an animal ' . Used more generally ...
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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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