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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... originally simply a bishop's church , a place where he and his clergy could conduct the prescribed services . During the Middle Ages , however , religious zeal inspired the glorification of God through buildings of grandeur and ...
... originally simply a bishop's church , a place where he and his clergy could conduct the prescribed services . During the Middle Ages , however , religious zeal inspired the glorification of God through buildings of grandeur and ...
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... originally meant to take a vapour bath ' and then by extension , ' to take a hot bath ' . It appears that Vulgar Latin had an unattested verb estufare which meant ' to take a steam bath ' . This was a compound of the prefix ex- , ' out ...
... originally meant to take a vapour bath ' and then by extension , ' to take a hot bath ' . It appears that Vulgar Latin had an unattested verb estufare which meant ' to take a steam bath ' . This was a compound of the prefix ex- , ' out ...
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... originally ' to express sorrow ' but soon also ' to grumble ' . Middle English compleinen came from Old French complaindre , from Late Latin complangere , from Latin com- , intensive , and plangere . plaintiff and plaintive ( 14th ...
... originally ' to express sorrow ' but soon also ' to grumble ' . Middle English compleinen came from Old French complaindre , from Late Latin complangere , from Latin com- , intensive , and plangere . plaintiff and plaintive ( 14th ...
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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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