Word mysteries & histories : from quiche to humble pie

著者

• Houghton Mifflin Company
• Moser, Barry
• Claiborne, Robert

書誌事項

Word mysteries & histories : from quiche to humble pie

by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries ; with illustrations by Barry Moser ; foreword by Robert Claiborne

Houghton Mifflin, c1986

• : pbk

注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Delightful reading for all lovers of the language, animated by Barry Moser's haunting wood engravings. This superb collection of 500 English word origins is the perfect book for browsers, students and word aficionados. 34 woodcut illustrations.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA00845745
• ISBN:
  • 0395402654
  • 0395402646
• LCCN: 86010455
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Boston
• ページ数/冊数: xi, 308 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : PE1580
  • DC19 : 422/.03
• 件名:
  • LCSH : English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries