Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable
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Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable
Cassell, 1996
15th ed. / rev. by Adrian Room
- pbk.
Available at 6 libraries
Note
Previous ed.: 1989
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A reference guide containing information about thousands of phrases and expressions not normally covered by conventional dictionaries. New etymological material about word and phrase histories is included, and there are entries on people and events from mythology, the bible, and literature.
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