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Dictionary of phrase & fable

"Words that have a tale to tell."

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  • "Dictionary of modern phrase & fable"
  • "Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable"@en
  • "Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable"
  • "Dictionary of phrase & fable"
  • "Dictionary of phrase & fable"@en
  • "Dictionary of phrase and fable"
  • "Dictionary of phrase and fable"@en

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  • ""Words that have a tale to tell.""@en
  • "Since its first publication in 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable has become one of the world's best-loved and most-browsed-through books."@en
  • "Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend."
  • "Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend."@en
  • "" ... this treasury of 'words that have a tale to tell' has established itself as one of the great reference classics -- the first port of call for tens of thousands of terms, phrases, and proper names and a fund of fascinating, unusual and out-of-the-way information ... For the 16th edition of 'Brewer's' the entire existing text has been revised and updated and over 1000 new articles added. These include: recent expressions (the full monty, couch potato, hit the ground running, Montezuma's revenge); recent events and organizations (Black Wednesday, Taliban); famous nicknames (Fab Four); historical and fictional characters (Attila the Hun, Anne Frank). Brand-new articles on hurricane names, celebrated place-names in literature, and frequently mispronounced words continue the century-old 'Brewer's' practice of recording unexpected and fascinationg information that is not available in other general reference books." " ... Gives the meanings of a broad range of terms, expressions, and names of real, fictitious and mythical characters from world history, science, the arts and literature." NY Public Libr. Ref Books for Child Collect. 2d ed."
  • "This revised and expanded edition features hundreds of new entries on everything from blogs and designer babies to New York's mysterious sewer-dwelling alligators, as well as a selection of 'heritage entries' from a Victorian edition of Brewer's: see enchanted castles, magic garters and poison detectors. The sheer scope of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, together with its delightful mix of scholarship and eccentricity, makes it a must for every 21st-century bookshelf."
  • "This revised and expanded edition features hundreds of new entries on everything from blogs and designer babies to New York's mysterious sewer-dwelling alligators, as well as a selection of 'heritage entries' from a Victorian edition of Brewer's: see enchanted castles, magic garters and poison detectors. The sheer scope of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, together with its delightful mix of scholarship and eccentricity, makes it a must for every 21st-century bookshelf."@en
  • "Provides 19,000 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins."
  • "Provides 19,000 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins."@en
  • "The 18th edition is as eclectic, witty and colourful as its predecessors, with hundreds of new entries on everything from designer babies and social kissing to the Secret Seven and Spring-Heeled Jack."
  • "Features new entries on everything from designer babies and social kissing to the Secret Seven and Spring-Heeled Jack as well as fascinating 'heritage entries' reproduced unchanged from the 1896 edition of Brewer's which cover all manner of intriguing topics including enchanted castles, magic garters and poison detectors. Broad in scope and a delightful mix of scholarship and eccentricity."@en
  • "This dictionary features hundreds of new entries on everything from blogs and designer babies to New York's mysterious sewer-dwelling alligators, as well as a selection of 'heritage entries' from a Victorian edition of Brewer's. This edition is guaranteed to ensnare even the casual browser with its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend."

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  • "Reference works"
  • "Electronic reference sources"@en
  • "Terms and phrases"@en
  • "Terms and phrases"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Woordenboeken (vorm)"
  • "Dictionaries"
  • "Dictionaries"@en

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  • "Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable"
  • "Dictionary of phrase & fable"
  • "Dictionary of phrase & fable"@en
  • "Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable"
  • "Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable"@en
  • "Brewers Dictionary of phrase [and] fable"
  • "Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable"
  • "Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable"@en
  • "Dictionary of phrase and fable"
  • "Dictionary of phrase and fable"@en
  • "A dictionary of phrase and fable"
  • "Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable : Millenium edition"
  • "Brewer's Dictionary of phrase and fable"
  • "Brewer's Dictionary Of Phrase And Fable"
  • "Brewer's Dictionary of phrase & fable"
  • "Brewer's Dictionary of phrase & fable"@en

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