Dictionary of phrase and fable

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Dictionary of phrase and fable

giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell.

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  • 13 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

Encompasses real, fictitious, and mythical names from history, romance, the arts, science, and fable, and phrases, superstitions, and customs ancient and contemporary.

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English
Pages
979

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Cover of: Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable
Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable
1981, Harper & Row
in English - Centenary ed., rev. / by Ivor H. Evans.
Cover of: Brewer's Dictionary of phrase and fable
Brewer's Dictionary of phrase and fable
1981, Harper & Row
in English - Centenary ed., rev
Cover of: Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable.
Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable.
1977, Cassell, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English - Centenary ed., 5th impression (corrected) / rev. by Ivor H. Evans.
Cover of: Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable.
Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable.
1970, Harper & Row
in English - Centenary ed.
Cover of: Dictionary of phrase and fable
Dictionary of phrase and fable: giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell
1905, Cassell and company, limited, J. B. Lippincott company
in English - [new and enl. ed.] to which is added a concise bibliography of English literature. 136th thousand.
Cover of: Dictionary of phrase and fable
Cover of: Dictionary of phrase and fable
Dictionary of phrase and fable: giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell
1890, Cassell
in English - 25th ed., rev. and corrected, to which is added A concise bibliography of English literature, based upon the larger work of reference on the same subject by W. Davenport Adams, with additions.
Cover of: Dictionary of phrase and fable
Cover of: Dictionary of phrase and fable

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Published in
Philadelphia

Classifications

Library of Congress
PN43 .B65 1870

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 979 p.
Number of pages
979

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6769344M
Internet Archive
cu31924017912217
LCCN
32002169
OCLC/WorldCat
15389499

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