Dickson's Word Treasury: A Connoisseur's Collection of Old and New, Weird and Wonderful, Useful and Outlandish Words by Paul Dickson
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Dickson's Word Treasury
Summary
This extensive dictionary of unusual words and synonyms includes words stemming from family folklore, a glossary for decoding journals, intriguing slogans and a behind-the-scenes examination of how dictionaries are researched and prepared.
Dickson's Word Treasury Summary
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:; Acronyms; Alimentary Words; Animal Talk I. Bluff Words; Body English; British Words; Curses; Decorative Words; Dress Words; Fillers; Game Names; Human Conditions; Magic Words; Medical Terms; Monsters; Neologisms; Oddities; Performing Words; Pidgin; Prophetic Words; Punks; Sexy Words; Slogans; Studious Words; Temporal Terms; Travel Words; Words at Work; Written Words; The Last Word; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Subject Index; Index of Terms.
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GOR006353305
9780471551683
0471551686
Dickson's Word Treasury: A Connoisseur's Collection of Old and New, Weird and Wonderful, Useful and Outlandish Words by Paul Dickson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
19920409
384
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