Dictionary of English Down the Ages: Words and Phrases Born Out of Historical Events, Great and Small

Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Columbus's discovery of America introduced to Europe new foodstuffs such as chilli and chocolate - and the words that described them. The Normans gave us the feudal system and curfews, while the flourishing of Dutch art in the seventeenth century introduced easels, etchings and landscapes. Before the 1970s green was a colour with connotations of naivety rather than ecology and until 1990 webs were mostly attached to spiders. Starting from 1066 and working through to modern-day techno-speak, Dictionary of English Down the Ages links hundreds of words with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life.

Title - Dictionary of English Down the Ages: Words and Phrases Born Out of Historical Events, Great and Small

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Author - Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell

ISBN 13 - 9781856266031

Imprint - Kyle Cathie

Publisher - Octopus Publishing Group

Date Published - 01/07/2005

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 25mm

Weight - 341 g

Languages - English