Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

J a Simpson

ISBN 10: 0192818805 / ISBN 13: 9780192818805

Published by Oxford University Press, USA September 1985, 1985

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA September 1985
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192818805
• ISBN 13: 9780192818805
• Binding: Paper Back
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

From Roman times to the computer age, proverbs have added spice to our language. In The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, an abridgement of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs, over 1,000 of these popular phrases are listed by main word, with a documentary history of each from its first recorded use, numerous illustrative quotations, and details of earlier related forms in other languages. The only dictionary to record and describe the modern proverb throughout the English-speaking world, this book focuses on proverbs known in the twentieth-century and thus provides a valuable resource for modern word-lovers and phraseologists.

About the Author

About the Editors:
John Simpson is Co-Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Jennifer Speake is editor of many reference works, including A Dictionary of the Renaissance.