The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780743214940 (0743214943)
Publish date: February 28th 2001
Publisher: Touchstone
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
The Word Museum is a collection of words that have gone into disuse. Some of these words are absolutely marvellous. Rather than quote the entire book, I've selected a word for each letter of the alphabet.abracadabrant - marvellous or stunningbarley-child - a child born in wedlock but in the first si...
Glory of glories! A book about dead words! HUZZAH!Some English words are no longer used. Jeffrey Kacirk poured through old dictionaries and found some gems. Let's go already!!! --->>>Roozles: Wretchedness of mind; the "miserables".Quanked: Overpowered by fatigue.Spermologer: A picker-up of trivia, o...
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