Documents the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words. Trace the historical evolution of a word using quotations found in sources ranging from classic literature to cookbooks.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
by
John Bartlett; Justin Kaplan
Call Number: PN6081 .B27 1992
ISBN: 0316082775
Publication Date: 1992-11-04
Cassell's Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
by
Nigel Rees
Call Number: PE1580 .R44 2002
ISBN: 0304362255
Publication Date: 2002-05-01
The Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches
by
Christine Ammer