A Winter Dictionary

A Collection of Words for the Festive Season - Full of frosty delights for the word lover in your life

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Beschreibung

<p><strong>As the nights draw in and the cold descends, the winter world emerges - and with it an incredible array of words that superbly capture the season. </strong></p><p><strong>From </strong><strong><em>frost-dogs </em></strong>(tiny frozen particles of falling snow) and <strong><em>Stepmother's breath</em></strong>(a sudden cold snap) to <strong><em>hibernaculum</em></strong>(a winter refuge during the winter months) and <strong><em>crapulent</em></strong>(feeling the aftereffects of overindulgence), Paul Anthony Jones delves into the origins of these rare, fascinating and forgotten words, opening up a whole new way of describing the winter months.</p><p><strong>Whether you're keeping cosy in front of the fire, warding off the winter blues or throwing yourself into the party season, <em>A Winter Dictionary </em>is the perfect way to while away the snow-laden days.</strong></p><p></p><p>Praise for<em>Why Is this a Question?</em></p><p></p><p>'An enlightening, delightful book that will make you question every sentence you've ever read or written.'<strong>Arthur der Weduwen, author of <em>The Library</em></strong></p><p></p><p>'As entertaining as it is engrossing . . . this book will delight logophiles everywhere, and create many new ones.'<strong>John Banville</strong></p><p></p><p>'Every page will make you stop, think and wonder.'<strong>James Hawes, author of <em>The Shortest History of England</em></strong></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781783969067

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 127 x 16 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Elliott & Thompson Ltd