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The horologicon : a day's jaunt through the lost words of the English language / Mark Forsyth.

By: Publisher: London : Icon Books, 2013Description: vii, 258 pages ; 22cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781848315983
  • 1848315988
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 422 23 F735
Summary: 'The Horologicon' - which means a book of things appropriate to each hour - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. From the moment you wake to the second your head hits the pillow, there's a cornucopia of hidden words ready for every aspect of your day.
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'The Horologicon' - which means a book of things appropriate to each hour - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. From the moment you wake to the second your head hits the pillow, there's a cornucopia of hidden words ready for every aspect of your day.