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Dictionary of First Names by Julia Cresswell
$32.99 NZD
Category: Reference
- What does the name Calvin mean? - What is the meaning of Beverley? - Which boy's name means 'little seal'? - Which girl's name means 'spear strength'? - And what links Merle and Mavis? Chambers Dictionary of First Names offers pronunciations, meanings, histories, variant spellings and other colourful ...Show more
Little Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins by Julia Cresswell
$29.99 NZD
Category: Languages & Reference
Did you know that coconut derives from the Spanish and Portuguese coco for 'grinning face'? Or that giraffes used to be called camelopards? Or that walrus has its origin in Dutch, meaning 'whale horse'. The Little Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins includes 1,000 word histories arranged across 100 wide-r ...Show more
Naming Your Baby: The Definitive Dictionary of First Names by Julia Cresswell
$28.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
"Naming Your Baby" is the essential A-Z guide for deciding your child's name. Much more than just a list of baby names, this book is a fascinating guide for expectant parents, as well as a wider reference resource for historians, writers and researchers. It contains over 1,500 possible choices, from Aar ...Show more
The Cat's Pyjamas : The Penguin Book of Cliches by Julia Cresswell
$29.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
This is a fascinating, thematic exploration of cliches from as the actress said to the bishop to zero hour, explaining what they are and where they've come from. Julia Cresswell has taken her best-selling dictionary of cliches ('Sumptuous...A mine of information.' - "Guardian") back to the drawing boar ...Show more
The Insect That Stole Butter?: Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins by Julia Cresswell
$43.99 NZD
Category: Languages & Reference
Combining both accessibility and authority, The Insect That Stole Butter? describes the origins and development of over 3,000 words and phrases in the English language. The book draws on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and language monitoring, and relates the fascinating stories behind ...Show more
The Penguin Dictionary of Cliches- OP by Julia Cresswell
$28.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Penguin Reference Books S.
This dictionary investigates the wide range of cliches throughout the history of the English language. With over 1500 sourced cliches listed, both ancient an modern, this work looks at the more informal side of the English language.
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