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100	1	0	_aBrewer, Ebenezer Cobham. _9402
245	1	0	_aBrewer's dictionary of phrase and fable / _cEbenezer Cobham Brewer.
246			_aBrewer's dictionary of phrase & fable /
250			_aRevised Edition.
260	0		_aNew York : _bHarper & Row, _c1965.
300			_avi, 970 pages : _c22 cm.
520			_aSince its first publication in 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable has become one of the world's best-loved and most-browsed-through books. Where else can one find the meanings of - and the stories behind - so many terms and phrases drawn from mythology, literature, history, folk customs, pop culture, philosophy, science, magic, and superstitions? From expressions as common as sour grapes to allusions such as Pyrrhic victory, Dr. Brewer and his editorial successors both teach and delight the reader, offering unusual, out-of-the-way, and fascinating information on thousands of familiar - and unfamiliar - phrases. Completely revised, updated, and expanded, this fifteenth edition contains hundreds of new entries, improved etymologies, and a reorganized format that make Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable even more of a delight than ever.
650			_aEnglish language _xPhraseology _xDictionaries. _9403
650			_aFables _xDictionaries. _9404
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