The concise thesaurus of traditional English metaphors /
Wilkinson, P. R. 1926-
The concise thesaurus of traditional English metaphors / P.R. Wilkinson. - xiv, 370 pages ; 25 cm
Originally published: 2nd ed. London : Thesaurus of traditional English metaphors, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index.
The Human World -- Human Relationships -- Communications -- The Body, Body-Care -- Illness and Death -- The Home, Calendar and Clocks -- Housework -- Food and Drink and its Preparation -- Clothing -- Work, Tools, Slavery -- Poverty -- Riches, Trade, Markets, Shopping -- Town Life, Parks and Gardens -- Farming, Farm-Work -- Crafts and Skills, Industry, Machinery, Milling -- The Imaginative, Spiritual and Intellectual Life -- The Arts -- Sports, Games and Entertainment -- Travel -- Beggars, Tramps -- Criminals, the Law -- Naval, Military, Royalist and Political Matters -- Nature and the Animal World -- Skies, Landscapes -- Woods -- Wild Flora -- Land Creatures -- Water Creatures -- Birds -- Reptiles and Amphibians -- Insects. Part 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Part 2. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
0415430844 9780415430845
2007002816
English language--Idioms--Dictionaries
English language--Synonyms and antonyms
Figures of speech--Dictionaries
Metaphor--Dictionaries
PE1689 / .W56 2008
423.13
The concise thesaurus of traditional English metaphors / P.R. Wilkinson. - xiv, 370 pages ; 25 cm
Originally published: 2nd ed. London : Thesaurus of traditional English metaphors, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index.
The Human World -- Human Relationships -- Communications -- The Body, Body-Care -- Illness and Death -- The Home, Calendar and Clocks -- Housework -- Food and Drink and its Preparation -- Clothing -- Work, Tools, Slavery -- Poverty -- Riches, Trade, Markets, Shopping -- Town Life, Parks and Gardens -- Farming, Farm-Work -- Crafts and Skills, Industry, Machinery, Milling -- The Imaginative, Spiritual and Intellectual Life -- The Arts -- Sports, Games and Entertainment -- Travel -- Beggars, Tramps -- Criminals, the Law -- Naval, Military, Royalist and Political Matters -- Nature and the Animal World -- Skies, Landscapes -- Woods -- Wild Flora -- Land Creatures -- Water Creatures -- Birds -- Reptiles and Amphibians -- Insects. Part 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Part 2. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
0415430844 9780415430845
2007002816
English language--Idioms--Dictionaries
English language--Synonyms and antonyms
Figures of speech--Dictionaries
Metaphor--Dictionaries
PE1689 / .W56 2008
423.13