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.
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