Every Word Tells a Story

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Hardback | 112 pages218 x 277 x 19 | 734g

The profit from your purchases helps fund the conservation, collection and care of the Bodleian Libraries’ archive of over 12 million printed items and outstanding special collections. By: Tom Read Wilson | Illustrator: Ian Morris newspaper edited by and for women, who wanted to move more freely in her knickers? In Every Word Tells a Story, each fascinating word is explored through a quirky, amusing story alongside the extraordinary etymology, word origin and a definition. Weight: 734gDimension: 218 x 277 x 19 (mm)ISBN-13: 9780711277519 See how the English language evolved in this extraordinary exploration of the origins of everyday words. Full of funny stories and fascinating facts, Tom Read Wilson knows even the most ordinary-sounding word can have the most surprising story behind it! See how the English language evolved in this extraordinary exploration of the origins of everyday words. Format: HardbackLength: 112 pagesPublication date: 04 October 2022Publisher: Aurum Press Format: HardbackISBN: 9780711277519Publish/Release date: October 4, 2022Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 112Width (mm): 210Height (mm): 270Depth (mm):

Author: Read Wilson, Tom, Morris, Ian

• newspaper edited by and for women, who wanted to move more freely in her knickers?
• Or that the word 'daisy' comes from the Old English dges eage, meaning 'day's eye', because the petals of a daisy open at dawn and close at dusk?
• The word 'easel' comes from the Dutch word 'ezel', meaning donkey, because both are depenable and suitable for carrying a load?
• The word 'bloomers' comes from Amelia Bloomer, who was a women's rights activist and owner and editor of the first U.
• Or that the word ‘daisy’ comes from the Old English dæges eage, meaning ‘day’s eye’, because the petals of a daisy open at dawn and close at dusk?