Morris Dictionary of word and phrase origins
By: William and Mary Morris ; foreword by Edwin Newman.
Contributors: Morris, Mary, 1913- joint author.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 654
Subjects: English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries; English language -- Terms and phrases
Other titles: Dictionary of word and phrase origins.
Description: Alphabetically-arranged entries provide the orgins and meanings of thousands of words and expressions.
Notes: "Four-in-one volume of Dictionary of word and phrase origins" which includes vols. 1-3 previously published 1962-1972.
Includes index.