Title: The word museum
First published: 2000
Description: "As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English comes a collection of fascinating archaic words and phrases, providing an enticing glimpse into the past. With beguiling period illustrations, The Word Museum offers up the marvelous oddities and peculiar enchantments of old and unusual words."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Obsolete words, English language, English language, etymology, dictionaries
LC classification: PE1667 .K34 2000