Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
(also Brewer)
a dictionary that gives information about and the origins of many English words and phrases by referring to history, religion, art, etc. It was first published in 1870 and the original author was Dr E Cobham Brewer. It has been regularly revised and there are versions dealing with areas such as film and politics:

Look it up in Brewer.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable — Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, sometimes referred to simply as Brewer s, is a reference work containing definitions and explanations of many famous phrases, allusions and figures, whether historical or mythical. Contents 1 History 2… …   Wikipedia

  • Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable — Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable [Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable] (also Brewer) a dictionary that gives information about and the origins of many English words and phrases by referring to history, religion, art, etc. It was first… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable — Le Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, que l on abrège souvent simplement en Brewer s, est un ouvrage de référence en anglais contenant des définitions et des explications concernant nombre d expressions célèbres, historiques ou mythiques.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable — (ISBN 0 304 36334 0) was created by Jo O Donoghue and Sean McMahon for the Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable series of books. It contains over five thousand entries regarding various subjects about Ireland and its many sayings, myths,… …   Wikipedia

  • Brewer (surname) — Brewer is a surname, meaning a person who brews beer . It may refer to*Albert Brewer, American politician, Governor of Alabama 1968 ndash;71 *Allison Brewer, Canadian social activist and politician *The Brewer twins (Derek and Keith), American… …   Wikipedia

  • Brewer — may refer to: *brewer, someone who makes beer (see brewing). *The Brewer Spectrophotometer, a ground based spectrophotometer measuring ozone column, sulfur dioxide column, UV radiation and the aerosol optical depth *Brewer, Maine, a place in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Dictionary — For other uses, see Dictionary (disambiguation). For Wikimedia s dictionary project visit Wiktionary, or see the Wiktionary article. A multi volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini. A dic …   Wikipedia

  • Brewer's — Brew|er s Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable a British dictionary of phrases and stories, that first came out in 1870 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • brewer — See brewage. * * * ➡ Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable * * * …   Universalium

  • Ebenezer Cobham Brewer — Le révérend Dr Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (10 mai 1810, Norwich – 6 mars 1897, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire) fut le compilateur du Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable et du The Reader s Handbook, œuvres victoriennes de… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”