The Foolish Dictionary

An Exhausting Work of Reference to Un-certain English Words, Their Origin, Meaning, Legitimate and Illegitimate Use, Confused by a Few Pictures

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Dictionaries, Fiction & Literature, Humorous
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Author: Wallace Goldsmith, Gideon Wurdz ISBN: 1230000159291
Publisher: VolumesOfValue Publication: August 11, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Wallace Goldsmith, Gideon Wurdz
ISBN: 1230000159291
Publisher: VolumesOfValue
Publication: August 11, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

The Foolish Dictionary
An Exhausting Work of Reference to Un-certain English Words, Their Origin, Meaning, Legitimate and Illegitimate Use, Confused by a Few Pictures

Preface
In this age of the arduous pursuit of peace, prosperity and pleasure, the smallest contribution to the gaiety, if not to the wisdom, of nations can scarcely be unwelcome. With this in mind, the author has prepared "The Foolish Dictionary," not in serious emulation of the worthier—and wordier—works of Webster and Worcester, but rather in the playful spirit of the parodist, who would gladly direct the faint rays from his flickering candle of fun to the shrine of their great memories...

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The Foolish Dictionary
An Exhausting Work of Reference to Un-certain English Words, Their Origin, Meaning, Legitimate and Illegitimate Use, Confused by a Few Pictures

Preface
In this age of the arduous pursuit of peace, prosperity and pleasure, the smallest contribution to the gaiety, if not to the wisdom, of nations can scarcely be unwelcome. With this in mind, the author has prepared "The Foolish Dictionary," not in serious emulation of the worthier—and wordier—works of Webster and Worcester, but rather in the playful spirit of the parodist, who would gladly direct the faint rays from his flickering candle of fun to the shrine of their great memories...

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