From A-line to yukata, from batik to yoke, The Visual Dictionary of Fashion explores and explains the many terms used in the fashion industry. Each term is defined and put in context to give the reader a clear understanding of fashion terminology. More than 270 common fashion terms are explained and illustrated, from practical day-to-day words such as lapel, pattern, and crewelwork to conceptual terms such as postmodernism. The Visual Dictionary of Fashion is like having a personal translator for rag-trade shop talk.
The English language contains a rich store of idioms that can be used in creative and forceful ways. This book examines over 400 such phrases, tracing each one's source and history through the chronological use of examples. While maintaining scholarly accuracy, the authors inspire the reader with their love and enthusiasm for the curiosities of the English language. Linda and Roger Flavell's books include The Chronology of Words and Phrases, Dictionary of Word Origins, and Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins.
Written by a leading authority, with the assistance of a distinguished team of advisory editors, Oxfd Dictionary of Psychology is a comprehensive dictionary which is essential reading for professional psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, and students of psychology and related disciplines such as nursing, sociology, social work, and education.
Wordfinder Dictionary starts from ideas and guides students to the words needed to express them.
● Allows the user to go from the known to the unknown, by grouping vocabulary around 640 keywords. ● Shows words related by meaning and use: synonyms, opposites, derivatives, the verbs to go with the nouns, etc. ● Gives all the words needed to talk about a particular subject: invaluable for preparing a talk, planning an essay or writing a letter. ● Provides Topic Areas which suggest a framework for systematic vocabulary expansion. ● Helps with structures and linguistic problem areas. ● An ideal resource for revision.
