The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles prepared by William Little, H.W. Fowler and Jessie Coulson ; revised and edited by C.T. Onions

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Little, William, 1848-1922.

Contributor:

Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson), 1858-1933.

Coulson, Jessie, 1903-1987.

Onions, C. T. (Charles Talbut), 1873-1965.

Friedrichsen, G. W. S. (George Washington Salisbury)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Dictionaries.

English language.

English language--Etymology--Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

2 v. (xxv, 2672 p.) ; 28 cm.

Edition:

3rd ed. / completely reset with etymologies revised by G.W.S. Friedrichsen and with revised addenda.

Other Title:

Shorter Oxford English dictionary

Oxford English dictionary

Oxford English dictionary.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press, 1977-1978, c1973.

Contents:

v. 1. A-Markworthy.

v. 2. Marl-Z and addenda.

Notes:

"... abridgement officially authorized by the Delegates of the Oxford University Press of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, later known as The Oxford English Dictionary."--v. 1, p. [vii].

"Reset with Revised Etymologies and Addenda 1973, 1974 With Corrections, l975, 1977"--v. 1, p. [iv] [and] "(With corrections), 1977, 1978"--v. 2, p. [iv].

Includes bibiliographical references.

OCLC:

41655930