A Winter Dictionary
A Collection of Words for the Festive Season - Full of frosty delights for the word lover in your life
$32.00
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
16 December 2025
Summary
As the nights draw in and the cold descends, the winter world emerges – and with it an incredible array of words that superbly capture the season. From frost-dogs (tiny frozen particles of falling snow) and Stepmother’s breath (a sudden cold snap) to hibernaculum (a winter refuge during the winter months) and crapulent (feeling the aftereffects of overindulgence), Paul Anthony Jones delves into the origins of these rare, fascinating and forgotten words, opening up a whole new way of describin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783969067 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783969067 |
| Author: | Paul Anthony Jones |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 16 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
‘Paul Anthony Jones introduces a long-lost winter vocabulary to warm the coldest of hearts’ Country Life
‘Every word you might ever need to describe the chibbly (crisp with frost) days of the colder months’ Country Walking
Reader reviews:
‘A delightful and charming exploration of the English language’
‘Paul Anthony Jones’s A Winter Dictionary is a treasure trove for language-lovers’
‘This isn’t your typical dictionary; it’s a delightful dive into the rich vocabulary that beautifully encapsulates the winter season’
‘I loved diving into this winter wonderland of words’
‘The word nerd in me was so ecstatic to read this book’
About The Author
Paul Anthony Jones
Paul Anthony Jones is a linguistic phenomenon who runs the popular @HaggardHawks Twitter feed, blog, and YouTube channel, sharing daily word facts with 60,000 followers.
His books include:
- Word Drops: A Sprinkling of Linguistic Curiosities (E&T, 2015)
- The Accidental Dictionary (E&T, 2016)
- The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities (E&T, 2017)
- Around the World in 80 Words (E&T, 2018)
He has also authored several other books on trivia and language, and has contributed to the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries online. Paul is a regular media commentator, a piano teacher, and a musician living in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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