Some of the proverbs have been in use throughout the English speaking world for many years othersвЂ¦ вЂ¦ Proverbs new dictionary Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Introduction - The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs provides a general history of proverbs in common use in Britain in the last two hundred years.

Standard modern editions of several major authors, particularly from the medieval and Renaissance periods, have been used for ease of reference. Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Bibliography of Major Proverb Collections and Works Cited from Modern Editions - Quotations are taken from the first edition of the work in question unless otherwise stated. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology - is a notable etymological dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press. Oxford Dictionary of English - A copy of the 2001 edition of NODE The Oxford Dictionary of English (formerly The New Oxford Dictionary of English, often abbreviated to NODE) is a single volume English language dictionary first published in 1998 by Oxford University Press.

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