Dictionary of the Strange, Curious & Lovely, Paperback

A dictionary of English's 3500 most interesting and/or beautiful words. Learn unusual but useful and lovely English words such as chiliad, chirm, circumcrescent, delphian, petrichor, psithurisim, squillion and tourbillion. Words that sound cool and have interesting definitions. A perfect gift for word lovers, writers, college students, and all who enjoy learning and appreciating more of the English language. Includes some poetical quotes showing usage and select etymologies. Weird words, unusual words, interesting words, obscure vocabulary - that lovely fringe of English whose words you most want to enjoy and share.