Food : a dictionary of literal and nonliteral terms /

This dictionary explores the relationship between the literal and the nonliteral (idiomatic and metaphorical) language of the cooking and eating of food. Each entry contains a description of the historical background of each of the two types of language, and the works that record the terms.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palmatier, Robert A. (Robert Allen)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2000.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0313002525
9780313002526
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Symbols; Key to Works Cited; Guide to Reading the Entries; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.