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‘Paul Anthony Jones introduces a long-lost winter vocabulary to warm the coldest of hearts’ Country Life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From frost-dogs<\/em><\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0(tiny frozen particles of falling snow) and Stepmother’s breath<\/em><\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0(a sudden cold snap) to hibernaculum<\/em><\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0(a winter refuge during the winter months) and crapulent<\/em><\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0(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 describing the winter months.<\/p>\n

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Whether you’re keeping cosy in front of the fire, warding off the winter blues or throwing yourself into the party season, A Winter Dictionary<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0is the perfect way to while away the snow-laden days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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‘Every word you might ever need to describe the <\/strong>chibbly<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0(crisp with frost) days of the colder months’ Country Walking<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A linguistic celebration of all aspects of the season, from wintry weather to Christmas celebrations.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[283],"product_tag":[358,3334],"class_list":{"0":"post-111256","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-humour-gift","6":"product_tag-gift-books","7":"product_tag-language-reference-general","8":"pa_book_author-anthony-jones-paul","9":"pa_cover-paperback","10":"pa_dewey-422-edition23","11":"pa_imprint-elliott-thompson","12":"pa_language-english","13":"pa_pages-8406","14":"pa_publisher-elliott-thompson","15":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","17":"first","18":"onbackorder","19":"taxable","20":"shipping-taxable","21":"purchasable","22":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\nA Winter Dictionary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"'Paul Anthony Jones introduces a long-lost winter vocabulary to warm the coldest of hearts' Country Life\u00c2\u00a0As the nights draw in and the cold descends, the winter world emerges - 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