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Publishers' Weekly

Publishers' Weekly (1872–).
The 935th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 521 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations521Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word8Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning63Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
brainwashtrans. To practise brainwashing on, to pressurize or coerce into a belief.1951Go To Quotation
driographyA lithographic printing process which dispenses with the use of water as a barrier to…1970Go To Quotation
elhiOf or pertaining to educational publishing for students of elementary to high-school…1959Go To Quotation
FrigidaireThe proprietary name of a brand of refrigerator. (In quot. 1929 fig.)1926Go To Quotation
good-timeOf a person: recklessly pursuing pleasure; esp. in a good-time girl.1928Go To Quotation
imprintedBearing a bookseller's own imprint (imprint n. 3).1926Go To Quotation
micropublisherA publisher of texts in microform.1973Go To Quotation
monetaristicOf the nature of, or characterized by, monetarism.1972Go To Quotation

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