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>>cosmoj+(OP)
I was given a copy of Chambers Dictionary[0] by my sister for my 18th birthday, I still have it. According to wiki, it is "widely used by British crossword solvers and setters, and by Scrabble players[..] It contains many more dialectal, archaic, unconventional and eccentric words than its rivals, and is noted for its occasional wryly humorous definitions".

I've always loved its definition of "éclair":

> "a cake, long in shape but short in duration"

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers_Dictionary

>>logifa+Vc
Except that I totally didn't get what "éclair" is.

>>nichij+Mm
In which case you're probably looking for an encyclopedia, rather than a dictionary.

>>margin+bs
You'd go to an encyclopedia to find out the history, origins, detailed variations, regional specialities and so on about the topic of éclairs not to understand what an éclair itself is. A dictionary should perfectly well describe a thing without needing to pull out an encyclopedia and if you look at a updated/modern version of the Chambers Dictionary you'll get just such a definition: "A long cake of choux pastry with a cream filling and chocolate or coffee icing."