Bible Encyclopedias
Circumlocution Office

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A name employed by Dickens in "Little Dorrit" to designate the wearisome routine of public business.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Circumlocution Office'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/circumlocution-office.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.