In which type of dictionary would you most likely find the complete history of the word meadow

Etymology focuses on finding the origins of words and how their meanings change throughout history; it's basically the analysis and study of the history of words.

Thus "Etymological dictionaries" will offer readers not just definitions, but rather explanations about each word, including what that word meant before and its meaning across time, even how it used to sound throughout time and places accordingly; hence the historical development of its meaning; looking at the roots of words and how they obtained their current meaning.

Some general dictionaries often contain etymological information, such as Webster's and Oxford, but dedicated"Etymological Dictionaries" are the output of research in linguistics.

Among some examples we find the "IEEDLatin" or (Etymological Dictionary of Latin & other Italic Languages) or the Indo-European Etymological Dictionary project of Leiden University also known as "IEDO" (its online version), or books like "The Etymologicon" and the "Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology".

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.