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Cap :: Cap (v. t.) To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs..

Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

Parody :: Parody (n.) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb..

Adage :: Adage (n.) An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb..

Saying :: Saying (n.) That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb..

Mote :: Mote (n.) A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck..

Adagial :: Adagial (a.) Pertaining to an adage; proverbial.

Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn..

Proverbialist :: Proverbialist (n.) One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs..

Proverb :: Proverb (n.) An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage..

Proverbial :: Proverbial (a.) Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb.

Proverbialize :: Proverbialize (v. t. & i.) To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.

Likeness :: Likeness (n.) A comparison; parable; proverb.

Hagiographa :: Hagiographa (n. pl.) The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles..

Nayword :: Nayword (n.) A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword..

Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A drama exemplifying a proverb.

Feather :: Feather (n.) Kind; nature; species; -- from the proverbial phrase, Birds of a feather, that is, of the same species..

By-spell :: By-spell (n.) A proverb.

Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

Strawberry :: Straw (n.) Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.

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