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E-la :: E-la (n.) Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying..

Soothsay :: Soothsay (n.) A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy.

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

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

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..

Proverb :: Proverb (v. t.) To provide with a proverb.

Diverb :: Diverb (n.) A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted; an antithetical proverb.

Proverb :: Proverb (v. i.) To write or utter proverbs.

Maxim :: Maxim (n.) An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.

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

Byword :: Byword (n.) A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.

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..

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

Rede :: Rede (n.) A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw.

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

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

Brocard :: Brocard (n.) An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics..

Proverbial :: Proverbial (a.) Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial..

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

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

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