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Proverb :: Proverb (v. t.) To name in, or as, a proverb..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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..

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

Paramiographer :: Paramiographer (n.) A collector or writer of proverbs.

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

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

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

Light-o''-love :: Light-o'-love (n.) An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters..

Say :: Say (v. t.) A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.

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

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

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

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