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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

Proverbially :: Proverbially (adv.) In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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