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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) A saying; a proverb; a maxim.

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

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

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

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.

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