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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

Proverbialism :: Proverbialism (n.) A proverbial phrase.

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