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Definition of phrase
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Phrase
(n.) A
short,
pithy
expression;
especially,
one which is often
employed;
a
peculiar
or
idiomatic
turn of
speech;
as, to err is
human..
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Skimmington
::
Skimmington
(n.) A word
employed
in the
phrase,
To ride
Skimmington;
that is to ride on a horse with a
woman,
but
behind
her,
facing
backward,
carrying
a
distaff,
and
accompanied
by a
procession
of
jeering
neighbors
making
mock
music;
a
cavalcade
in
ridicule
of a
henpecked
man. The
custom
was in vogue in parts of
England..
Slang
::
Slang (n.) Low,
vulgar,
unauthorized
language;
a
popular
but
unauthorized
word,
phrase,
or mode of
expression;
also, the
jargon
of some
particular
calling
or class in
society;
low
popular
cant; as, the slang of the
theater,
of
college,
of
sailors,
etc..
Statutable
::
Status
quo () The state in which
anything
is
already.
The
phrase
is also used
retrospectively,
as when, on a
treaty
of
place,
matters
return
to the
status
quo ante
bellum,
or are left in statu quo ante
bellum,
i.e., the state (or, in the
state)
before
the war..
Let
::
Let (n.) A
retarding;
hindrance;
obstacle;
impediment;
delay;
--
common
in the
phrase
without
let or
hindrance,
but
elsewhere
archaic..
Par
::
Par
(prep.)
By; with; -- used
frequently
in Early
English
in
phrases
taken from the
French,
being
sometimes
written
as a part of the word which it
governs;
as, par
amour,
or
paramour;
par cas, or
parcase;
par fay, or
parfay..
Paraphrasian
::
Paraphrasian
(n.) A
paraphraser.
Snack
::
Snack (v. t.) A
share;
a part or
portion;
--
obsolete,
except
in the
colloquial
phrase,
to go
snacks,
i. e., to
share..
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..
Hermeneutical
::
Hermeneutical
(a.)
Unfolding
the
signification;
of or
pertaining
to
interpretation;
exegetical;
explanatory;
as,
hermeneutic
theology,
or the art of
expounding
the
Scriptures;
a
hermeneutic
phrase..
Tautologist
::
Tautologist
(n.) One who uses
tautological
words or
phrases.
Leg
::
Leg (n.) A bow, esp. in the
phrase
to make a leg;
probably
from
drawing
the leg
backward
in
bowing..
Periphrase
::
Periphrase
(n.) The use of more words than are
necessary
to
express
the idea; a
roundabout,
or
indirect,
way of
speaking;
circumlocution..
Rabbinism
::
Rabbinism
(n.) A
rabbinic
expression
or
phraseology;
a
peculiarity
of the
language
of the
rabbins.
Under
::
Under
(adv.)
In a
lower,
subject,
or
subordinate
condition;
in
subjection;
-- used
chiefly
in a few
idiomatic
phrases;
as, to bring
under,
to
reduce
to
subjection;
to
subdue;
to keep
under,
to keep in
subjection;
to
control;
to go
under,
to be
unsuccessful;
to
fail..
Holophrastic
::
Holophrastic
(a.)
Expressing
a
phrase
or
sentence
in a
single
word, -- as is the case in the
aboriginal
languages
of
America..
Dorism
::
Dorism
(n.) A Doric
phrase
or
idiom.
Shatter
::
Shatter
(n.) A
fragment
of
anything
shattered;
-- used
chiefly
or soley in the
phrase
into
shatters;
as, to break a glass into
shatters..
Wend
::
Wend (v. t.) To
direct;
to
betake;
-- used
chiefly
in the
phrase
to wend one's way. Also used
reflexively.
Verfication
::
Verfication
(n.) A
formal
phrase
used in
concluding
a plea.
Idioticon
::
Idioticon
(n.) A
dictionary
of a
peculiar
dialect,
or of the words and
phrases
peculiar
to one part of a
country;
a
glossary..
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