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Periphrase :: Periphrase (v. t.) To express by periphrase or circumlocution.

Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the field, beyond the border, etc..

Trice :: Trice (n.) A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in the phrase in a trice.

Inversion :: Inversion (n.) Said of a subject, or phrase, when the intervals of which it consists are repeated in the contrary direction, rising instead of falling, or vice versa..

Generality :: Generality (n.) That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase..

Accent :: Accent (n.) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period..

Abbreviation :: Abbreviation (n.) The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America..

Paraphrase :: Paraphrase (v. i.) To make a paraphrase.

Long :: Long (n.) The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it..

"""buff " :: Buff (n.) A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase Blindman's buff..

Verfication :: Verfication (n.) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea.

Lag :: Lag (a.) Last; long-delayed; -- obsolete, except in the phrase lag end..

Measure :: Measure (n.) Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in measure; with measure; without or beyond measure..

Hall-mark :: Hall-mark (n.) The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers..

Usage :: Usage (n.) Customary use or employment, as of a word or phrase in a particular sense or signification..

Amphibology :: Amphibology (n.) A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term..

Metaphrased :: Metaphrased (a.) Translated literally.

Witily :: Witily (adv.) In a witty manner; wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with it; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas..

Paraphrase :: Paraphrase (n.) A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of a text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; -- opposed to metaphrase..

Good :: Good (superl.) Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc..

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