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

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

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.

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

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

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

E-la :: E-la (n.) Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying..

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

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

Cap :: Cap (v. t.) To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap 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..

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

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

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