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

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

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

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

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

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..

Mote :: Mote (n.) A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck..

Diverb :: Diverb (n.) A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted; an antithetical proverb.

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

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..

Say :: Say (v. t.) A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.

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

Proverbial :: Proverbial (a.) Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb.

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

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

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

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..

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

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