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Nayword :: Nayword (n.) A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword..

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

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..

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

Maxim :: Maxim (n.) An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Proverbialist :: Proverbialist (n.) One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs..

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

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

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