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.
Proverb(n.)
- A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
Proverb(n.)
- A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.