Proverb

·vt To provide with a proverb.

II. Proverb ·vi To write or utter proverbs.

III. Proverb ·vt To name in, or as, a proverb.

IV. Proverb ·noun A drama exemplifying a proverb.

V. Proverb ·noun A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

VI. Proverb ·noun A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

VII. Proverb ·noun 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.