Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
PROVERB
I. noun see: word
Date: 14th century
a brief popular epigram or maxim ; adage , byword 4,
II. transitive verb
Date: 14th century
to speak of pro verb ially, to provide with a pro verb
I. noun see: word
Date: 14th century
a brief popular epigram or maxim ; adage , byword 4,
II. transitive verb
Date: 14th century
to speak of pro verb ially, to provide with a pro verb