in homely phrase

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• home is home though it’s never so homely — The archaic phrase never so means ‘ever so’. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. iv. B1 Home is homely, though it be poore in syght. 1569–70 Stationers’ Register (1875) 1.192 A ballett intituled home ys homelye be yt neuer so ill. 1670 J. RAY …   Proverbs new dictionary

• you cannot get a quart into a pint pot — A quart is an imperial measure of two pints. The metaphorical phrase to get (or put) a quart into a pint pot is also used. 1896 Daily News 23 July 4 They had been too ambitious. They had attempted what he might describe in homely phrase as… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• mysticism — /mis teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics. 2. a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through… …   Universalium

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• saying — saying, saw, adage, proverb, maxim, motto, epigram, aphorism, apothegm can all denote a sententious expression of a general truth. A saying is a brief current or habitual expression that may be anonymous, traditional, or attributable to a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

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• grace — [[t]gre͟ɪs[/t]] graces, gracing, graced 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp If someone moves with grace, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way. He moved with the grace of a trained boxer... Ballet classes are important for poise and grace …   English dictionary