a. Of the nature of a phrase; consisting of a phrase;
v. t.
v. i.
n. [ F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to speak. ]
“Convey” the wise it call. “Steal!” foh! a fico for the phrase. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou speak'st
In better phrase and matter than thou didst. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ A composition consists first of sentences, or periods; these are subdivided into sections, and these into phrases. [ 1913 Webster ]
Phrase book,
a. Indescribable. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a phrase + -gram. ] (Phonography) A symbol for a phrase. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A collector or coiner of phrases. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, phrase + -logy: cf. F. phraséologie. ]
Most completely national in his . . . phraseology. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.