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(Encyclopedia) symbol, sign representing something that has an independent existence. The most important use of symbols is in language. To say so, however, does not solve the perennial philosophical…Brewer's: Animals (Symbolical)
AnimalAttributesantfrugality and previsionapeuncleannessassstupiditybantam cockpluckiness, priggishnessbatblindnessbearill-temper, uncouthnessbeeindustrybeetleblindnessbullstrength,…The Devil's Dictionary: Patience
by Ambrose Bierce PASTIMEPATRIOTPATIENCE -n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.patience
(Encyclopedia) patience: see solitaire.Patience
(Encyclopedia) Patience: see Pearl, The.solitaire
(Encyclopedia) solitaire or patience, any card game that can be played by one person. Solitaire is the American name; in England it is known as patience. There are probably more kinds of solitaire…Chinese
(Encyclopedia) Chinese, subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages (see Sino-Tibetan languages), which is also sometimes grouped with the Tai, or Thai, languages in a Sinitic subfamily of the…Brewer's: Patience cry the Lepers
A punning proverbial phrase. Lepers seek diligently the herb patience (lapathum) relieve them from their suffering. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Chinese Box
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