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Byword may
refer to:
Byword (horse), a
thoroughbred racehorse and sire from the
United Kingdom Byword (saying)...
- A
proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an
adage is a simple,
traditional saying that
expresses a
perceived truth based on
common sense or experience. Proverbs...
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Byword (foaled 13
February 2006) is a British-bred, French-trained
Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Unraced as a two-year-old, he
showed promising form...
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Artists and
writers have
referenced the story, and King
Cophetua has
become a
byword for "a man who
falls in love with a
woman instantly and
proposes marriage...
- Casino, the
gambling center ... that has made
Monte Carlo an
international byword for the
extravagant display and
reckless dispersal of wealth". It is also...
-
different types of snow.
Henceforth in the
United Kingdom, the
phrase became a
byword for
euphemistic and
pointless excuses. The
phrase originated in an interview...
- A dodo, the bird that
became a
byword in the
English language for the
extinction of a species...
- mistresses. As a result, his
Italianized Valencian surname, Borgia,
became a
byword for
libertinism and nepotism,
which are
traditionally considered as characterizing...
- In addition, Shinobu's line, "I'll do it!" (やってやるぜ！,
Yatte yaruze!) is a
byword for Yao, and is
often quoted in
other works. In the
arcade game
Kaiser Knuckle...
-
parliamentary seat in the 1964
general election. The town had
become a
byword for
racial division after the
successful candidate,
Peter Griffiths, was...
