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naywords

naywords is the plural of nayword.

Meaning of nayword

Noun

nayword (plural naywords)

  1. (obsolete) A byword or proverb.
  2. (obsolete) A watchword or catchphrase.
    • Ay, forsooth; I have spoke with her and we have a nay-word how to know one another: I come to her in white, and cry 'mum;' she cries 'budget;' and by that we know one another.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about naywords

What is naywords the plural of?
Naywords is the plural of nayword.

Words near naywords in the dictionary

  1. naysayings
  2. naysays
  3. Naysmith
  4. nayward
  5. nayword
  6. naywords
  7. Nayyar
  8. Nayyars
  9. Nazaire
  10. Nazaires
  11. Nazanin

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