1132 Quotations with Ambrose.
- 801. Ambrose Bierce: SATIRE, n. An obsolete kind of literary composition in which the vices and folli ...
- 802. Ambrose Bierce: SATYR, n. One of the few characters of the Grecian mythology accorded recognitio ...
- 803. Ambrose Bierce: SAUCE, n. The one infallible sign of civilization and enlightenment. A people wi ...
- 804. Ambrose Bierce: SAW, n. A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So call ...
- 805. Ambrose Bierce: SCARABAEUS, n. The sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, allied to our familia ...
- 806. Ambrose Bierce: SCARABEE, n. The same as scarabaeus.
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- 807. Ambrose Bierce: SCARIFICATION, n. A form of penance practised by the mediaeval pious. The rite w ...
- 808. Ambrose Bierce: SCEPTER, n. A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It w ...
- 809. Ambrose Bierce: SCIMETAR, n. A curved sword of exceeding keenness, in the conduct of which certa ...
- 810. Ambrose Bierce: SCRIBBLER, n. A professional writer whose views are antagonistic to one's own.
- 811. Ambrose Bierce: SCRIPTURES, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the ...
- 812. Ambrose Bierce: SEAL, n. A mark impressed upon certain kinds of documents to attest their authen ...
- 813. Ambrose Bierce: SEINE, n. A kind of net for effecting an involuntary change of environment. For ...
- 814. Ambrose Bierce: SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
- 815. Ambrose Bierce: SERIAL, n. A literary work, usually a story that is not true, creeping through s ...
- 816. Ambrose Bierce: SEVERALTY, n. Separateness, as, lands in severalty, i.e., lands held individuall ...
- 817. Ambrose Bierce: SHERIFF, n. In America the chief executive office of a country, whose most chara ...
- 818. Ambrose Bierce: SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade ...
- 819. Ambrose Bierce: SLANG, n. The grunt of the human hog (_Pignoramus intolerabilis_) with an audibl ...
- 820. Ambrose Bierce: SMITHAREEN, n. A fragment, a decomponent part, a remain. The word is used variou ...
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