Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell. --Prior.
[1913 Webster]
He fables, yet speaks truth. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fabling — sb. == fable, story. Ps. cxviii. 85 … Oldest English Words
fabling — noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of fablen to fable : an act of one who fables : romancing, prevarication … Useful english dictionary
Fable — Fa ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fabled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fabling}.] To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true. He Fables not. Shak. [1913 Webster] Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell. Prior.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fabled — Fable Fa ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fabled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fabling}.] To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true. He Fables not. Shak. [1913 Webster] Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fa|ble — «FAY buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a story that is made up to teach a lesson. Fables are often about animals who can talk, as in The Hare and the Tortoise and The Fox and the Crow. SYNONYM(S): apologue. 2. an untrue story; falsehood;… … Useful english dictionary
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