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Meanings of winged words in English

Russian
крылатая фраза

Well-known fixed phrase.

крылатая фраза
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Examples for "winged word"
Examples for "winged word"
1
But a single winged word from her mother overleaped her successive intrenchments.
Roderick Hudson
2
For in the vast Northern Plains of India, it is autumn, not spring, that bears the winged word of resurrection.
The Great Amulet
3
And in conclusion he reminded me of our own phrase, ' winged words.'
The Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03
4
Winged words of his were always passing from mouth to mouth in town.
Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions. Volume 1 (of 2)
5
And he called to Telemachus and spake to him winged words:
The Odyssey of Homer
1
He's got that catch phrase that we don't know right now.
Wired
2
The problem of a human politics is not solved by a catch phrase.
A Preface to Politics
3
In its place they proffered a new catch phrase: "the growth recession".
The Irish Times
4
That's been a catch phrase for years among space enthusiasts.
Wired
5
It is a catch phrase, made famous by Mahan and glibly used ever since.
A History of Sea Power
Usage of winged words in English
1
And in conclusion he reminded me of our own phrase, ' winged words.'
The Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03
2
And he called to Telemachus and spake to him winged words:
The Odyssey of Homer
3
So she uttered her voice and spake to him winged words:
The Odyssey of Homer
4
Milly's ears burned with the winged words, and she smiled all the time.
One Woman's Life
5
But very near him came earth-shaking Neptune, and addressing him, spoke winged words:
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
6
To me then turning, Dūspeptos, king of men, spoke winged words:-
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 / A Maga...
7
He wished for words like his father's words, sweet winged words, cooing and lovely.
East of eden
8
Hither and thither she divided her swift mind, and addressed him in winged words.
Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
9
Instantly he addressed to the son of Oïleus winged words:
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
10
And these are the winged words that bore me there:-
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891
11
Thus he spoke; but venerable large-eyed Juno shuddered, and, addressing him, spoke winged words:
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
12
And uttering my voice I spake to her winged words:
The Odyssey of Homer
13
And uttering her voice she spake unto him winged words:
The Odyssey of Homer
14
And uttering his voice he spake to him winged words:
The Odyssey of Homer
15
And Penelope laughed, and straightway spake to Eumaeus winged words:
The Odyssey of Homer
16
Seeing him, the gallant son of Menœtius pitied him, and, grieving, spoke winged words:
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
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