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Fool , fool1 / foōl/ • n. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person: what a fool I was to do this. ∎ hist. a jester or clown, esp. one retai… April Fools Day , fools All Fools' Day a humorous term for 1 April as a day for testing the credulity of others; recorded from the early 18th century, and probably mod… Two , two recorded from Old English (in form twā) and of Germanic origin, the word comes ultimately from an Indo-European root shared by Latin and Greek du… No , no / nō/ • adj. 1. not any: there is no excuse | no two plants are alike. 2. used to indicate that something is quite the opposite of what is being s… Beggar , Skip to main content
beggar
beggar a person who lives by asking for money or food.
beggar on horseback a formerly poor person made arrogant or corrup… Furze , furze is in bloom, my love's in tune, when the proverbial saying, mid 18th century, with the implication that some furze can always be found in bloom…
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