vocable

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But some, on the authority of good authors, make the parts only eight; as Aristarchus, and, in our day, Palæmon; who have included the vocable, or appellation, with the noun, as a species of it.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

Ideas breed vocables; but seldom, except among rhymesters, does a vocable give birth to a popular idea: and in Arabic “Sibr,” as well as “Sabr,” is the name of the Aloe.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Often I had wished to test in speech the widely alleged merits of this vocable.

From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon

Suppose I have an idea to which I give utterance by the vocable 'skrkl,' claiming at the same time that it is true.

From Meaning of Truth by James, William

There is no such Saxon vocable as dare, to stare.

From Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various