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still still life a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware. The term is recorded from the late 17th century, in John Dryden's translation of Du Fresnoy's De Arte Graphica (1695), and was influenced by Dutch stilleven in the same sense.
a still tongue makes a wise head proverbial saying, mid 16th century; meaning that a person who is not given to idle talk, and who listens to others, is likely to be wise.
still waters run deep proverbial saying, early 15th century; now commonly used to assert that a placid exterior hides a passionate nature.
a still tongue makes a wise head proverbial saying, mid 16th century; meaning that a person who is not given to idle talk, and who listens to others, is likely to be wise.
still waters run deep proverbial saying, early 15th century; now commonly used to assert that a placid exterior hides a passionate nature.
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