from _leipein_, to leave out, and _gramma_, a letter--is a riddle in
which a name or sentence is written without its vowels, as:
Thprffthpddngsthtng,
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Whnhnorslst ts--rlftd,
Dths bt--sr rtrt fm nfmy.
"When honour's lost 'tis a relief to die,
Death's but a sure retreat from infamy."
This riddle sometimes appears as a proverb.
"Fear's the white feather all cowards wear."
----s' th wht fthr ll cwrds----