n.
1.a vast body of textual criticism of the Hebrew Scriptures including notes on features of writing and on the occurrence of certain words and on variant sources and instructions for pronunciation and other comments that were written between AD 600 and 900 by Jewish scribes in the margins or at the end of texts
Idiom of the Day
put the words into (someone's) mouth
to say or suggest something for someone else, to speak for someone else without his or her permission
My friend always wants to put the words into my mouth before I have a chance to speak.
