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Search phrase: metal

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vi.34metal this counterfeit lump of ore will be melted, if youmettle this counterfeyt lump of ours will be melted if you
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.i.83As all the metal in your shop will answer.As all the mettall in your shop will answer.
HamletHam III.ii.119No, good mother. Here's metal more attractive.No good Mother, here's Mettle more attractiue.
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.210And like bright metal on a sullen ground,And like bright Mettall on a sullen ground:
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.116For from his metal was his party steeled,For from his Mettle, was his Party steel'd;
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.239Of what coarse metal ye are moulded – envy;Of what course Mettle ye are molded, Enuy,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.259To stamp his image in forbidden metal,To stamp his Image in forbidden mettel,
King JohnKJ V.ii.16That I must draw this metal from my sideThat I must draw this mettle from my side
King LearKL I.i.69I am made of the self metal as my sisterI am made of that selfe-mettle as my Sister,
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.57metal heavy, dull, and slow?mettall heauie, dull, and slow?
Measure for MeasureMM I.i.48Let there be some more test made of my metalLet there be some more test, made of my mettle,
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.48As to put metal in restrained meansAs to put mettle in restrained meanes
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.131A breed for barren metal of his friend?A breede of barraine mettall of his friend?
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.124Thou mak'st thy knife keen; but no metal can,Thou mak'st thy knife keene: but no mettall can,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.52Not till God make men of some other metalNot till God make men of some other mettall
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.59Of golden metal that must round my browOf Golden Mettall, that must round my Brow,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.302Even of your metal, of your very blood,Euen of your mettall, of your very blood:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.382Th' imperial metal, circling now thy head,Th' Imperiall mettall, circling now thy head,
The TempestTem II.i.156No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil.No vse of Mettall, Corne, or Wine, or Oyle:
Timon of AthensTim III.iii.6They have all been touched and found base metal,They haue all bin touch'd, and found Base-Mettle,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.48But metal, Marcus, steel to the very back,But mettall Marcus, steele to the very backe,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.22The fineness of which metal is not foundThe finenesse of which Mettall is not found
Twelfth NightTN II.v.14metal of India?Mettle of India?

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.205 With twisted metal amorously empleached With twisted mettle amorously empleacht

Glossary

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best-temperedmost skilfully crafted, of the finest quality [as of metal]
chapemetal plate on the sheath of a weapon, especially one covering rhe dagger-point
cloutedmetal-studded, hobnailed
compterround piece of metal used for counting
counterround piece of metal used for counting
foilsetting, background which sets something off to advantage [as dull metal sets off a gem]
ingotbar of precious metal, gold bar
key-coldcold as a metal key
lancelancer, horse soldier armed with a lance [a metal-ended shaft]
loopmetal ring, pivot, prop
metalsubstance, material, fabric
metal of Indiapure gold
oreprecious metal
tongstype of simple metal musical instrument
verge[unclear meaning] limit, bound; rim of metal; sphere of jurisdiction

Thesaurus

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bar of precious metalingot
cold as a metal keykey-cold
counting, round piece of metal used forcounter
key, cold as a metalkey-cold
metal plate on the sheath of a weaponchape
metal ringloop
metal, preciousingot
metal, preciousore
metal, rim ofverge
metal-studdedclouted
precious metalore
rim of metalverge
ring, metalloop
weapon, metal plate on achape

Themes and Topics

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Weapons

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
METALBASICmetal n

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