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Search phrase: sleeve

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As You Like ItAYL III.ii.364unbanded, your sleeve unbuttoned, your shoe untied,vnbanded, your sleeue vnbutton'd, your shoo vnti'de,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.182Come, I will fasten on this sleeve of thine.Come I will fasten on this sleeue of thine: 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.23Though others have the arm, show us the sleeve.Though others haue the arme, shew vs the sleeue:
Henry VH5 IV.iii.47Then will he strip his sleeve, and show his scars,Then will he strip his sleeue, and shew his skarres:
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.178As they pass by, pluck Casca by the sleeve,As they passe by, / Plucke Caska by the Sleeue,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.321This gallant pins the wenches on his sleeve.This Gallant pins the Wenches on his sleeue.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.455I knew her by this jewel on her sleeve.I knew her by this Iewell on her sleeue.
OthelloOth I.i.65But I will wear my heart upon my sleeveBut I will weare my heart vpon my sleeue
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.88What's this? A sleeve? 'Tis like a demi-cannon.Whats this? a sleeue? 'tis like demi cannon,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.137‘ With a trunk sleeve.’With a trunke sleeue.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.69And I'll grow friend with danger. Wear this sleeve.And Ile grow friend with danger; / Weare this Sleeue.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.66Here, Diomed, keep this sleeve.Here Diomed, keepe this Sleeue.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.67She gives him the sleeve
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.70You look upon that sleeve; behold it well.You looke vpon that Sleeue? behold it well:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.72She snatches the sleeve
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.84Diomedes takes the sleeve
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.172That sleeve is mine that he'll bear in his helm;That Sleeue is mine, that heele beare in his Helme:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.96I come to lose my arm or win my sleeve.I come to loose my arme, or winne my sleeue.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.4knave's sleeve of Troy there in his helm. I would fainknaues Sleeue of Troy, there in his Helme: I would faine
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.7whoremasterly villain with the sleeve back to thewhore-maisterly villaine, with the Sleeue, backe to the
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.18Soft! Here comes sleeve, and t' other.Soft, here comes Sleeue, and th'other.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.25whore, Trojan! Now the sleeve, now the sleeve!whore Troian: Now the Sleeue, now the Sleeue.

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Glossary

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down-sleevelong sleeve to the wrist
side-sleevehanging sleeves open from the shoulder and falling away backwards
sleevehand, sleeve-handsleeve cuff, wristband

Thesaurus

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sleeve cuffsleevehand, sleeve-hand
sleeve reaching to the wristdown-sleeve

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SLEEVEBASICsleeve n
SLEEVEMUSICGreensleeves n
SLEEVETYPEdown-sleeve n, side-sleeve n, sleevehand n
SLEEVENOTsleeveless adj

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