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Search phrase: stell

Plays

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King LearKL III.vii.60And quenched the stelled fires;And quench'd the Stelled fires:
Twelfth NightTN I.iv.35I know thy constellation is right aptI know thy constellation is right apt
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.18A shining constellation. What a brow,A shining constellation: What a brow,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1444 To find a face where all distress is stelled. To find a face where all distresse is steld,

Glossary

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constellation[the stars were thought to influence people and events] disposition, character, temperament
Guardsthe Guardians: two stars within the Little Bear constellation
Jaques, Saintin Christian tradition, Saint James; a pilgrim centre in Compostella, N Spain
stellportray, display, delineate
stelledstarry, stellar, heavenly
zodiacbelt of the celestial sphere within which the sun, moon, and planets appear to move, divided into twelve equal domains [signs] named after constellations

Thesaurus

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constellationzodiac
constellationCharles's Wain
constellationBear
constellationGuards
constellationUrsa Major
constellationSeptentrion
stellarstelled

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos... sun the known planets and various constellations all assigned particular roles as...
...y bodies as seen from earth constellation tn i iv 35 configurations of...
... stars ham i iv 32 planets and constellations especially those in the zodiac ...
...ar oth ii i 14 the little bear constellation ursa minor burning zone ...
...ns two stars within the little bear constellation ursa minor hesperus a...
Religious personalities and beings...james name of a pilgrim centre in compostella n spain jephthah ham ii i...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONSTELLATIONBASICconstellation n
STELLEDBASICstell v, stelled adj

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