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Search phrase: lip

Plays

 36 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.11has neither leg, hands, lip, nor cap; and indeed such ahas neither legge, hands, lippe, nor cap; and indeed such a
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.25wrangling knave, as the nun's lip to the friar's mouth;wrangling knaue, as the Nuns lip to the Friers mouth,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.i.21Salt Cleopatra, soften thy waned lip!Salt Cleopatra soften thy wand lip,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.281The juice of Egypt's grape shall moist this lip.The iuyce of Egypts Grape shall moyst this lip.
As You Like ItAYL III.v.120There was a pretty redness in his lip,There was a pretty rednesse in his lip,
CoriolanusCor I.i.253.1Marked you his lip and eyes?Mark'd you his lip and eyes.
CoriolanusCor II.i.110years' health, in which time I will make a lip at the physician.yeeres health; in which time, I will make a Lippe at the Physician:
CoriolanusCor V.i.49I think he'll hear me. Yet to bite his lipI thinke hee'l heare me. Yet to bite his lip,
CoriolanusCor V.iii.47I carried from thee, dear, and my true lipI carried from thee deare; and my true Lippe
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.398of thy nether lip, that doth warrant me. If then thou beof thy nether Lippe, that doth warrant me. If then thou be
Henry VH5 III.vii.142that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.that dare eate his breakefast on the Lippe of a Lyon.
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.113Is in his brain; he bites his lip, and starts,Is in his braine: He bites his lip, and starts,
King LearKL IV.iii.20That played on her ripe lip seemed not to know
OthelloOth IV.i.71To lip a wanton in a secure couch,To lip a wanton in a secure Cowch;
OthelloOth IV.iii.37to Palestine for a touch of his nether lip.to Palestine for a touch of his nether lip.
OthelloOth V.ii.43Alas, why gnaw you so your nether lip?Alas, why gnaw you so your nether-lip?
Richard IIIR3 I.i.94A cherry lip, a bonny eye, a passing pleasing tongue;A cherry Lip, a bonny Eye, a passing pleasing tongue:
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.171Teach not thy lips such scorn; for it was madeTeach not thy lip such Scorne; for it was made
Richard IIIR3 IV.ii.27The King is angry. See, he gnaws his lip.The King is angry, see he gnawes his Lippe.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.i.18By her high forehead and her scarlet lip,By her High forehead, and her Scarlet lip,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.242Nor bite the lip, as angry wenches will,Nor bite the lip, as angry wenches will,
Timon of AthensTim I.i.34Moves in this lip! To th' dumbness of the gestureMoues in this Lip, to th'dumbnesse of the gesture,
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.73But Timon's silver treads upon his lip.But Timons Siluer treads vpon his Lip,
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.67to the lip of his mistress. Your diet shall be in all placesto the lip of his Mistris: your dyet shall bee in all places
Troilus and CressidaTC III.i.136He hangs the lip at something – you know all,He hangs the lippe at something; you know all
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.254bites his lip with a politic regard, as who should saybites his lip with a politique regard, as who should say,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.55There's a language in her eye, her cheek, her lip,Ther's a language in her eye, her cheeke, her lip;
Twelfth NightTN I.iv.31That say thou art a man. Diana's lipThat say thou art a man: Dianas lip
Twelfth NightTN III.i.143In the contempt and anger of his lip!In the contempt and anger of his lip,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.216I stamp this kiss upon thy current lip; I stamp this kisse upon thy currant lippe,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.286Kissing with inside lip? Stopping the careerKissing with in-side Lip? stopping the Cariere
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.373A lip of much contempt, speeds from me, andA Lippe of much contempt, speedes from me, and
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.99And copy of the father: eye, nose, lip;And Coppy of the Father: (Eye, Nose, Lippe,
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.203Tincture or lustre in her lip, her eye,Tincture, or lustre in her lip, her eye
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.66The very life seems warm upon her lip.The very Life seemes warme vpon her Lippe.
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.81The ruddiness upon her lip is wet:The ruddinesse vpon her Lippe, is wet:

Poems

 2 result(s).
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SonnetsSonn.106.6 Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow, Of hand, of foote, of lip, of eye, of brow,
Venus and AdonisVen.127 ‘ The tender spring upon thy tempting lip The tender spring vpon thy tempting lip,

Glossary

 6 result(s).
hollownessinsincerity, hypocrisy, lip-service
lipmake an angry facial gesture
lipcurl a lip, mock, sneer
lipkiss
liplook vexed, pout, sulk
valleyindentation, hollow [e.g. in the upper lip, or beneath the lower lip]

Thesaurus

 6 result(s).
curl a liplip
hollow [of a lip]valley
indentation [of a lip]valley
lip, curl alip
lip, make amake
lip-servicehollowness

Themes and Topics

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Discourse markers... cor i i 253 [brutus] marked you his lip and eyes [sicinius] nay but his taunts...
Functional shift... of avoiding abstract locutions as when lip a wanton replaces the mundane ‘kiss’ or...
... virgin* cor v iii 48 my true lip / hath virgined it e’er since   ...

Words Families

 7 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LIPBASIClip n, lip v
LIPAPPEARANCEharelip n, rose-lipped adj, thick-lipped adj, thick-lips n
LIPPLACELipsbury n

Snippets

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nether lip scene
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