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Search phrase: cake

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.22rush for Tom's forefinger, as a pancake for Shroverush for Toms fore-finger, as a pancake for Shroue-
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.62honour they were good pancakes and swore by hisHonour they were good Pan-cakes, and swore by his
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.64the pancakes were naught and the mustard was good,the Pancakes were naught, and the Mustard was good,
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.76before ever he saw those pancakes or that mustard.before euer he saw those Pancakes, or that Mustard.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.i.71Your cake here is warm within. You stand here in the cold.Your cake here is warme within: you stand here in the cold. 
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.143and dried cakes. A captain! God's light, these villainsand dry'de Cakes. A Captaine? These Villaines
Henry VH5 II.iii.48For oaths are straws, men's faiths are wafer-cakes,for Oathes are Strawes, mens Faiths are Wafer-Cakes,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.10Do you look for ale and cakes here, you rudeDo you looke for Ale, and Cakes heere, you rude
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.189Alice Shortcake upon Allhallowmas last, a fortnightAlice Short-cake vpon Alhallowmas last, a fortnight
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.11Hugh Oatcake, sir, or George Seacoal,Hugh Ote-cake sir, or George Sea-coale,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.i.47Remnants of packthread, and old cakes of rosesRemnants of packthred, and old cakes of Roses
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.108and fast it fairly out. Our cake's dough on both sides.and fast it fairely out. Our cakes dough on both sides.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.i.128My cake is dough, but I'll in among the rest,My cake is dough, hbut Ile in among the rest,
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.221Their blood is caked, 'tis cold, it seldom flows.Their blood is cak'd, 'tis cold, it sildome flowes,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.i.15have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry thehaue a Cake out of the Wheate, must needes tarry the
Troilus and CressidaTC I.i.25word hereafter the kneading, the making of the cake,word hereafter, the Kneading, the making of the Cake,
Twelfth NightTN II.iii.112virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?vertuous, there shall be no more Cakes and Ale?

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Glossary

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cakecompressed pack, flattened bundle
cakedsolidified, coagulated, clotted
flap-dragontiny sweetmeat, small cake
soppiece of bread or cake steeped in liquid [before being eaten]
wafer-caketype of thin, lightweight cake

Thesaurus

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cake steeped in liquid, piece ofsop
cake, smallflap-dragon
cake, thin lightweightwafer-cake
lightweight cake, thinwafer-cake

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CAKEBASICcake n, caked adj
CAKETYPEpancake n, wafer-cake n
PANCAKEBASICpancake n
WAFERBASICsee CAKE

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