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Search phrase: corner

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All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.i.1He can come no other way but by this hedge-corner.He can come no other way but by this hedge corner:
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.iii.10.1They place themselves in every corner of the stageThey place themselues in euery corner of the Stage.
As You Like ItAYL II.iii.42And unregarded age in corners thrown.And vnregarded age in corners throwne,
CoriolanusCor V.iv.2cornerstone?corner stone?
CymbelineCym II.iv.28And winds of all the corners kissed your sails,And Windes of all the Corners kiss'd your Sailes,
CymbelineCym III.iv.38All corners of the world. Kings, queens, and states,All corners of the World. Kings, Queenes, and States,
HamletHam IV.ii.18an apple, in the corner of his jaw, first mouthed, to bein the corner of his iaw, first mouth'd to be
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.25'A comes continuantly to Pie Corner – saving yourhe comes continuantly to Py-Corner (sauing your
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.33.1Agreed; I'll to yond corner.Agreed; Ile to yond corner.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.128at every corner have them kiss. Away!at euery Corner / Haue them kisse. Away.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.viii.1Up Fish Street! Down Saint Magnus' Corner!Vp Fish-streete, downe Saint Magnes corner,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.v.19Your horse stands ready at the park corner.Your horse stands ready at the Parke-corner.
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.31Deserves a corner. Would all other womenDeserues a Corner: would all other Women
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.30And keep in triangles and cornered squares,And keepe in triangles and cornerd squares,
King JohnKJ II.i.29Even till that utmost corner of the westEuen till that vtmost corner of the West
King JohnKJ V.vii.116Come the three corners of the world in armsCome the three corners of the world in Armes,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.240east from the west corner of thy curious-knotted garden.East from the West corner of thy curious knotted garden;
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.51Thou makest the triumviry, the corner-cap of society,Thou makest the triumphery, the corner cap of societie,
MacbethMac III.v.23Upon the corner of the moon:Vpon the Corner of the Moone
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.156Duke of dark corners had been at home, he had lived.Duke of darke corners had bene at home, he had liued.
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vii.39From the four corners of the earth they comeFrom the foure corners of the earth they come
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.v.27if you thus get my wife into corners.if you thus get my wife into corners?
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.295corner and cry ‘ Heigh-ho for a husband ’!corner and cry, heigh ho for a husband.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.100corner?corner?
OthelloOth III.iii.269Than keep a corner in the thing I loveThen keepe a corner in the thing I loue
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.1.18At the hedge corner, in the coldest fault?At the hedge corner, in the couldest fault,
The TempestTem I.ii.492Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earthBehold this Mayd: all corners else o'th' Earth
Timon of AthensTim V.i.42When the day serves, before black-cornered night,When the day serues before blacke-corner'd night;
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.174corner of the orchard like a bum-baily. So soon as evercorner of the Orchard like a bum-Baylie: so soone as euer
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.36In many as dangerous as poor a corner,In many as dangerous, as poore a Corner,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.289Skulking in corners? Wishing clocks more swift?Skulking in corners? wishing Clocks more swift?

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Glossary

 12 result(s).
anglecorner, nook, spot
black-corneredfull of dark places to hide
cantlesegment, corner, slice
coigncorner of a building, quoin
coignprojecting corner, prominent position
coigncorner [of the earth]
cornerquarter, corner of the earth [as on a map showing winds]
corner-capcap with (three) corners, mortar-board
insultertriumphant boaster, scorner, exulter
nook-shottencrookedly shaped, corner-ridden
Pie Cornerat the corner of Smithfield, London, noted for its cook shops
three-nookedthree-cornered

Thesaurus

 13 result(s).
building, corner of acoign
cornerangle
cornercantle
corner of a buildingcoign
corner of the earthcoign
corner of the earthcorner
corner, projectingcoign
corner-riddennook-shotten
corners, cap with (three)corner-cap
earth, corner of thecorner
projecting cornercoign
scornerinsulter
three-corneredthree-nooked

Themes and Topics

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Clothing...d worn by both sexes corner-cap lll iv iii 51 m c...
...v iii 51 m cap with (three) corners mortar-board coxcom...
Politeness... ii i 25 ’a comes continually to pie corner - saving your manhoods - to buy a saddl...
Yon words... ) 1h6 ii i 33 i&rsquo ll to yond corner that (one) over there yonde...
London...rsquo s cathedral now ec4 pie corner 2h4 ii i 25 at the ...
... 2h4 ii i 25 at the corner of smithfield noted for its cook shops...

Words Families

 8 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CAPTYPEcorner-cap n
CORNERBASICcorner n, cornered adj
CORNEROBJECTcorner-cap n
CORNERPLACEcornerstone n, hedge-corner n
HEDGEPLACEhedge-corner n
STONETYPEcornerstone n

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