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Search phrase: cowl

Plays

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CymbelineCym I.i.15.1Glad at the thing they scowl at.Glad at the thing they scowle at.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.139cowl-staff? Look how you drumble! Carry them to theCowle-staffe? Look how you drumble? Carry them to the
Richard IIR2 V.ii.28Did scowl on gentle Richard. No man cried ‘ God save him!’Did scowle on Richard: no man cride, God saue him:
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.5See how with signs and tokens she can scrawl.See how with signes and tokens she can scowle.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.738 He scowls, and hates himself for his offence; He scowles and hates himselfe for his offence,
Venus and AdonisVen.917 And here she meets another sadly scowling, And here she meets another, sadly skowling,

Glossary

 4 result(s).
cloudysullen, gloomy, scowling
cowl-staffthick shoulder-pole used for carrying a heavy container
lourfrown, scowl, look dark and threatening
louringfrowning, scowling, angry

Thesaurus

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scowllour
scowlingcloudy
scowlinglouring

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COWLBASICcowl n
COWLOBJECTcowl-staff n
SCOWLBASICscowl v
STAFFTYPEcowl-staff n

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