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Search phrase: discolour

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.4Faith, it does me, though it discoloursIt doth me: though it discolours
Henry VH5 III.vi.160Discolour: and so, Montjoy, fare you well.Discolour: and so Mountioy, fare you well.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.11Or with their blood stain this discoloured shore.Or with their blood staine this discoloured shore.
King JohnKJ II.i.306Coldly embracing the discoloured earth;Coldly embracing the discoloured earrh,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.143To lie discoloured by this place of peace?To lie discolour'd by this place of peace?

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.708 And then with lank and lean discoloured cheek, And then with lanke, and leane discolour'd cheeke,

Glossary

 6 result(s).
besmirchdiscolour, sully, stain
markbirthmark, discolouration, blemish
pinch-spotteddiscoloured with pinch-marks
reechybegrimed by smoke, discoloured, filthy
smirchsmear, discolour, spread on
stainedbloodstained, discoloured with dirt

Thesaurus

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dirt, discoloured withstained
discolourbesmirch
discoloursmirch
discolourationmark
discolouredreechy
discoloured with dirtstained
discoloured with pinch-markspinch-spotted
pinch-marks, discoloured withpinch-spotted

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COLOURNOTdiscolour v, discoloured adj
DISCOLOURBASICsee COLOUR

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