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Search phrase: fry

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All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.216virginity, and devours up all the fry it finds.Virginity, and deuours vp all the fry it finds.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.vi.19And all the priests and friars in my realmAnd all the Priests and Fryers in my Realme,
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.148.2Sir, a Chartreux friar,Sir, a Chartreux Fryer,
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.137For such receipt of learning is Blackfriars;For such receipt of Learning, is Black-Fryers:
Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.35the women so besiege us? Bless me, what a fry ofthe women so besiege vs? Blesse me, what a fry of
King Edward IIIE3 III.ii.39Published by one that was a friar once,Published by one that was a Fryer once,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.83But all are frivolous fancies, toys, and dreams:But all are fryuolous, fancies, toyes and dreames,
MacbethMac IV.ii.84.1Young fry of treachery!Yong fry of Treachery?
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.127My lord, I know him, 'tis a meddling friar;My Lord, I know him, 'tis a medling Fryer,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.131Words against me? This' a good friar, belike,Words against mee? this 'a good Fryer belike
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.133Against our substitute! Let this friar be found.Against our Substitute: Let this Fryer be found.
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.134But yesternight, my lord, she and that friar,But yesternight my Lord, she and that Fryer
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.135I saw them at the prison. A saucy friar,I saw them at the prison: a sawcy Fryar,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.303Why, thou unreverend and unhallowed friar,Why thou vnreuerend, and vnhallowed Fryer:
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.355 (to Lucio) Sneak not away, sir, for the friar and youSneake not away Sir, for the Fryer, and you,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.375Do you the office, friar, which consummate,Doe you the office (Fryer) which consummate,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.108He loves the gallimaufry. Ford, perpend.he loues the Gally-mawfry (Ford) perpend.
PericlesPer II.i.31tumbles, driving the poor fry before him, and at lasttumbles, / Dryuing the poore Fry before him, / And at last,
PericlesPer II.i.37sexton, I would have been that day in the belfry.Sexton, I would haue been that day in the belfrie.
Richard IIIR3 III.v.103(To Catesby) Go thou to Friar Penker. Bid them bothGoe thou to Fryer Peuker, bid them both
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.331.2But thine doth fry.But thine doth frie,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.57potato-finger, tickles these together! Fry, lechery, fry!potato finger, tickles these together: frye lechery, frye.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.i.35By the bare scalp of Robin Hood's fat friar,By the bare scalpe of Robin Hoods fat Fryer,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.i.3That Silvia at Friar Patrick's cell should meet me.That Siluia, at Fryer Patricks Cell should meet me,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.31have i'th' tother place, such burning, frying, boiling,have i'th / Thother place, such burning, frying, boyling,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.326is a gallimaufry of gambols, because they are not in't;is a gally-maufrey of Gambols, because they are not in't:

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Venus and AdonisVen.526 No fisher but the ungrown fry forbears: No fisher but the vngrowne frie forbeares,

Glossary

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frybrood, offspring, progeny
fryyoung fish
fryburn with lust; or: burn in hell
gallimaufrycomplete mixture, whole assembly, every sort

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BELFRYBASICbelfry n
FRYBASICfry n, fry v, frying n
GALLIMAUFRYBASICgallimaufry n

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