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Search phrase: louring

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.17Too bright a morning brings a louring day.Too bright a morning breeds a louring daie.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.v.6Driving back shadows over louring hills.Driuing backe shadowes ouer lowring hils.
The Winter's TaleWT II.ii.20.1As passes colouring.As passes colouring.

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.183 His louring brows o'erwhelming his fair sight, His lowring browes ore-whelming his faire sight,

Glossary

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bloodcolouring, healthy complexion, blushing
complexionappearance, look, colouring
lily-tincturelily-white colouring
louringgloomy, threatening, dark
louringfrowning, scowling, angry
piednessdiverse colouring, multi-coloured character
saffronorange-red dye [for colouring some types of food or drink]

Thesaurus

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colouringblood
colouringcomplexion
colouring, diversepiedness
colouring, lily-whitelily-tincture
diverse colouringpiedness
lily-white colouringlily-tincture

Themes and Topics

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Archaisms...(often artificial) element of antique colouring to an otherwise modern text some of th...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LOURBASIClouring adj

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