Starting
Points

Language
Companion

Theatre
Companion

Advanced Search


whole word part of the word or phrase	or use Advanced Search
if you are searching for a compound word, note that it might appear in any of three ways, reflecting varied editorial practice: spaced ('house keeper'), solid ('housekeeper'), or hyphenated ('house-keeper')

Search results

Search phrase: major

Plays

5 result(s). alternate result(s)

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
Coriolanus	Cor II.i.55	I find the ass in compound with the major part of your	I finde the Asse in compound, with the Maior part of your
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 II.iv.481	I deny your major. If you will deny the sheriff,	I deny your Maior: if you will deny the Sherife,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.ii.109	Holds from all soldiers chief majority	Holds from all Souldiers chiefe Maioritie,
King Lear	KL I.ii.129	Dragon's tail, and my nativity was under Ursa Major, so	Dragons taile, and my Natiuity was vnder Vrsa Maior, so
Troilus and Cressida	TC V.i.41	My major vow lies here; this I'll obey. –	My maior vow lyes heere; this Ile obay:

Poems

0 result(s).

Glossary

8 result(s).

Charles's Wain	[wagon of Charlemagne] the Plough, Ursa Major
dear	important, major, significant
high	important, major, special
main	very great, major, considerable
major	major premiss, proposition
majority	pre-eminence, superiority, supremacy
Septentrion	[pron: sep'tentrion] the seven stars of Ursa Major
Ursa Major	the Great Bear [associated with lechery]

Thesaurus

5 result(s).

major	dear
major	main
major	high
major premiss	major
premiss, major	major

Themes and Topics

3 result(s).

Cosmos	...[wagon of charlemagne] the plough ursa major dog-days h8 v iv 41 the ... ...3h6 i iv 136 the seven stars of ursa major sol tc i iii 89 the sun ... ... also the neck and throat ursa major kl i ii 129 the great bear assoc...
Plants	...ram aw iv v 14 labiatae origanum majorana aromatic herb used in cookery [o... ...tnk i ii 61 plantaginaceae plantago major herb for treating wounds ru...
Welsh	...vans in the merry wives of windsor the majority of the distinctive features follow t...

Words Families

3 result(s).

Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
MAJOR	BASIC	major adj, major n, majority n

Snippets

0 result(s).