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Search phrase: placing

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CymbelineCym III.v.66I have the placing of the British crown.I haue the placing of the Brittish Crowne.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.127Placing therein some expert officers,Placing therein some expert Officers,
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.26.2Titus like a cook, placing the dishes, and Lavinia withTitus like a Cooke, placing the meat on the Table, and Lauinia with

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Glossary

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deep-drawingdisplacing great depth of water, heavily-laden
fixtureway of placing, setting down
reposalreposing, placing, desposit
settingputting, placing, sitting
tick-tacktype of backgammon in which scoring is by placing pegs in holes
yea and no, byby yes and no [emphatic assertion, replacing a real oath]

Thesaurus

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depth of water, displacingdeep-drawing
placingsetting
placingreposal
placing, way of fixture
water, displacing great depth ofdeep-drawing
way of placingfixture

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PLACEBASICplacing n

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