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Search phrase: shoe

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.31Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry,Creeking my shooes on the plaine Masonry,
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.124That shall civil sayings show.that shall ciuill sayings shoe.
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.364unbanded, your sleeve unbuttoned, your shoe untied,vnbanded, your sleeue vnbutton'd, your shoo vnti'de,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.106Swart like my shoe, but her faceSwart like my shoo, but her face
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.108may go overshoes in the grime of it.may goe ouer-shooes in the grime of it.
CoriolanusCor I.i.194Below their cobbled shoes. They say there's grain enough!Below their cobled Shooes. They say ther's grain enough?
HamletHam I.ii.147A little month, or e'er those shoes were oldA little Month, or ere those shooes were old,
HamletHam II.ii.230.1Nor the soles of her shoe?Nor the Soales of her Shoo?
HamletHam III.ii.286roses on my razed shoes, get me a fellowship in a cry ofRoses on my rac'd Shooes, get me a Fellowship in a crie of
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.37pates do now wear nothing but high shoes and bunchespates doe now weare nothing but high shoes, and bunches
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.i.15Yes, sir. Here is now the smith's note for shoeingYes Sir. Heere is now the Smithes note, for Shooing,
Henry VH5 IV.i.47I kiss his dirty shoe, and from heart-stringI kisse his durtie shooe, and from heartstring
Henry VH5 IV.vii.138a villain and a Jack-sauce as ever his black shoe troda villaine and a Iacke sawce, as euer his blacke shoo trodd
Henry VH5 IV.viii.69you to mend your shoes. Come, wherefore should youyou to mend your shooes: come, wherefore should you
Henry VH5 IV.viii.70be so pashful? – your shoes is not so good; 'tis a goodbe so pashfull, your shooes is not so good: 'tis a good
Julius CaesarJC I.i.23but withal I am, indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes:but withal I am indeed Sir, a Surgeon to old shooes:
Julius CaesarJC I.i.29Truly, sir, to wear out their shoes to get myselfTruly sir, to weare out their shooes, to get my selfe
King LearKL III.iv.91Let not the creaking of shoes nor the rustling of silksLet not the creaking of shooes, Nor the rustling of Silkes,
King LearKL IV.vi.185It were a delicate stratagem to shoeIt were a delicate stratagem to shoo
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.162where her shoe, which is baser, guided by her foot,where her shooe (which is baser) guided by her foote
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.275Look, here's thy love (showing his shoe); my foot and her face see.Looke, heer's thy loue, my foot and her face see.
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.16Master Shoe-tie the great traveller, and wild Half-canM Shootie the great Traueller, and wilde Halfe-Canne
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.ii.40his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I amhis owne good parts that he can shoo him himselfe: I am
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.110and cooled, glowing hot, in that surge, like a horse-shoe.and coold, glowing-hot, in that serge like a Horse-shoo;
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.48Being o'ershoes in blood, plunge in the deep,Being oreshooes in bloud, plunge in the deepe,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.327Felt so much cold as over shoes in snow?Felt so much cold, as ouer shooes in Snow:
Romeo and JulietRJ I.ii.39is written that the shoemaker should meddle with hisis written, that the Shoo-maker should meddle with his
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.14Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoesNot I beleeue me, you haue dancing shooes
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.28his new shoes with old riband? And yet thou wilt tutorhis new shooes with old Riband, and yet thou wilt Tutor
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.9backs, no more stockings than legs, nor no more shoesbackes: no more stockings then legges: nor no more shooes
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.10than feet – nay, sometimes more feet than shoes, or suchthen feet, nay sometime more feete then shooes, or such
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.11shoes as my toes look through the overleather.shooes as my toes looke through the ouer-leather.
The TempestTem III.ii.22How does thy honour? Let me lick thy shoe.How does thy honour? Let me licke thy shooe:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.52oblique memorial of cuckolds, a thrifty shoeing-hornoblique memoriall of Cuckolds, a thrifty shooing-horne
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.24For he was more than overshoes in love.For he was more then ouer-shooes in loue.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.i.75morning you could not see to wipe my shoes.morning / You could not see to wipe my shooes.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.14This shoe is my father. No, this left shoe is my father.This shooe is my father: no, this left shooe is my father;
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.15No, no, this left shoe is my mother. Nay, that cannot beno, no, this left shooe is my mother: nay, that cannot bee
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.17This shoe with the hole in it is my mother, and this mythis shooe with the hole in it, is my mother: and this my
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.24shoe speak a word for weeping. Now should I kiss myshooe speake a word for weeping: now should I kisse my
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.596glove, shoe-tie, bracelet, horn-ring, to keep my packGloue, Shooe-tye, Bracelet, Horne-Ring, to keepe my Pack

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Glossary

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broguepoor person's roughly made shoe
calkinraised edge of a horse-shoe [which prevents the horse slipping]
chopinetype of shoe with a high base
Hermes[pron: 'hermeez] messenger of the Greek gods, often shown wearing winged shoes; inventor of lyre and flute
lastwooden model of the foot, for shaping shoes
outout at heels, with worn shoes
overleatherleather in the upper part of a shoe
overshoesdeep enough to cover the shoes
overshoes(plural) shoe-deep, following a reckless course
shoeing-hornshoe-horn; person used as a tool, hanger-on
shoon[archaism] shoes
Sowter[shoemaker, cobbler] name of a stupid hound

Thesaurus

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deep enough to cover the shoesovershoes
foot, model for shaping shoeslast
horse-shoe, raised edge of acalkin
leather in the upper part of a shoeoverleather
raised edge of a horse-shoecalkin
shoechopine
shoe, leather in the upper part of aoverleather
shoe, roughly madebrogue
shoe-deepovershoes
shoe-hornshoeing-horn
shoes shoon
shoes, deep enough to coverovershoes
shoes, foot model for shapinglast
shoes, with wornout
worn shoes, without

Themes and Topics

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Archaisms...hath tofore been sain shoon shoes ham iv v 26 [ophelia singing] and h...
Gods and goddesses... greek gods often shown wearing winged shoes god of science and commerce inventor...
Abbreviations... r ray s so sh shoe t too th (voiceless)...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HORN [object]OBJECTshoeing-horn n
HORSEPARThorse-shoe n
MAKEPEOPLEshoemaker n
OVERSHOESBASICsee SHOE
SHOEBASICshoe n, shoe v, shoeing n, shoon n
SHOEDEPTHo'ershoes adj, overshoes adv
SHOEOBJECThorse-shoe n, shoeing-horn n, shoe-tie n
SHOEPEOPLEshoemaker n, Shoe-tie n
SHOONBASICsee SHOE

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