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Search phrase: three-pile

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Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.407Three-piled hyperboles, spruce affection,Three-pil'd Hyperboles, spruce affection;
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.32velvet. Thou'rt a three-piled piece, I warrant thee. Iveluet; thou'rt a three pild-peece I warrant thee: I
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.9here one Master Caper, at the suit of Master Threepileheere one Mr Caper, at the suite of Master Three-Pile
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.14three-pile; but now I am out of service.three pile, but now I am out of seruice.

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Glossary

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three-pilecostly velvet [with a pile formed from three threads]
three-piledtriple-thickness, three-threaded [i.e. very expensive or ornate]

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PILEVALUEthree-pile n, three-piled adj
THREEAPPEARANCEthree-pile n, three-piled adj

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