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Search phrase: vial

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All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.61Make trivial price of serious things we have,Make triuiall price of serious things we haue,
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.63Where be the sacred vials thou shouldst fillWhere be the Sacred Violles thou should'st fill
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.21Our trivial difference loud, we do commitOur triuiall difference loud, we do commit
CoriolanusCor II.i.48trivial motion; one that converses more with the buttocktriuiall motion: One, that conuerses more with the Buttocke
CymbelineCym I.v.40slight and trivial a nature.slight and triuiall a nature.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.311The brawns of Hercules: but his Jovial face – The brawnes of Hercules: but his Iouiall face---
CymbelineCym V.iv.105Our Jovial star reigned at his birth, and inOur Iouiall Starre reign'd at his Birth, and in
HamletHam I.v.62With juice of cursed hebona in a vial,With iuyce of cursed Hebenon in a Violl,
HamletHam I.v.99I'll wipe away all trivial fond records,Ile wipe away all triuiall fond Records,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.241And yet we have but trivial argument,And yet we haue but triuiall argument,
King LearKL IV.vi.199Like a smug bridegroom. What! I will be jovial.Like a smugge Bridegroome. What? I will be Iouiall:
MacbethMac III.ii.28Be bright and jovial among your guests tonight.Be bright and Iouiall among your Guests to Night.
Richard IIR2 I.ii.12Were as seven vials of his sacred blood,Were as seuen violles of his Sacred blood,
Richard IIR2 I.ii.17One vial full of Edward's sacred blood,One Violl full of Edwards Sacred blood,
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.174But the respects thereof are nice and trivial,But the respects thereof are nice, and triuiall,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.93Take thou this vial, being then in bed,Take thou this Violl being then in bed,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.20Come, vial.Come Viall,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.v.5Sacred vials filled with tears,Sacred vials fill'd with teares,
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.122And from your sacred vials pour your gracesAnd from your sacred Viols poure your graces

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.6.3 Make sweet some vial; treasure thou some place Make sweet some viall; treasure thou some place,

Glossary

 25 result(s).
baldtrivial, foolish, witless
beer / ale, smalltrivialities, trifles, matters of little consequence
deniertenth of a penny [trivial sum, paltry amount]
doit[small Dutch coin = half an English farthing] trivial sum, worthless amount, trifle
eightpennytrivial, negligible, insignificant
frivoloussilly, paltry, trivial
histyfrothy, superficial, trivial
idletrifling, unimportant, trivial
importlesstrivial, unimportant, insignificant
jovialmajestic, like Jove [Jupiter]
kickshawtrifle, triviality, worthless distraction
nicetrivial, unimportant, slight
nothinginsignificance, unimportance, triviality
pintrifle, triviality, insignificant amount
pointtrifle, triviality, minor matter; punctuation mark
rantingboisterous, jovial, noisily convivial
sillytrifling, trivial, scanty
singlepoor, feeble, slight, trivial
slightnesstriviality, paltriness, trifling
strawtrivial matter, trifle
toytrinket, trifle, trivial ornament
triflemake trivial, render insignificant
trivialslight, poor, insubstantial
vialphial, small bottle, flask
yeastyfrothy, superficial, trivial

Thesaurus

 28 result(s).
convivial, noisilyranting
jovialranting
matter, trivialstraw
matter, trivialtoy
noisily convivialranting
ornament, trivialtoy
sum, trivialdoit
trivialbald
trivialeightpenny
trivialfrivolous
trivialhisty
trivialidle
trivialimportless
trivialnice
trivialsilly
trivialsingle
trivialyeasty
trivial matterstraw
trivial mattertoy
trivial ornamenttoy
trivial sumdoit
trivial, maketrifle
trivialitybeer / ale, small
trivialitykickshaw
trivialitynothing
trivialitypin
trivialitypoint
trivialityslightness

Themes and Topics

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Money...atter conventional expression for a trivial amount forty pence h8 ii iii 89 i...
Responses...le of my memory / i’ll wipe away all trivial fond records no ham i iv 62 but ...
Singing...ject-matter - nostalgic romantic convivial etc the word willow for example is ...

Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
JOVIALBASICsee JOY
JOYBASICjovial adj
TRIVIALBASICtrivial adj
VIALBASICvial n

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