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Search phrase: beak

Plays

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CymbelineCym V.iv.118Prunes the immortal wing, and cloys his beak,Prunes the immortall wing, and cloyes his Beake,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.193Although the kite soar with unbloodied beak?Although the Kyte soare with vnbloudied Beake?
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.123Wounding her bosom with her crooked beak,Wounding her bosome with her crooked beak,
The TempestTem I.ii.196I boarded the King's ship. Now on the beak,I boorded the Kings ship: now on the Beake,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.508 Whose crooked beak threats, if he mount he dies: Whose crooked beake threats, if he mount he dies.
Venus and AdonisVen.56 Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh and bone, Tires with her beake on feathers, flesh, and bone,

Glossary

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beakbow, prow, front
nebmouth, beak
prune[of birds] trim feathers with the beak, preen

Thesaurus

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beakneb
feathers with the beak, trimprune
trim feathers with the beakprune

Themes and Topics

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Ships...gy term example gloss beak tem i ii 196 prow boresprit bows...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BEAKBASICbeak n

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