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Search phrase: blade

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.6Natural rebellion done i'th' blade of youth,Naturall rebellion, done i'th blade of youth,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iii.50And this thy son's blood cleaving to my bladeAnd this thy Sonnes blood cleauing to my Blade,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.110Is far more thorny-pricking than this blade;Is farre more thornie pricking than this blade.
MacbethMac II.i.46And, on thy blade and dudgeon, gouts of blood,And on thy Blade, and Dudgeon, Gouts of Blood,
MacbethMac V.vi.50Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests,Let fall thy blade on vulnerable Crests,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.145Whereat with blade – with bloody, blameful bladeWhereat, with blade, with bloody blamefull blade,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.336Come blade, my breast imbrue.Come blade, my brest imbrue:
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.209Didst break that vow, and with thy treacherous bladeDid'st breake that Vow, and with thy treacherous blade,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.78And flourishes his blade in spite of me.And flourishes his Blade in spight of me.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.30good blade! a very tall man! a very good whore!’ Why, isgood blade, a very tall man, a very good whore. Why is
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.6A bell than blade. I will stay here.A Bell, then blade: I will stay here,

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.505 This said, he shakes aloft his Roman blade, This said, hee shakes aloft his Romaine blade,

Glossary

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backsworda basket-hilted sword with a single-edged blade and a thin back; later, a sword-like stick with a basketwork hilt, used in fencing practice
bladegreenness, immaturity, early days
coulterblade fixed in front of a ploughshare
glaivelong-handled blade, spear
halberdlong-handled weapon ending in a combination of axe-blade and spearhead
long swordheavy two-handed sword with a long cutting blade
sparkyoung blade, man about town, dude

Thesaurus

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blade of a ploughsharecoulter
blade, long-handledglaive
ploughshare, blade of acoulter
sword with a long cutting bladelong sword
young bladespark

Themes and Topics

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Weapons... basket-hilted sword with a single-edged blade and a thin back later a sword-like sti...
...avy two-handed sword with a long cutting blade pilcher tn iii i 33 scabb...
...h6 ii iv 17 handle ending in a hooked blade [of varying design] charging-st...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BLADEBASICblade n, bladed adj
BLADEPART OF BODYshoulder-blade n

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