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Search phrase: deer

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 41 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.54jowl horns together like any deer i'th' herd.ioule horns together like any Deare i'th Herd.
As You Like ItAYL II.i.47‘ Poor deer,’ quoth he, ‘ thou makest a testamentPoore Deere quoth he, thou mak'st a testament
As You Like ItAYL II.i.66.1Upon the sobbing deer.Vpon the sobbing Deere.
As You Like ItAYL III.iii.52no, the noblest deer hath them as huge as the rascal.no, the noblest Deere hath them as huge as the Rascall:
As You Like ItAYL IV.ii.1Which is he that killed the deer?Which is he that killed the Deare?
As You Like ItAYL IV.ii.10What shall he have that killed the deer?What shall he haue that kild the Deare?
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.100But, too unruly deer, he breaks the paleBut, too vnruly Deere, he breakes the pale, 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.i.21I hold your dainties cheap, sir, and your welcome dear.I hold your dainties cheap sir, & your welcom deer
CymbelineCym II.iii.69Their deer to th' stand o'th' stealer: and 'tis goldTheir Deere to'th'stand o'th'Stealer: and 'tis Gold
CymbelineCym III.iv.111.1Th' elected deer before thee?Th'elected Deere before thee?
HamletHam III.ii.280Why, let the strucken deer go weep,Why let the strucken Deere go weepe,
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.106Death hath not struck so fat a deer today,Death hath not strucke so fat a Deere to day,
Henry VH5 I.ii.286Shall this his mock mock out of their dear husbands;Shall this his Mocke, mocke out of their deer husbands;
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.46A little herd of England's timorous deer,A little Heard of Englands timorous Deere,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.48If we be English deer, be then in blood;If we be English Deere, be then in blood,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.54And they shall find dear deer of us, my friends.And they shall finde deere Deere of vs my Friends.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.15For I myself must hunt this deer to death.For I my selfe must hunt this Deere to death.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.2For through this laund anon the deer will come,For through this Laund anon the Deere will come,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.4Culling the principal of all the deer.Culling the principall of all the Deere.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.22Ay, here's a deer whose skin's a keeper's fee:I, heere's a Deere, whose skin's a Keepers Fee:
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.v.17Stand you thus close to steal the Bishop's deer?Stand you thus close to steale the Bishops Deere?
Julius CaesarJC III.i.209How like a deer, strucken by many princes,How like a Deere, stroken by many Princes,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.52With lusty and dear hazard of their lives.With lusty & deer hazzard of their liues;
King LearKL III.iv.132But mice and rats and such small deerBut Mice, and Rats, and such small Deare,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.115.2And who is your deer?And who is your Deare?
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.3The deer was, as you know, in sanguis,The Deare was (as you know) sanguis in
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.19 – to insert again my haud credo for a deer.to insert againe my haud credo for a Deare.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.20I said the deer was not an awd grey doe, 'twas aI said the Deare was not a haud credo, 'twas a
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.51epitaph on the death of the deer? And, to humour theEpytaph on the death of the Deare, and to humour the
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.52ignorant, call I the deer the Princess killed a pricket.ignorant call'd the Deare, the Princesse kill'd a Pricket.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.1The King he is hunting the deer;The King he is hunting the Deare,
MacbethMac IV.iii.206Were on the quarry of these murdered deerWere on the Quarry of these murther'd Deere
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.106deer, and broke open my lodge.deere, and broke open my Lodge.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.16Sir John! Art thou there, my deer, mySir Iohn? Art thou there (my Deere?) / My
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.17male deer?male-Deere?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.118I will always count you my deer.I will alwayes count you my Deere.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.230When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.When night-dogges run, all sorts of Deere are chac'd.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.56'Tis thought your deer does hold you at a bay.'Tis thought your Deere does hold you at a baie.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.89Seeking to hide herself, as doth the deerSeeking to hide herselfe as doth the Deare
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.98Welcome, dear Proteus! Mistress, I beseech youWelcome, deer Protheus: Mistris, I beseech you
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.118The mort o'th' deer – O, that is entertainmentThe Mort o'th' Deere: oh, that is entertainment

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.18.2 And stalled the deer that thou shouldst strike, And stalde the deare that thou shouldst strike,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1149 As the poor frighted deer that stands at gaze, As the poore frighted Deare that stands at gaze,
Venus and AdonisVen.231 I'll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer; Ile be a parke, and thou shalt be my deare:
Venus and AdonisVen.239 Then be my deer, since I am such a park; Then be my deare, since I am such a parke,
Venus and AdonisVen.689 And sometime sorteth with a herd of deer. And sometime sorteth with a heard of deare,

Glossary

 12 result(s).
deeranimal, beast
dowsettesticles of a deer [considered a culinary delicacy]
gaze[of a deer] in an expectant stance, with intent look
hartmale deer
head[of deer] with antlers first developed
hindfemale deer
muddy[of a young deer] sluggish, lazy
musk-catmusk-deer [from which musk is obtained]; sweetly scented creature
prickettwo-year-old buck deer
rascalyoung or inferior deer in a herd; one of the common herd
scutshort tail [as of a deer]
season[of male deer] in the rutting season, on heat

Thesaurus

 16 result(s).
deer, femalehind
deer, four-year-old bucksore
deer, malehart
deer, testicles of a dowset
deer, three-year-old bucksorel
deer, two-year-old buck pricket
deer, young rascal
expectant stance, in an [of a deer]gaze
female deerhind
herd, young deer in a rascal
intent look, with [of a deer]gaze
musk-deermusk-cat
tail, short [as of a deer]scut
testicles of a deerdowset
two-year-old buck deerpricket
young deer in a herdrascal

Themes and Topics

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Past tenses... struck ce i ii 45 strucken deer stricken ham iii ii 280 s...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DEERBASICdeer n

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