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Search phrase: falcon

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL III.iii.73curb, and the falcon her bells, so man hath his desires;curb, and the Falcon her bels, so man hath his desires,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.5But what a point, my lord, your falcon made,But what a point, my Lord, your Faulcon made,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.59And dare a falcon when she's in her flight,And dare a Falcon when shees in her flight,
MacbethMac II.iv.12A falcon towering in her pride of placeA Faulcon towring in her pride of place,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.95As falcon doth the fowl, is yet a devil.As Falcon doth the Fowle, is yet a diuell:
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.176My falcon now is sharp and passing empty,My Faulcon now is sharpe, and passing emptie,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.51you: the falcon as the tercel, for all the ducks i'th' riveryou. The Faulcon, as the Tercell, for all the Ducks ith Riuer:
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.15When my good falcon made her flight acrossWhen my good Falcon, made her flight acrosse

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.506 Which like a falcon towering in the skies Which like a Faulcon towring in the skies,
Venus and AdonisVen.1027 As falcon to the lure, away she flies; As Faulcons to the lure, away she flies,

Glossary

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tassel-gentlemale peregrine falcon

Thesaurus

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falcon, male peregrinetassel-gentle
feathers, insert [into a falcon's wing]imp
repair [a falcon's wing]imp

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FALCONBASICfalcon n
FALCONPEOPLEfalconer n

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