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Search phrase: fan

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.125The air of paradise did fan the houseThe ayre of Paradise did fan the house,
Antony and CleopatraAC I.i.9And is become the bellows and the fanAnd is become the Bellowes and the Fan
CoriolanusCor III.iii.127Fan you into despair! Have the power stillFan you into dispaire: Haue the power still
CymbelineCym I.vii.177Made me to fan you thus, but the gods made you – Made me to fan you thus, but the Gods made you
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iii.24rascal I could brain him with his lady's fan. Is there notRascall, I could braine him with his Ladies Fan. Is there not
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.136.1The Queen lets fall her fan
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.136Give me my fan. What, minion, can ye not?Giue me my Fanne: what, Mynion, can ye not?
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.146To see him walk before a lady, and to bear her fan!To see him walke before a Lady, and to beare her Fan.
MacbethMac I.ii.52And fan our people cold.And fanne our people cold.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.12lost the handle of her fan, I took't upon mine honour thoulost the handle of her Fan, I took't vpon mine honour thou
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.168To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes.To fan the Moone-beames from his sleeping eies.
OthelloOth IV.ii.8To fetch her fan, her gloves, her mask, nor nothing?To fetch her Fan, her Gloues, her Mask, nor no thing?
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.103My fan, Peter.My Fan Peter?
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.27Distinction, with a broad and powerful fan,Distinction with a lowd and powrefull fan,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.41Even in the fan and wind of your fair sword,Euen in the fanne and winde of your faire Sword:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK prologue.18And make him cry from under ground, ‘ O, fanAnd make him cry from under ground, O fan

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.52 To fan and blow them dry again she seeks. To fan, and blow them drie againe she seekes.

Glossary

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fanwinnow, blow upon [to separate good from bad]

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FANBASICfan n, fan v, fanned adj
FANSTATEwind-fanned adj

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