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Search phrase: fold

Plays

 21 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor III.iii.68The fires i'th' lowest hell fold in the people!The fires i'th' lowest hell. Fould in the people:
CymbelineCym II.ii.4Fold down the leaf where I have left: to bed.Fold downe the leafe where I haue left: to bed.
Henry VH5 V.i.19To have me fold up Parca's fatal web?to haue me fold vp Parcas fatall Web?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.253To make the fox surveyor of the fold?To make the Fox surueyor of the Fold?
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.52As brings a thousandfold more care to keepAs brings a thousand fold more care to keepe,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.46O yes, it doth; a thousandfold it doth.Oh yes, it doth; a thousand fold it doth.
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.8To leave a thousandfold more bitter thanTo leaue, a thousand fold more bitter, then
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.11Than by the enemy a thousandfold.Then by the ennimie a thousand fold.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.72He straight will fold his bloody colours up,He straight will fold his bloody collours vp,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.228I wish were now redoubled twentyfold,I wish were now redoubled twentie fold,
MacbethMac V.i.6upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it,vp-pon her, vnlocke her Closset, take foorth paper, folde it,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.96The fold stands empty in the drowned field,The fold stands empty in the drowned field,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.54We will descend and fold him in our arms.We will descend, and fold him in our armes.
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.43Approach the fold and cull th' infected forth,Approach the Fold, and cull th'infected forth,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.266And wonder greatly that man's face can foldAnd wonder greatly that mans face can fold,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.115Here, Marcus, fold it in the oration;Heere Marcus, fold it in the Oration,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.284But more in Troilus thousandfold I seeBut more in Troylus thousand fold I see,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.223Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold,Shall from your necke vnloose his amorous fould,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.108From a pound to a pin? Fold it over and over,From a pound to a pin? fold it ouer and ouer,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.ii.128Thus will I fold them one upon another.Thus will I fold them, one vpon another;
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iv.36But forty-thousandfold we had rather have 'emBut forty thousand fold, we had rather have 'em

Poems

 5 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.679 Entombs her outcry in her lips' sweet fold. Intombes her outcrie in her lips sweet fold.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1073 Nor fold my fault in cleanly-coined excuses; Nor fold my fault in cleanly coin'd excuses,
Venus and AdonisVen.532 The sheep are gone to fold, birds to their nest; The sheepe are gone to fold, birds to their nest,
Venus and AdonisVen.554 With blindfold fury she begins to forage; With blind fold furie she begins to forrage,
Venus and AdonisVen.822 Fold in the object that did feed her sight. Fold in the obiect that did feed her sight.

Glossary

 7 result(s).
bifold, by-foldtwofold, double
by-foldtwofold, double
foldenfold, envelop, encompass
foldhide, swathe, wrap up
pleatfold, hanging, covering
unfoldingrising, morning [telling the shepherd that it is time to release his sheep from the fold]
wreathefold, intertwine

Thesaurus

 2 result(s).
foldwreathe
foldpleat

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... 19 dost thou thirst / to have me fold up parca&rsquo s fatal web originall...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...e edward of king john] he straight will fold his bloody colours up 1h6 iv iv 40 [som...

Words Families

 16 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BIFOLDBASICsee FOLD
ENFOLDBASICsee FOLD
FOLDBASICfold n, fold v, folded adj
FOLDACTIONenfold v, enfolding n, infold v
FOLDOBJECTblindfold adj
FOLDPLACEpinfold n
FOLDNOTunfold v, unfolded adj, unfolding adj, unfolding n
INFOLDBASICsee FOLD
UNFOLDBASICsee FOLD

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