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Search phrase: leaf

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xii.9As is the morn-dew on the myrtle leafAs is the Morne-dew on the Mertle leafe
CymbelineCym II.ii.4Fold down the leaf where I have left: to bed.Fold downe the leafe where I haue left: to bed.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.223The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander,The leafe of Eglantine, whom not to slander,
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.105aspen leaf. I cannot abide swaggerers.Aspen Leafe: I cannot abide Swaggerers.
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.271Let me see, let me see; is not the leaf turned downLet me see, let me see; is not the Leafe turn'd downe
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.8Writ o' both sides the leaf, margin and all,Writ on both sides the leafe, margent and all,
MacbethMac I.iii.152The leaf to read them. Let us toward the King.the Leafe, / To reade them. Let vs toward the King:
MacbethMac V.iii.23Is fallen into the sere, the yellow leaf;Is falne into the Seare, the yellow Leafe,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.220block! An oak but with one green leaf on it would haveblock: an oake but with one greene leafe on it, would haue
Richard IIR2 III.iv.49Hath now himself met with the fall of leaf.Hath now himselfe met with the Fall of Leafe.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.ii.51Your plantain leaf is excellent for that.Your Plantan leafe is excellent for that.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.118Are not within the leaf of pity writ,Are not within the Leafe of pitty writ,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.101And come, I will go get a leaf of brass,And come, I will goe get a leafe of brasse,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Venus and AdonisVen.416 Who plucks the bud before one leaf put forth? Who plucks the bud before one leafe put forth?
Venus and AdonisVen.1055 No flower was nigh, no grass, herb, leaf or weed, No floure was nigh, no grasse, hearb, leaf, or weed,

Glossary

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bayleaf of the bay-tree [used as a herb; symbol of triumph]
hornbook[teaching device] leaf of paper, protected by a piece of thin horn, showing the letters of the alphabet and other information
leafpetal
palmpalm leaf as a symbol of victory
title-leaftitle-page of a book

Thesaurus

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bay-tree leafbay
leafboughs
leaf of paper showing the alphabethornbook
leaf of the bay-treebay
palm leaf as a symbol of victorypalm

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LEAFBASICleaf n, leafy adj, leavy adj
LEAFBOOKtitle-leaf n
LEAFTYPEwood-leaf n

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