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Search phrase: leather

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL IV.ii.11His leather skin and horns to wear.His Leather skin, and hornes to weare:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.85If I last in this service you must case me in leather.If I last in this seruice, you must case me in leather
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.23that went like a bass viol in a case of leather; the man,that went like a Base-Viole in a case of leather; the man 
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.166Put on two leathern jerkins and aprons, and waitPut on two Leather Ierkins, and Aprons, and waite
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.12The nobility think scorn to go in leather aprons.The Nobilitie thinke scorne to goe in Leather Aprons.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.24dog's leather of.Dogges Leather of.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.48His cold thin drink out of his leather bottle,His cold thinne drinke out of his Leather Bottle,
Julius CaesarJC I.i.7Where is thy leather apron, and thy rule?Where is thy Leather Apron, and thy Rule?
Julius CaesarJC I.i.25men as ever trod upon neat's leather have gone uponmen as euer trod vpon Neats Leather, haue gone vpon
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.56bit and a headstall of sheep's leather, which, beingBitte, & a headstall of sheepes leather, which being
The TempestTem II.ii.69for any emperor that ever trod on neat's leather.for any Emperour that euer trod on Neates-leather.
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.264opinion! A man may wear it on both sides, like a leatheropinion, a man may weare it on both sides like a leather

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Glossary

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baldric, baldrickleather shoulder belt, strap [for holding a bugle, sword, etc]
bombard, bumbardlarge leather wine jug
buff[of a uniform] stout ox-hide leather
bumbardlarge leather wine-jug
cheverelkid leather [noted for its pliancy]
crupperleather saddle-strap on a horse
gloverglove-maker, leather-worker
jackjacket, tunic, coat [usually of quilted leather]
jerkinmale upper garment, close-fitting jacket [often made of leather]
leather-coatrusset apple [with a rough skin]
leathernleather-like
leathern-jerkinwearing a leather jacket
overleatherleather in the upper part of a shoe

Thesaurus

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jacket, wearing a leatherleathern-jerkin
jug, large leather winebombard, bumbard
leather in the upper part of a shoeoverleather
leather jacket, wearing aleathern-jerkin
leather, kidcheverel
leather, stout ox-hide buff
leather-likeleathern
leather-workerglover
shoe, leather in the upper part of aoverleather
wearing a leather jacketleathern-jerkin
wine jug, large leatherbombard, bumbard

Themes and Topics

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Clothing...less jacket or tunic usually of quilted leather jerkin tg ii iv ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LEATHERBASICleather adj, leather n, leathern adj
LEATHERCLOTHINGleather-coat n, leathern-jerkin adj, overleather n
OVERLEATHERBASICsee LEATHER

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