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Search phrase: motley

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL II.vii.13A motley fool – a miserable world! – A motley Foole (a miserable world:)
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.17In good set terms, and yet a motley fool.In good set termes, and yet a motley foole.
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.29The motley fool thus moral on the time,The motley Foole, thus morall on the time,
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.43I am ambitious for a motley coat.I am ambitious for a motley coat.
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.58Invest me in my motley; give me leaveInuest me in my motley: Giue me leaue
As You Like ItAYL III.iii.71Will you be married, motley?Wil you be married, Motley?
Henry VIIIH8 prologue.16In a long motley coat guarded with yellow,In a long Motley Coate, garded with Yellow,
King LearKL I.iv.144The one in motley here,
Twelfth NightTN I.v.52motley in my brain. Good madonna, give me leave tomotley in my braine: good Madona, giue mee leaue to

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.110.2 And made myself a motley to the view, And made my selfe a motley to the view,

Glossary

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motleyin the distinctive [multicoloured] dress of a fool
motleydistinctive dress of a fool
motleyfool
motley-mindedmuddle-headed, foolish-minded
parti-coatedmotley, of many forms

Thesaurus

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motleyparti-coated
motley-mindedminded

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MOTLEYBASICmotley adj, motley n
MOTLEYMINDmotley-minded adj

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