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Search phrase: snail

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As You Like ItAYL II.vii.147And shining morning face, creeping like snailAnd shining morning face, creeping like snaile
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.46sight; I had as lief be wooed of a snail.sight, I had as liefe be woo'd of a Snaile.
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.47Of a snail?Of a Snaile?
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.48Ay, of a snail: for though he comes slowly, heI, of a Snaile: for though he comes slowly, hee
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.203Dromio, thou Dromio, thou snail, thou slug, thou sot.Dromio, thou Dromio, thou snaile, thou slug, thou sot. 
King LearKL I.v.27Nor I neither. But I can tell why a snail has a house.Nor I neither; but I can tell why a Snaile ha's a house.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.23Worm nor snail, do no offence.Worme nor Snayle doe no offence.

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Venus and AdonisVen.1033 Or as the snail, whose tender horns being hit, Or as the snaile, whose tender hornes being hit,

Glossary

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snailysnail-like

Thesaurus

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snail-likesnaily

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SNAILBASICsnail n, snaily adj
SNAILSLOWsnail-paced adj, snail-slow adj

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