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Search phrase: stool

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC II.vii.56.1Rise from thy stool.Rise from thy stoole.
CymbelineCym III.iii.89When on my three-foot stool I sit, and tellWhen on my three-foot stoole I sit, and tell
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.138Now fetch me a stool hither by and by.Now fetch me a Stoole hither by and by.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.140leap me over this stool and run away.leape me ouer this Stoole, and runne away.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.145stool.Stoole.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.150.2stool and runs away; and they follow and cry ‘ AStoole, and runnes away: and they follow, and cry, A
MacbethMac III.iv.67.1You look but on a stool.You looke but on a stoole.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.52Sometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me;Sometime for three-foot stoole, mistaketh me,
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.ii.2O, a stool and a cushion for the Sexton.O a stoole and a cushion for the Sexton.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.64To comb your noddle with a three-legged stool,To combe your noddle with a three-legg'd stoole,
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.66Each man to his stool, with that spur as he wouldEach man to his stoole, with that spurre as hee would
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.41Thou stool for a witch!Thou stoole for a Witch.

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Glossary

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close-stoolchamber-pot enclosed in a stool, privy
join-stoolwell-made stool
joint-stoolwell-made stool [by a joiner] [also used in phrases of ridicule]
stoolchamber-pot, commode
stool-balltype of bat-and-ball game, with a stool in place of a wicket

Thesaurus

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chamber-pot enclosed in a stoolclose-stool
stool contaning a chamber-potclose-stool
stool, well-made joint-stool
well-made stool joint-stool

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...e saddest tale / sometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me mv i i 1 [antonio to sale...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
STOOLBASICstool n
STOOLGAMEstool-ball n
STOOLPLANTtoadstool n
STOOLTYPEclose-stool n, footstool n, joint-stool n

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