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Search phrase: agate-ring

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Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.68not-pated, agate-ring, puke-stocking, caddis-garter,Not-pated, Agat ring, Puke stocking, Caddice garter,

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Glossary

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agatedwarf, midget [as of a tiny figure carved in an agate-seal]
clangor, clangourclanging, ringing, reverberation
compasssurround, trap, ring in
crewgang, mob, ring
degreestep, stage, rung
empaleencircle, enclose, ring
enringform a ring round, encircle, surround
enwheelencircle, surround, ring
girdencircle, surround, ring
girdencircle, surround, ring
half-cheeked[horse-riding] with broken side-rings [cheeks]; or: halfway up the cheeks
hallowed vergemagic circle, charmed ring
impaleencircle, enclose, ring
joint ringfinger-ring made in two separable parts
knolltoll, ring, peal
loopmetal ring, pivot, prop
orbrounded mass, ring, crown
orbfairy ring, circle
passingringing to mark a death
posyshort piece of poetry [often inscribed inside a ring]
rigolcircle, ring
ringcircle surrounding the sovereign's head [on a coin]; ringing [of the voice]
ringtime for exchanging rings
ringencircle, surround, enclose
ringeye-socket
ringround, circuit, orbit
ring-carriergo-between, bawd
ringletfairy dance in a ring, circle dance
roundring, encircle, surround
roundcircle dance, ring
roundcirclet, ring, crown
roundrung
rushring made of rushes, reed ring
Sackersonfamous bear from the bear-baiting ring at Paris Garden, London
sacring[in the Mass] rung at the moment of consecration
signetseal [of authority], signet ring
soundresound, ring, echo
tangring out, utter resoundingly
thumb-ringsmall ring used for sealing documents
white[archery] white ring at the centre of a target

Thesaurus

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broken side-rings, with [in horse-riding]half-cheeked
charmed ringhallowed verge
death, ringing to mark apassing
fairy dance in a ringringlet
fairy ringorb
finger-ring made in two separable partsjoint ring
metal ringloop
reed ringrush
ringimpale
ringenwheel
ringorb
ringround
ringround
ringround
ringrigol
ringgird
ringgird
ring [sound]sound
ring [sound]knoll
ring for sealing documents, smallthumb-ring
ring incompass
ring made of rushesrush
ring outtang
ring, charmedhallowed verge
ring, fairyorb
ring, form aenring
ring, metalloop
ring, signetsignet
ring, two-part fingerjoint ring
ringing [sounds]clangor, clangour
ringing [voice]ring
ringing to mark a deathpassing
rings, time for exchanging ring
rungdegree
runground
rung at the consecration [in the Mass]sacring
rushes, ring made ofrush
sealing documents, small ring for thumb-ring
side-rings, with broken [in horse-riding]half-cheeked
signet ringsignet
target, white ring at the centre of a [in archery]white
time for exchanging ringsring
white ring at the centre of a target [in archery]white

Themes and Topics

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Body-armour
Money
Verb forms
Withal and withal
Contemporary figures, factual and fictitious
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