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Search phrase: buff

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.ii.36A wolf, nay, worse, a fellow all in buff; A Wolfe, nay worse, a fellow all in buffe:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.ii.45But he's in a suit of buff which 'rested him, that can I tell. but is in a suite of buffe which rested him, that can I tell,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.42castle. And is not a buff jerkin a most sweet robe ofCastle: and is not a Buffe Ierkin a most sweet robe of
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.46with a buff jerkin?with a Buffe-Ierkin?

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Glossary

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buffclose-fitting jacket made of buff worn by constables and soldiers
buff[of a uniform] stout ox-hide leather
hoodmanblind man [a call in Blind Man's Buff]
hoodman-blindblind-man's buff

Thesaurus

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blind-man's buffhoodman-blind
close-fitting jacket made of buffbuff

Themes and Topics

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Elision...t ce iv ii 45 [he] is in a suit of buff which ’rested him attend r2 ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BUFFBASICbuff adj, buff n

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