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Search phrase: rag

Plays

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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
The Comedy of Errors	CE IV.iv.84	But surely, master, not a rag of money.	But surely Master not a ragge of Monie.
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 V.iii.36	ragamuffins where they are peppered. There's not three	rag of Muffins where they are pepper'd: there's not three
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW IV.ii.173	Out of my door, you witch, you rag, you baggage, you	Out of my doore, you Witch, you Ragge, you Baggage, you
Richard III	R3 I.iii.232	Thou rag of honour! Thou detested –	Thou Ragge of Honor, thou detested---
The Taming of the Shrew	TS IV.iii.110	Away, thou rag, thou quantity, thou remnant,	Away thou Ragge, thou quantitie, thou remnant,
Timon of Athens	Tim IV.iii.272	If thou wilt curse, thy father, that poor rag,	If thou wilt curse; thy Father (that poore ragge)

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Glossary

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clout	piece of cloth, rag; handkerchief
dishclout	dishcloth, rag
rag	smallest bit, scrap, farthing
rag	worthless wretch, good-for-nothing creature, beggar
tag-rag	raggedly dressed; riff-raff, rabble

Thesaurus

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rag	dishclout
rag	clout

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Words Families

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Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
RAG	BASIC	rag n, ragged adj, raggedness n
RAG	STATUS	dishonourable-ragged adj, ragamuffin n, tag-rag adj
RAGAMUFFIN	BASIC	see RAG

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