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Search phrase: recreant

Plays

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CoriolanusCor V.iii.114Must, as a foreign recreant be ledMust as a Forraine Recreant be led
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iii.92Puff i'thy teeth, most recreant coward base!puffe in thy teeth, most recreant Coward base.
King JohnKJ III.i.129And hang a calf's-skin on those recreant limbs.And hang a Calues skin on those recreant limbes.
King JohnKJ III.i.131And hang a calf's-skin on those recreant limbs.And hang a Calues-skin on those recreant limbs
King JohnKJ III.i.133And hang a calf's-skin on those recreant limbs.And hang a Calues-skin on those recreant limbs.
King JohnKJ III.i.199And hang a calf's-skin on his recreant limbs.And hang a Calues-skin on his recreant limbs.
King LearKL I.i.166.2Hear me, recreant,Heare me recreant, on thine allegeance heare me;
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.409And wilt not come? Come, recreant. Come, thou child,And wilt not come? Come recreant, come thou childe,
Richard IIR2 I.i.144A recreant and most degenerate traitor,A recreant, and most degenerate Traitor,
Richard IIR2 I.ii.53A caitiff recreant to my cousin Hereford!A Caytiffe recreant to my Cosine Herford:
Richard IIR2 I.iii.106On pain to be found false and recreant,On paine to be found false, and recreant,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.111On pain to be found false and recreant,On paine to be found false and recreant,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.287And may that soldier a mere recreant proveAnd may that Souldier a meere recreant proue,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.710 Feeble Desire, all recreant, poor, and meek, Feeble desire all recreant, poore and meeke,

Glossary

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recreantcoward, faint-hearted individual
recreantdeserter, renegade, villain
recreantcowardly, faint-hearted, craven
recreantheretic, unbeliever, apostate

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Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...lingbroke] on pain to be found false and recreant false (adj ) 2--8 (n ) (adv ) fare ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RECREANTBASICrecreant adj
RECREANTPEOPLErecreant n

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