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Search phrase: sheath

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.243sheath, you bow-case, you vile standing tuck!sheath you Bow-case, you vile standing tucke.
Henry VH5 IV.ii.21And sheathe for lack of sport. Let us but blow on them,And sheath for lack of sport. Let vs but blow on them,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.56sleep in thy sheath, I beseech God on my knees thousleepe in thy Sheath, I beseech Ioue on my knees thou
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.v.70Here sheathe thy sword; I'll pardon thee my death.Here sheath thy Sword, Ile pardon thee my death:
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.210To sheathe his knife in us. He is attached;To sheath his knife in vs: he is attach'd,
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.106.2Sheathe your dagger.Sheath your Dagger:
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.21Never to sheathe his sword or take a truce.Neuer to sheath his Sword, or take a truce.
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.238Sheathe up your swords, refresh your weary limbs,Sheath vp your swords, refresh your weary lims,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.80Not till I sheathe it in a murderer's skin.Not till I sheath it in a murtherers skin.
MacbethMac V.vi.30I sheathe again undeeded. There thou shouldst be:I sheath againe vndeeded. There thou should'st be,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.77Let him die. Sheathe thy impatience; throw coldLet him die: sheath thy impatience: throw cold
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.170This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.'Tis in thy sheath, there rust and let me die
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.88Here Goths have given me leave to sheathe my sword.Heere Gothes haue giuen me leaue to sheath my Sword:
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.207Patricians, draw your swords and sheathe them notPatricians draw your Swords, and sheath them not
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.41Go to, have your lath glued within your sheathGoe too: haue your Lath glued within your sheath,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.43In a soft sheath; mercy and manly courageIn a soft sheath; mercy, and manly courage

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Glossary

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chapemetal plate on the sheath of a weapon, especially one covering rhe dagger-point
chapelesswithout a sheath
dismount[fencing] draw, remove from the sheath
househousing, sheath, place of rest
sheathingbeing fitted with a sheath

Thesaurus

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metal plate on the sheath of a weaponchape
remove from the sheath [in fencing]dismount
sheathhouse
sheath, fitted with asheathing
sheath, remove from the [in fencing]dismount
sheath, without a chapeless

Themes and Topics

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Weapons

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MIS-SHEATHEBASICsee SHEATH
SHEATHBASICsheath n, sheathe v, sheathing n
SHEATHACTIONmis-sheathe v
SHEATHSTATEill-sheathed adj
SHEATHNOTunsheathe v, unsheathed adj
UNSHEATHEBASICsee SHEATH

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