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Search phrase: silk

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL III.v.46'Tis not your inky brows, your black silk hair,'Tis not your inkie browes, your blacke silke haire,
CoriolanusCor I.ix.45Soft as the parasite's silk, let him be madesoft, as the Parasites Silke, / Let him be made
CoriolanusCor V.vi.96A twist of rotten silk, never admittingA twist of rotten Silke, neuer admitting
CymbelineCym II.iv.69With tapestry of silk and silver, the storyWith Tapistry of Silke, and Siluer, the Story
CymbelineCym III.iii.24Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk:Prouder, then rustling in vnpayd-for Silke:
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.199but in new silk and old sack.but in new Silke, and old Sacke.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.15silk stockings thou hast – viz. these, and those that wereSilk stockings yu hast? (Viz. these, and those that were
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.68Their streaming ensigns wrought of coloured silk,Their streaming Ensignes wrought of coulloured silke,
King LearKL III.iv.101worm no silk, the beast no hide, the sheep no wool, theWorme no Silke; the Beast, no Hide; the Sheepe, no Wooll; the
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.146Why then, three-farthing worth of silk.O, Why then three farthings worth of Silke.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.66silk and gold, and in such alligant terms, and in suchsilke and golde, and in such alligant termes, and in such
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.iv.71That silk will I go buy. (Aside) And in that timeThat silke will I go buy, and in that time
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.333With shears his thread of silk.With sheeres, his thred of silke.
OthelloOth III.iv.73The worms were hallowed that did breed the silk,The Wormes were hallowed, that did breede the Silke,
PericlesPer Chorus.IV.21Be't when she weaved the sleded silkBeet when they weaude the sleded silke,
PericlesPer Chorus.V.8Her inkle, silk, twin with the rubied cherry:Her Inckle, Silke Twine, with the rubied Cherrie,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.23your bosom. The very butcher of a silk button. A duellist,your bosom: the very butcher of a silk button, a Dualist,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.207Thy flatterers yet wear silk, drink wine, lie soft,Thy Flatterers yet weare Silke, drinke Wine, lye soft,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.181.1Canst not thou work such flowers in silk, wench?Canst not thou work: such flowers in silke wench?
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.316Any silk, any thread,Any Silke, any Thred,

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.48 With sleided silk, feat and affectedly With sleided silke, feate and affectedly

Glossary

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sarcenet, sarsenetof thin silk, light, flimsy
sleave[of silk] strands, threads, skein
sleave-silksilk thread for embroidery
snipped-taffeta, snipt-taffetaglossy silk fabric with irregular cuts, slashed-silk
tawdry-lacesilk necktie, coloured neckerchief
worstedmade of woollen fabric [inferior to silk]

Thesaurus

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cuts, silk fabric with irregularsnipped-taffeta, snipt-taffeta
embroidery, silk thread for sleave-silk
fabric with irregular cuts, glossy silksnipped-taffeta, snipt-taffeta
necktie, silktawdry-lace
silk fabric with irregular cutssnipped-taffeta, snipt-taffeta
silk necktietawdry-lace
silk thread for embroiderysleave-silk
silk, of thinsarcenet, sarsenet
slashed-silksnipped-taffeta, snipt-taffeta
thread for embroidery, silk sleave-silk

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SILKBASICsilk n, silken adj
SILKANIMALsilkworm n
SILKCLOTHINGsilken-coated adj
SILKPEOPLEsilkman n
SILKTYPEsleave-silk n

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