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Search phrase: usage

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CymbelineCym IV.i.20angry for my so rough usage: but my mother, havingangry for my so rough vsage: but my Mother hauing
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.i.69By unkind usage, dangerous countenance,By vnkinde vsage, dangerous countenance,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.58Yet, if this servile usage once offend,Yet if this seruile vsage once offend,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.v.6He hath good usage and great liberty,He hath good vsage, and great liberty,
King JohnKJ V.i.18Upon your stubborn usage of the Pope;Vpon your stubborne vsage of the Pope:
King LearKL II.iv.25Thou mightst deserve or they impose this usage,Thou might'st deserue, or they impose this vsage,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.269Princely shall be thy usage every way.Princely shall be thy vsage euery way.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.118Pleads your fair usage, and to DiomedPleades your faire visage, and to Diomed
Twelfth NightTN I.v.169usage.vsage.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.306Now usage like to princes and to friends.Now usage like to Princes, and to Friends:
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.116But this most cruel usage of your queen – But this most cruell vsage of your Queene
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.152Exposed this paragon to th' fearful usage,Expos'd this Paragon to th' fearefull vsage

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Glossary

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chirrah[unclear usage; perhaps attempting a greeting in Greek] sirrah
CorydonA traditional name for a lovesick shepherd, a usage that can be traced back to Vergil
courtesy, cur'sy, curtsyusage, custom, convention
equivocationambiguous usage, double-meaning
forseal[unclear usage] seal up close, forestall, prevent
fury-innocent[unclear usage] anyone in a calm state of mind; anyone passion-free
Gaul[unclear usage by the Host] someone from Wales; usually at the time, someone from France
institutioncustom, usage, practice
learnteach, instruct [not a regional dialect usage as in modern English]
mannerfashion, usage, custom
ordinanceusage, practice, course
seal[unclear usage] seal up close, forestall, prevent
swear[unclear usage] swear in opposition to, disavow, deny
usagetreatment, handling, conduct
veal[unclear usage] Dutch pronunciation of ‘well’; or: version of Dutch ‘viel’ = plenty
weed[debated usage] weed out, root out

Thesaurus

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ambiguous usageequivocation
usagecourtesy, cur'sy, curtsy
usageinstitution
usagemanner
usageordinance

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle...ng other examples of a- particle usage include item location i...
An...se not an horse there is a contemporary usage trend where some people use an before h-...
Functional shift...e no further *first since an isolated usage in the early middle ages word* ...
...it with thee *first since an isolated usage in the early middle ages places w...
Past tenses...ey continue to do illustrated by modern usage variation between sweat and sweated) an...
Plants...food (lettuce potato etc) distinctive usage here is covered under individual entries...
Plurals...dint of sword’ (e3 v i 52) where modern usage whould use others shakespearean ...
Responses...and nay becoming restricted to emphatic usage (they eventually leaving the standard l...
Sounds...ot a little discussion about their exact usage as a consequence and are still open to...
Verb forms...lause beginning with if] also a dialect usage h5 v ii 201 if ever thou beest mine ...
What and what...hough not in the -e’er form) syntactic usage occasionally varies as in ‘as if that w...
Who and who...tion also seen in whosoe’er grammatical usage of who shows two other points of differe...
Britain [outside London]... gaul mw iii i 89 [unclear usage by the host] someone from wales usually...
French... most french usage appears in henry v but items also occas...
Scottish...ttish pronunciation english word first usage in h5 iii ii bath both h5 iii ii ...
...ttish pronunciation english word first usage in h5 iii ii chrish christ h5 iii...
Welsh...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw pabylon babylon ...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw digt digged h...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw aggriefed aggrie...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw ass as h5 v i...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw cheshu jesu h...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw hibocrates hippo...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw tiddle-taddle ti...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw cogscomb coxcomb...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw vagram fragrant ...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw pinse pinch m...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw voutsafe vouchsa...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw sall shall h5...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw verefore wherefo...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw &rsquo oman woma...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw louse luce mw...
...h pronunciation english word first usage in h5 or mw chollors cholers...
Abbreviations...o it in other words the shakespearian usage is ‘adjunct to’ but modern...
...is ‘adjunct to’ but modern usage requires attendant upon rather than atte...
...o [in panels] unclear meaning or usage = equivalent term or meaning ...

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USAGEBASICsee USE

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