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Search phrase: curtail

Plays

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CymbelineCym II.i.12any standers-by to curtail his oaths. Ha?any standers by to curtall his oathes. Ha?
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.150Curtail and curb your sweetest liberty.Curtall and courb your swetest libertie.
Richard IIIR3 I.i.18I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion,I, that am curtail'd of this faire Proportion,

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.19 My curtal dog that wont to have played, My curtaile dogge that wont to haue plaid,

Glossary

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abridgementcurtailment, cutting off, shortening
clipcut short, abbreviate, curtail
curtailcut short, diminish
scantgive out sparingly, curtail, withhold [from]
shrinkbring low, diminish, curtail

Thesaurus

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curtailclip
curtailscant
curtailshrink
curtailmentabridgement

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CURTAILBASICcurtail v

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