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Search phrase: farthing

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King JohnKJ I.i.143Lest men should say ‘ Look where three farthings goes!’Lest men should say, looke where three farthings goes,
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.135that's the Latin word for three farthings. Threethat's the Latine word for three-farthings: Three-
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.136farthings – remuneration. ‘ What's the price of this inkle?’farthings remuneration, What's the price of this yncle?
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.145Marry, sir, halfpenny farthing.Marrie sir, halfe pennie farthing.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.146Why then, three-farthing worth of silk.O, Why then three farthings worth of Silke.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.167remuneration – elevenpence farthing better. Most sweetremuneration, a leuenpence-farthing better: most sweete
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.60semicircled farthingale. I see what thou wert if Fortune,semi-circled Farthingale. I see what thou wert if Fortune
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.56With ruffs and cuffs and farthingales and things,With Ruffes and Cuffes, and Fardingales, and things:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.51What compass will you wear your farthingale?’What compasse will you weare your Farthingale?
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.36and make water against a gentlewoman's farthingale?and make water against a Gentlewomans farthingale?

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Glossary

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doit[small Dutch coin = half an English farthing] trivial sum, worthless amount, trifle
farthingalelong skirt extended at the back by a framework of hoops
ragsmallest bit, scrap, farthing
three farthingscoin valued at three-quarters of a penny

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farthingrag

Themes and Topics

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Clothing...the colour underneath farthingale tg ii vii 51 f lon...
Money...y consisting of two halfpennies or four farthings in shakespeare’s day coins of severa...
...iii ii 341 silver halfpenny three farthings lll iii i 135 coin of this value ...
...value equivalent english value half a farthing drachma cor i v 5 see here these ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FARTHINGBASICfarthing n, three-farthing adj
FARTHINGALEBASICfarthingale n
THREEMONEYthree-farthing adj

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