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Search phrase: posture

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.221.1I'th' posture of a whore.I'th'posture of a Whore.
CoriolanusCor II.i.213.1And gave him graceful posture.And gaue him gracefull posture.
CoriolanusCor IV.i.36More than a wild exposture to each chanceMore then a wilde exposture, to each chance
CymbelineCym III.iii.94Strains his young nerves, and puts himself in postureStraines his yong Nerues, and puts himselfe in posture
CymbelineCym V.v.165Postures, beyond brief Nature. For condition,Postures, beyond breefe Nature. For Condition,
Henry VH5 III.vii.12horse with any that treads but on four pasterns. Ca, ha!Horse with any that treades but on foure postures: ch'ha:
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.118His eye against the moon. In most strange posturesHis eye against the Moone: in most strange Postures
Julius CaesarJC V.i.33The posture of your blows are yet unknown;The posture of your blowes are yet vnknowne;
PericlesPer V.i.179You think me an impostor. No, good faith!you thinke mee an imposture, no good fayth:
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.443That feeds and breeds by a composture stolenThat feeds and breeds by a composture stolne
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.24.2Her natural posture!Her naturall Posture.

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Glossary

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bendmovement, bending motion, posture
composturecompost, manure
empiricuticquackery, imposture; quackish, fraudulent
expostureexposure, laying open
guard[fencing] defensive position, posture of defence
hoopcircular shape, bent posture
impostureimpostor, fraud
posturebearing, demeanour, presence
postureposition, condition, nature
shapefigure, posture, attitude
stationstance, bearing, posture
ward[fencing] defensive posture, parrying movement

Thesaurus

 9 result(s).
bent posturehoop
defensive posture [in fencing]guard
defensive posture [in fencing]ward
impostureempiricutic
posturebend
postureshape
posturestation
posture of defence [in fencing]guard
posture, benthoop

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COMPOSTBASICcomposture n
EXPOSEBASICexposture n
POSTUREBASICposture n

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