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Search phrase: cloy

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC II.i.25Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite,Sharpen with cloylesse sawce his Appetite,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.241Her infinite variety. Other women cloyHer infinite variety: other women cloy
CymbelineCym I.vii.47.2The cloyed will – The Cloyed will:
CymbelineCym IV.iv.19And ears so cloyed importantly as now,And eares so cloyd importantly as now,
CymbelineCym V.iv.118Prunes the immortal wing, and cloys his beak,Prunes the immortall wing, and cloyes his Beake,
Henry IV Part 22H4 epilogue.26much cloyed with fat meat, our humble author willmuch cloid with Fat Meate, our humble Author will
Henry VH5 II.ii.9Whom he hath dulled and cloyed with gracious favours – Whom he hath dull'd and cloy'd with gracious fauours;
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.105As princes do their courts when they are cloyedAs Princes doe their Courts, when they are cloy'd
MacbethMac III.ii.41His cloistered flight, ere to black Hecat's summonsHis Cloyster'd flight, ere to black Heccats summons
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.176This day my sister should the cloister enter,This day, my sister should the Cloyster enter,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.296Or cloy the hungry edge of appetiteOr cloy the hungry edge of appetite,
Richard IIR2 V.i.23And cloister thee in some religious house.And Cloyster thee in some Religious House:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.62And now I cloy me with beholding it.And now I cloy me with beholding it.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.319Whom their o'ercloyed country vomits forthWhom their o're-cloyed Country vomits forth
Titus AndronicusTit III.ii.55Mine eyes are cloyed with view of tyranny.Mine eyes cloi'd with view of Tirranie:
Twelfth NightTN I.i.29But like a cloistress she will veiled walk,But like a Cloystresse she will vailed walke,
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.98That suffer surfeit, cloyment, and revolt.That suffer surfet, cloyment, and reuolt,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.iii.2Wherewith my brother held you in the cloister?Wherewith my brother held you in the Cloyster?

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.98 That cloyed with much he pineth still for more. That cloy'd with much, he pineth still for more.
SonnetsSonn.118.5 Even so, being full of your ne'er-cloying sweetness, Euen so being full of your nere cloying sweetnesse,
Venus and AdonisVen.19 ‘ And yet not cloy thy lips with loathed satiety, And yet not cloy thy lips with loth'd sacietie,

Glossary

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cloysatiate, gorge, satisfy
cloyscratch with claws
cloyedbored, overfilled, sated
cloyedclogged, crammed, stuffed
cloylessnever satiating, not glutting
cloymentexcessive gratification, gorging, satiety
overcloyedoverfilled, satiated, stuffed to bursting

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CLOYBASICcloy v, cloyed adj, cloyment n
CLOYINTENSITYovercloyed adj
CLOYNOTcloyless adj, never-cloying adj
NEVERSTATEne'er-cloying adj
OVERCLOYEDBASICsee CLOY

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