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Search phrase: ensnare

Plays

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King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.22Will not beware how she's ensnared again?Will not beware how shees insnard againe:
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.84Once we are sure we have ensnared the son,Once we are sure we haue insnard the sonne,
OthelloOth II.i.165whisper. With as little a web as this will I ensnare aswhisper. With as little a web as this, will I ensnare as
OthelloOth V.ii.299Why he hath thus ensnared my soul and body?Why he hath thus ensnar'd my Soule and Body.
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.242Whose deadly web ensnareth thee about?Whose deadly Web ensnareth thee about?

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.485 Thy beauty hath ensnared thee to this night, Thy beauty hath ensnar'd thee to this night,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.584 Myself a weakling; do not then ensnare me: My selfe a weakling, do not then insnare me.

Glossary

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benetensnare, enmesh, catch in a net
gyvefetter, shackle, ensnare
limedtrapped, ensnared [as with birdlime]

Thesaurus

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ensnaregyve
ensnaredlimed

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ENSNAREBASICsee SNARE
SNAREINTENSITYensnare v

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