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Search phrase: girt

Plays

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Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.173I girt thee with the valiant sword of York.I gyrt thee with the valiant Sword of Yorke:
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.63And gird thee with the sword. Cousin of York,And girt thee with the Sword. Cosin of Yorke,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.200My body round engirt with misery;My Body round engyrt with miserie:
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.99That gold must round engirt these brows of mine,That Gold, must round engirt these browes of mine,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.viii.20Like to his island girt in with the ocean,Like to his Iland, gyrt in with the Ocean,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.129And now the tyrant hath begirt with siegeAnd now the tyrant hath beguirt with seege,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.119And there begirt that haven town with siege.And there begyrt that Hauen towne with seege:
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.90Pitying thy youth is so engirt with peril,Pittying thy youth is so ingirt with perill,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.58burst and new-repaired with knots; one girth six timesburst, and now repaired with knots: one girth sixe times
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.ii.81Whether my brows may not be girt with garlands,Whether my browes may not be girt with garlands?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.56The stony girths of cities; me thy pupil,The stony girthes of Citties: me thy puple,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.74When neither curb would crack, girth break, nor differing plungesWhen neither Curb would cracke, girth breake nor diffring plunges

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.221 This siege that hath engirt his marriage, This siege that hath ingirt his marriage,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1173 Grossly engirt with daring infamy. Groslie ingirt with daring infamie.
Venus and AdonisVen.266 And now his woven girths he breaks asunder; And now his wouen girthes he breaks asunder,
Venus and AdonisVen.364 So white a friend engirts so white a foe: So white a friend, ingirts so white a fo:

Glossary

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engirtsurrounded, encircled, hemmed-in
engirtencircle, enclose
girtinvest, equip, provide
girthcircumference, perimeter
girthsaddle-securing belt around the body of a horse

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ENGIRTBASICsee GIRD
GIRDBASICgirt v
GIRDACTIONengirt adj
GIRTBASICsee GIRD
GIRTHBASICgirth n

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