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Search phrase: grained

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.312Though now this grained face of mine be hidThough now this grained face of mine be hid 
CoriolanusCor IV.v.111My grained ash an hundred times hath brokeMy grained Ash an hundred times hath broke,
HamletHam III.iv.91And there I see such black and grained spotsAnd there I see such blacke and grained spots,
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.30Nor hang their staves of grained Scottish ashNor hang their staues of grayned Scottish ash,

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.64 So slides he down upon his grained bat; So slides he downe vppon his greyned bat;

Glossary

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engraffedingrafted, ingrained, deep-rooted
graininherent, ingrained, indelible
grainedingrained, indelible, fast-dyed
grainedstraight-grained, tough, strong
grainedfurrowed, lined, wrinkled
ingraftingrafted, ingrained, deep-rooted
lodgeddeep-rooted, inveterate, ingrained

Thesaurus

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ingrainedingraft
ingrainedgrained
ingrainedgrain
ingrainedlodged
straight-grainedgrained

Themes and Topics

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Here, there, and where... iv v 110 that body whereagainst / my grained ash an hundred times hath broke agains...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GRAINBASICgrained adj

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