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Search phrase: mussel

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.v.25Ay, marry, was it, mussel-shell. What wouldI marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would
Much Ado About NothingMA I.iii.30villain. I am trusted with a muzzle and enfranchised withvillaine, I am trusted with a mussell, and enfranchisde with
The TempestTem I.ii.464The fresh-brook mussels, withered roots, and husksThe fresh-brooke Mussels, wither'd roots, and huskes

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Glossary

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cocklecockle shell, mussel-shell
mussel-shellempty-head, gaping idiot [with mouth open like a mussel-shell]

Thesaurus

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mussel-shellcockle

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MUSSELBASICmussel n, mussel-shell n
SHELLTYPEmussel-shell n

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