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Search phrase: plume

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.77That with the plume. 'Tis a most gallant fellow.That with the plume, 'tis a most gallant fellow,
CoriolanusCor III.iii.126Your enemies, with nodding of their plumes,Your Enemies, with nodding of their Plumes
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.98All plumed like estridges that with the windAll plum'd like Estridges, that with the Winde
Henry VH5 IV.v.5Sits mocking in our plumes. O méchante fortune!Sits mocking in our Plumes. O meschante Fortune,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.7We'll pull his plumes and take away his train,Wee'le pull his Plumes, and take away his Trayne,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.25That France must vail her lofty-plumed crestThat France must vale her lofty plumed Crest,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.85I'll take away those borrowed plumes of his,Ile take away those borrowed plumes of his,
King JohnKJ II.i.317There stuck no plume in any English crestThere stucke no plume in any English Crest,
King LearKL IV.ii.57With plumed helm thy state begins to threat,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.95What plume of feathers is he that indited this letter?What plume of feathers is hee that indited this Letter?
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.11Could I, with boot, change for an idle plumeCould I, with boote, change for an idle plume
OthelloOth I.iii.387To get his place and to plume up my willTo get his Place, and to plume vp my will
OthelloOth III.iii.346Farewell the plumed troops and the big warsFarewell the plumed Troopes, and the bigge Warres,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.108From plume-plucked Richard, who with willing soulFrom plume-pluckt Richard, who with willing Soule
The TempestTem III.iii.66One dowle that's in my plume. My fellow ministersOne dowle that's in my plumbe: My fellow ministers
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.386Ajax employed plucks down Achilles' plumes.Aiax imploy'd, pluckes downe Achilles Plumes.
Twelfth NightTN II.v.31of him; how he jets under his advanced plumes!of him, how he iets vnder his aduanc'd plumes.

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.314He vails his tail that, like a falling plume,He vailes his taile that like a falling plume,

Glossary

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crest[originally the plume of feathers on a] helmet, head-piece
fool and featherfoolishness and foppery [feathered plumes]
plumefurnish with plumage; put a feather in the cap of
plume-pluckedhumbled, stripped of plumes

Thesaurus

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plumes, stripped ofplume-plucked
stripped of plumesplume-plucked

Themes and Topics

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Body-armour ...t kj ii i 317 helmet [originally the plume of feathers on a helmet] helm tc ...

Words Families

 7 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LOFTYSTATElofty-plumed adj
PLUCKSTATEplume-plucked adj
PLUMEBASICplume n, plume v, plumed adj
PLUMESTATElofty-plumed adj, plume-plucked adj

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