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Search phrase: savour

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.126That never meat sweet-savoured in thy taste,That neuer meat sweet-sauour'd in thy taste, 
CymbelineCym III.vii.6Will make what's homely savoury: wearinessWill make what's homely, sauoury: Wearinesse
HamletHam II.ii.441savoury, nor no matter in the phrase that might indictsauouty; nor no matter in the phrase, that might indite
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.79Thou hast the most unsavoury similes, and artThou hast the most vnsauoury smiles, and art
Henry VH5 I.ii.251Says that you savour too much of your youth,Sayes, that you sauour too much of your youth,
Henry VH5 I.ii.296His jest will savour but of shallow witHis Iest will sauour but of shallow wit,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vi.80Unsavoury news! But how made he escape?Vnsauorie newes: but how made he escape?
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.51Will make him savour still of this exploit.Will make him sauor still of this exployt.
King JohnKJ IV.iii.112Th' uncleanly savours of a slaughter-house;Th'vncleanly sauours of a Slaughter-house,
King LearKL I.iv.233This admiration, sir, is much o'the savourThis admiration Sir, is much o'th'sauour
King LearKL IV.ii.39Filths savour but themselves. What have you done,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.156those verses to be very unlearned, neither savouring ofthose Verses to be very vnlearned, neither sauouring of
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.13In those freckles live their savours.In those freckles, liue their sauors,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.75Thisbe, the flowers of odious savours sweet – Thisby, the flowers of odious sauors sweete.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.77...odours savours sweet.Odours sauors sweete,
PericlesPer II.iii.31All viands that I eat do seem unsavoury,All Viands that I eate do seeme vnsauery,
PericlesPer IV.vi.108The very doors and windows savour vilely.the very dores and windows sauor vilely,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.116Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide!Come bitter conduct, come vnsauoury guide,
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.70I smell sweet savours and I feel soft things.I smel sweet sauours, and I feele soft things:
The TempestTem II.ii.51She loved not the savour of tar nor of pitch,She lou'd not the sauour of Tar nor of Pitch,
Twelfth NightTN V.i.118That sometime savours nobly? But hear me this:That sometime sauours nobly) but heare me this:
Twelfth NightTN V.i.311This savours not much of distraction.This sauours not much of distraction.
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.421A savour that may strike the dullest nostrilA sauour, that may strike the dullest Nosthrill
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.118Than your own weak-hinged fancy – something savoursThen your owne weake-hindg'd Fancy) something sauors
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.75Seeming and savour all the winter long:Seeming, and sauour all the Winter long:

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.125.7 For compound sweet, forgoing simple savour, For compound sweet; Forgoing simple sauor,
Venus and AdonisVen.747 Both favour, savour, hue and qualities, Both fauor, sauour, hew, and qualities,
Venus and AdonisVen.1138 Find sweet beginning, but unsavoury end; Find sweet beginning, but vnsauorie end.

Glossary

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enjoypossess with delight, take pleasure [in], savour
palatepresent a flavour to, savour of
puddingtype of large savoury dish; dumpling, pasty
relishhave a flavour [of], taste, savour
relishtaste, flavour, savour
savourrelish, enjoy, delight [in]
savourflavour, nature, character
savoursmell, stench, stink
savourscent, fragrance, smell
savoursmell, reek, stink
smackshow the characteristics, savour the taste
tastepartake of, savour of

Thesaurus

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dish, large savourypudding
savourenjoy
savourrelish
savourrelish
savourtaste
savourpalate
savour the tastesmack
savoury dish, largepudding
taste, savour thesmack

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...&rsquo s years on earth / will make him savour still of this exploit greek leader i...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SAVORYBASICsee SAVOUR
SAVOURBASICsavour n, savour v, savoury adj
SAVOURPLANTsavory n
SAVOURSTATEsweet-savoured adj
SAVOURNOTunsavoury adj
UNSAVOURYBASICsee SAVOUR

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