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Search phrase: shag

Plays

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Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.367Full often, like a shag-haired crafty kern,Full often, like a shag-hayr'd craftie Kerne,
MacbethMac IV.ii.83.1Thou liest, thou shag-haired villain!Thou ly'st thou shagge-ear'd Villaine.

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.295 Round-hoofed, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long, Round hooft, short ioynted, fetlocks shag, and long,

Glossary

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roughhairy, shaggy
ruggedhairy, shaggy, bristling
rug-headedshaggy-headed, shock-headed
shagshaggy, with long rough hair
shag-earedF alternative to 'shag-haired'
shag-hairedhaving shaggy hair, rough-haired
shough[pron: shok] shaggy-haired Icelandic dog

Thesaurus

 6 result(s).
hair, having shaggyshag-haired
shaggyshag
shaggyrugged
shaggyrough
shaggy hair, havingshag-haired
shaggy-headedrug-headed

Themes and Topics

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World [outside Britain], places and peoples... mediterranean island known for its shaggy dogs crotoy e3 iii iii 20...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HAIRTYPEshag-haired adj
SHAGBASICshag adj
SHAGAPPEARANCEshag-haired adj

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