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Search phrase: sheathe

Plays

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Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.17The edge of war, like an ill-sheathed knife,The edge of Warre, like an ill-sheathed knife,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.86There is not now a rebel's sword unsheathed,There is not now a Rebels Sword vnsheath'd,
Henry VH5 II.i.43.1He sheathes his sword
Henry VH5 II.i.64Pistol and Nym sheathe their swords
Henry VH5 II.i.98.1He sheathes his sword
Henry VH5 II.i.109Nym sheathes his sword
Henry VH5 III.i.21And sheathed their swords for lack of argument.And sheath'd their Swords, for lack of argument.
Henry VH5 IV.ii.21And sheathe for lack of sport. Let us but blow on them,And sheath for lack of sport. Let vs but blow on them,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.59Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently.Vnsheath your sword, and dub him presently.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.80Unsheathe your sword, good father; cry ‘ Saint George!’Vnsheath your Sword, good Father: Cry S. George.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.123Then, executioner, unsheathe thy sword.Then Executioner vnsheath thy sword:
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.v.70Here sheathe thy sword; I'll pardon thee my death.Here sheath thy Sword, Ile pardon thee my death:
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.210To sheathe his knife in us. He is attached;To sheath his knife in vs: he is attach'd,
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.106.2Sheathe your dagger.Sheath your Dagger:
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.21Never to sheathe his sword or take a truce.Neuer to sheath his Sword, or take a truce.
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.238Sheathe up your swords, refresh your weary limbs,Sheath vp your swords, refresh your weary lims,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.80Not till I sheathe it in a murderer's skin.Not till I sheath it in a murtherers skin.
MacbethMac V.vi.30I sheathe again undeeded. There thou shouldst be:I sheath againe vndeeded. There thou should'st be,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.77Let him die. Sheathe thy impatience; throw coldLet him die: sheath thy impatience: throw cold
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.205And it mis-sheathed in my daughter's bosom!And is misheathed in my Daughters bosome.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.88Here Goths have given me leave to sheathe my sword.Heere Gothes haue giuen me leaue to sheath my Sword:
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.207Patricians, draw your swords and sheathe them notPatricians draw your Swords, and sheath them not
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.53.2Not I, till I have sheathedNot I, till I haue sheath'd

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.397 Her eyes like marigolds had sheathed their light, Her eyes like Marigolds had sheath'd their light,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1723 Even here she sheathed in her harmless breast Euen here she sheathed in her harmlesse breast
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1724 A harmful knife, that thence her soul unsheathed: A harmfull knife, that thence her soule vnsheathed,
Venus and AdonisVen.617 Whose tushes never sheathed he whetteth still, Whose tushes neuer sheathd, he whetteth still,
Venus and AdonisVen.1116 Sheathed unaware the tusk in his soft groin. Sheath'd vnaware the tuske in his soft groine.

Glossary

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bareunsheathed, exposed
gobe sheathed, be put away
ill-sheathedbadly sheathed
mis-sheathesheathe wrongly
putsheathe, put away

Thesaurus

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badly sheathedill-sheathed
sheatheput
sheathe wronglymis-sheathe
sheathed badlyill-sheathed
sheathed, bego
unsheathedbare
wrongly sheathemis-sheathe

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ILLSTATEill-sheathed adj
MIS-SHEATHEBASICsee SHEATH
SHEATHBASICsheathe v
SHEATHACTIONmis-sheathe v
SHEATHSTATEill-sheathed adj
SHEATHNOTunsheathe v, unsheathed adj
UNSHEATHEBASICsee SHEATH

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