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Search phrase: shroud

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Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.71And put yourself under his shroud,And put your selfe vnder his shrowd,
HamletHam IV.v.36(sings) White his shroud as the mountain snow, – White his Shrow'd as the Mountaine Snow.
HamletHam V.i.93For and a shrouding sheet.for and a shrowding-Sheete:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.1Under this thick-grown brake we'll shroud ourselves;Vnder this thicke growne brake, wee'l shrowd our selues:
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iii.41Nor how to shroud yourself from enemies?Nor how to shrowd your selfe from Enemies?
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.18The friends of France our shrouds and tacklings?The friends of France our Shrowds and Tacklings?
Henry VIIIH8 IV.i.72As the shrouds make at sea in a stiff tempest,As the shrowdes make at Sea, in a stiffe Tempest,
King JohnKJ V.vii.53And all the shrouds wherewith my life should sailAnd all the shrowds wherewith my life should saile,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.135I have been closely shrouded in this bushI haue beene closely shrowded in this bush,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.479Die when you will, a smock shall be your shroud.Die when you will, a smocke shall be your shrowd.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.368In remembrance of a shroud.In remembrance of a shrowd.
OthelloOth IV.iii.23If I do die before thee, prithee shroud meIf I do die before, prythee shrow'd me
PericlesPer III.ii.63Shrouded in cloth of state, balmed and entreasuredShrowded in Cloth of state, balmed and entreasured
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.2If honour may be shrouded in a hearse – If Honor may be shrowded in a Herse;
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.43Lies festering in his shroud; where, as they say,Lies festring in his shrow'd, where as they say,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.52And pluck the mangled Tybalt from his shroud,And plucke the mangled Tybalt from his shrow'd?
The TempestTem II.ii.40will here shroud till the dregs of the storm be past.will here shrowd till the dregges of the storme be past.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.32upon't, she never shrouded any but lazars. Amen. – vpon't she neuer shrowded any but Lazars, Amen.
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.54My shroud of white, stuck all with yew,My shrowd of white, stuck all with Ew,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.454Some hangman must put on my shroud and lay meSome Hangman must put on my shrowd, and lay me

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Glossary

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cere upwrap up in a shroud, seal up
cereclothwaxed winding-sheet, shroud
cerementswaxed shroud, grave-clothes, winding sheet
PenelopeUlysses' wife, who waited 20 years for his return from Troy; she told suitors she had to finish weaving a shroud for Ulysses' father before she could remarry, and undid the work each night
sear upwrap up in a shroud, seal up
searecloathwaxed winding-sheet, shroud
sheetedshrouded, wrapped in a winding-sheet
shroudprotection, shelter
shroudhide, conceal, shelter
shroudsail-rope
winding-sheetburial cloth, shroud

Thesaurus

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shroudcerecloth
shroudsearecloath
shroudwinding-sheet
shroud, waxedcerements
shroud, wrap up in acere up
shroud, wrap up in asear up
shroudedsheeted
wrap up in a shroudcere up
wrap up in a shroudsear up

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...her suitors she had to finish weaving a shroud for ulysses&rsquo father before she co...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SHROUDBASICshroud n, shroud v, shrouding adj

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