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Search phrase: skirt

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As You Like ItAYL III.ii.325skirts of the forest, like fringe upon a petticoat.skirts of the Forrest, like fringe vpon a petticoat.
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.156And to the skirts of this wild wood he came,And to the skirts of this wilde Wood he came;
HamletHam I.i.97Hath in the skirts of Norway here and thereHath in the skirts of Norway, heere and there,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.98Is longer than his foreskirt. By this timeIs longer then his fore-skirt; by this time
King LearKL I.i.65With plenteous rivers and wide-skirted meads,With plenteous Riuers, and wide-skirted Meades
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.27there is but three skirts for yourself, in my simplethere is but three Skirts for your selfe, in my simple
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.79French thrift, you rogues – myself and skirted page.French-thrift, you Rogues, my selfe, and skirted Page.
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.19with pearls, down-sleeves, side-sleeves, and skirts, roundwith pearles, downe sleeues, side sleeues, and skirts, round
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.132in the skirts of it and beat me to death with a bottom ofin the skirts of it, and beate me to death with a bottome of
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.184.1Rarely upon a skirt, wench?Rarely upon a Skirt wench?

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Glossary

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base[plural] type of knee-length skirt worn by a knight on horseback
doubletman's close-fitting jacket with short skirt
farthingalelong skirt extended at the back by a framework of hoops
foreskirtfront skirts
half-kirtleskirt [lower part of a kirtle]
petticoatlong skirt
placketopening in the front of a skirt or petticoat
skirt(plural) outlying parts, borders, outskirts
skirtone of four pieces of cloth forming the lower part of a long coat
skirtedwearing a long coat
wide-skirtedwith wide borders, widely spread out

Thesaurus

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front skirtsforeskirt
knight, horseback skirt worn by abase
outskirtsskirt
skirtfarthingale
skirtplacket
skirthalf-kirtle
skirtforeskirt
skirt worn by a knight on horsebackbase
skirt, longpetticoat

Themes and Topics

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Clothing...ing (such as apron hat cuff garters skirt stockings) a number of dress-making t...
...e tg ii vii 51 f long skirt extended at the back or on all sides by...
...at ayl ii iv 7 f long skirt or ...
... or skirts round hose tg ...
...m close-fitting jacket with short skirt worn by men down-sle...
...1 f lower part of a kirtle skirt jack 1h4 iv ii ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FORESKIRTBASICsee SKIRT
SKIRTBASICskirt n, skirted adj
SKIRTTYPEforeskirt n, wide-skirted adj
WIDEAPPEARANCEwide-skirted adj

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