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Search phrase: thread

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.240A threadbare juggler and a fortune-teller,A thred-bare Iugler, and a Fortune-teller, 
CoriolanusCor III.i.124They would not thread the gates. This kind of serviceThey would not thred the Gates: This kinde of Seruice
Henry VH5 III.chorus.10To sounds confused; behold the threaden sails,To sounds confus'd: behold the threaden Sayles,
Henry VH5 III.vi.46And let not Bardolph's vital thread be cutand let not Bardolphs vitall thred bee cut
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.34His thread of life had not so soon decayed.His thred of Life had not so soone decay'd.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.7So he had need, for 'tis threadbare. Well, ISo he had need, for 'tis thred-bare. Well, I
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.29Argo, their thread of life is spun.Argo, their thred of life is spun.
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.122Today our sword shall cut his thread of life,To day our sword shall cut his thred of life,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.127And if thou wantest a cord, the smallest threadAnd if thou want'st a Cord, the smallest thred
King JohnKJ V.iv.11Unthread the rude eye of rebellion,Vnthred the rude eye of Rebellion,
King JohnKJ V.vii.54Are turned to one thread, one little hair;Are turned to one thred, one little haire:
King LearKL II.i.118Thus out of season, threading dark-eyed night – Thus out of season, thredding darke ey'd night,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.16He draweth out the thread of his verbosityHe draweth out the thred of his verbositie,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.278Cut thread and thrum,Cut thred and thrum,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.333With shears his thread of silk.With sheeres, his thred of silke.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.25Fetter strong madness in a silken thread,Fetter strong madnesse in a silken thred,
OthelloOth V.ii.205Shore his old thread in twain. Did he live now,Shore his old thred in twaine. Did he liue now,
PericlesPer I.ii.108Or till the destinies do cut his thread of life.or till the Destinies doe cut his threed of life:
Richard IIR2 V.v.17To thread the postern of a small needle's eye.’To thred the posterne of a Needles eye.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.180And with a silken thread plucks it back again,And with a silken thred plucks it backe againe,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.i.47Remnants of packthread, and old cakes of rosesRemnants of packthred, and old cakes of Roses
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.61here and there pieced with packthread.heere and there peec'd with packthred.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.106O monstrous arrogance! Thou liest, thou thread, thou thimble,Oh monstrous arrogance: / Thou lyest, thou thred, thou thimble,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.109Braved in mine own house with a skein of thread?Brau'd in mine owne house with a skeine of thred:
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.119Marry, sir, with needle and thread.Marrie sir with needle and thred.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.133brown thread. I said a gown.browne thred: I said a gowne.
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.45And the free maids that weave their thread with bones,And the free maides that weaue their thred with bones,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.316Any silk, any thread,Any Silke, any Thred,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.33 Some in her threaden fillet still did bide, Some in her threeden fillet still did bide,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.400 Her hair like golden threads played with her breath: Her haire like golde threeds playd with her breath,

Glossary

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Atropos['atrohpos] one of the three Fates, who cuts the thread of life
barethreadbare, shabby, ragged
clewball of thread
Fatestrio of goddesses who control human destiny: Atropos (‘the inflexible’) cuts the thread of life allotted and spun by Lachesis (‘the distributor’) and Clotho (‘the spinner’)
filmgossamer, fine thread
gossamerfine thread of a spider's web
naplessthreadbare, worn, frayed
packthread, pack-threadtwine used for tying up bundles, string
ropingforming rope-like threads, drooping
sleave[of silk] strands, threads, skein
sleave-silksilk thread for embroidery
thinflimsy, threadbare, insufficient
threadtrace a path through, make a way through
threadenmade of linen thread
three-pilecostly velvet [with a pile formed from three threads]
three-piledtriple-thickness, three-threaded [i.e. very expensive or ornate]
thrumunwoven end of a warp-thread on a loom
thrummedfringed with loose threads
twistplaited thread, twined fibre
woofcross-threads in a web; web

Thesaurus

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ball of threadclew
embroidery, silk thread for sleave-silk
fine threadfilm
fine thread of a webgossamer
fringed with loose threadsthrummed
plaited threadtwist
rope-like threads, formingroping
silk thread for embroiderysleave-silk
thread for embroidery, silk sleave-silk
thread of a webgossamer
thread, ball ofclew
thread, finefilm
thread, made of linenthreaden
thread, plaitedtwist
threadbarebare
threadbarenapless
threadbarethin
threaded, triplethree-piled
threadssleave
threads, forming rope-likeroping
threads, fringed with loosethrummed
three-threaded three-piled
web, fine thread of agossamer

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...d v i 277 o fates come come / cut thread and thrum a trio of goddesses who co...
...(&lsquo the inflexible&rsquo ) cuts the thread of life allotted and spun by lachesis (...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BARESTATEthreadbare adj
PACKOBJECTpackthread n
THREADBASICthread n, thread v, threaden adj
THREADSTATEthreadbare adj
THREADTYPEpackthread n
THREADNOTunthread adj
UNTHREADBASICsee THREAD

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