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Search phrase: twine

Plays

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CoriolanusCor IV.v.109Than thee, all-noble Martius. Let me twineThen thee all-Noble Martius. Let me twine
CymbelineCym IV.ii.59And let the stinking-elder, grief, untwineAnd let the stinking-Elder (Greefe) vntwine
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.248The smallest twine may lead me.The smallest twine may lead me.
PericlesPer Chorus.V.8Her inkle, silk, twin with the rubied cherry:Her Inckle, Silke Twine, with the rubied Cherrie,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.104Hard-haired and curled, thick-twined like ivy tods,Hard hayr'd, and curld, thicke twind like Ivy tops,

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.873 Some twine about her thigh to make her stay; Some twin'd about her thigh to make her stay,

Glossary

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belocklock up, hold tight, intertwine
caduceus[pron: ka'dyoosius] heraldic wand [in the case of Mercury, entwined with two serpents]
crownetwreathed, entwined, garlanded
empleached, impleachedentwined, intertwined, interwoven
entwistclasp with a twist, entwine, wreathe around
impleachedentwined, intertwined, interwoven
intertangledintertwined, entwined, interlaced
leaguejoin, link, intertwine
packthread, pack-threadtwine used for tying up bundles, string
pleachedintertwined, folded, bound together
pole-cliptwith twined-round poles; hedged in by poles
twistplaited thread, twined fibre
untwinduntwine, untwist the spinning of
weaved-upwoven together, intertwined
wreathefold, intertwine

Thesaurus

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bundles, twine used for tying up packthread, pack-thread
entwineentwist
entwinedcrownet
entwinedintertangled
entwinedempleached, impleached
fibre, twinedtwist
intertwinebelock
intertwinewreathe
intertwineleague
intertwinedintertangled
intertwinedweaved-up
intertwinedempleached, impleached
intertwinedpleached
twine used for tying up bundlespackthread, pack-thread
twined fibretwist
twined-round poles, withpole-clipt
untwineuntwind

Themes and Topics

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Plants...odbine the sweet honeysuckle / gently entwine’ herbs and spices item...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
THICKAPPEARANCEthick-twined adj
TWINEBASICtwine n, twine v, twining adj
TWINEAPPEARANCEthick-twined adj
TWINENOTuntwind v, untwine v
UNTWINDBASICsee TWINE
UNTWINEBASICsee TWINE

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