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Search phrase: weave

Plays

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Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.128world I say. I would I were a weaver: I could singworld I say. I would I were a Weauer, I could sing
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.87Ill-weaved ambition, how much art thou shrunk.Ill-weau'd Ambition, how much art thou shrunke?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.340Weaves tedious snares to trap mine enemies.Weaues tedious Snares to trap mine Enemies.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.28And Smith the weaver.And Smith the Weauer.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.31.2the weaver, and a sawyer, with infinite numbersthe Weauer, and a Sawyer, with infinite numbers.
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.33The spinsters, carders, fullers, weavers, who,The Spinsters, Carders, Fullers, Weauers, who
King LearKL II.i.15This weaves itself perforce into my business.This weaues it selfe perforce into my businesse,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.i.21weaver's beam, because I know also life is a shuttle. IWeauers beame, because I know also, life is a Shuttle) I
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.1.2Bottom the weaver, and Flute the bellows-mender,Bottome the Weauer, Flute the bellowes-mender,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.16Answer as I call you. Nick Bottom, the weaver?Answere as I call you. Nick Bottome the Weauer.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.20the weaver. This will put them out of fear.the Weauer; this will put them out of feare.
PericlesPer Chorus.IV.21Be't when she weaved the sleded silkBeet when they weaude the sleded silke,
PericlesPer IV.vi.182Proclaim that I can sing, weave, sew, and dance,proclaime that I can sing, weaue, sow, & dance,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.228My weaved-up follies? Gentle Northumberland,My weau'd-vp follyes? Gentle Northumberland,
Twelfth NightTN II.iii.57out of one weaver? Shall we do that?out of one Weauer? Shall we do that?
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 Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.42Tied, weaved, entangled, with so true, so long,Tide, weau'd, intangled, with so true, so long,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.ii.49And there again! Ha, boys, hey for the weavers!and there againe: ha, Boyes, heigh for the weavers.

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.991 Now she unweaves the web that she hath wrought: Now she vnweaues the web that she hath wrought,

Glossary

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Ariachne[pron: ari'aknee] weaver from Lydia, who challenged Athene to a contest; when Ariachne’s work was seen to be superior, Athene destroyed it, and Ariachne hanged herself; Athene saved her, but changed her into a spider; also known as Arachne
ill-weavedpoorly woven
interlaceinsert, introduce, weave into a design
weaved-upwoven together, intertwined

Thesaurus

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design, weave into ainterlace
weave into a designinterlace

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... ariachne' s broken woof to enter weaver from lydia who challenged athene to a...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ILLSTATEill-weaved adj
UNWEAVEBASICsee WEAVE
UPCLOSINGweaved-up adj
WEAVEBASICweave v, weaving adj, woven adj
WEAVEBADill-weaved adj
WEAVEPEOPLEweaver n
WEAVESTATEweaved-up adj
WEAVENOTunweave v
WOVENBASICsee WEAVE

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