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Search phrase: wet

Plays

 45 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.146That this distempered messenger of wet,That this distempered messenger of wet?
Antony and CleopatraAC II.vii.49'Tis so; and the tears of it are wet.'Tis so, and the teares of it are wet.
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.25the property of rain is to wet and fire to burn; that goodthe propertie of raine is to wet, and fire to burne: That pood
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.76living by the copulation of cattle; to be bawd to a bell-wether,liuing, by the copulation of Cattle, to be bawd to a Belweather,
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.168That here were well begun and well begot;That heere wete well begun, and wel begot:
CoriolanusCor IV.i.19Your husband so much sweat. Cominius,Your Husband so much swet. Cominius,
CymbelineCym V.v.35Can trip me, if I err, who with wet cheeksCan trip me, if I erre, who with wet cheekes
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.i.29Peace, chewet, peace!Peace, Chewet, peace.
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.27To the wet sea-son in an hour so rude,To the wet Sea-Boy, in an houre so rude:
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.104But wet her fair words still in foulest terms?But write her faire words still in foulest Letters?
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.i.78be like a wet cloak ill laid up!be like a wet Cloake, ill laid vp.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.84The sun with one eye vieweth all the world.The Sunne with one Eye vieweth all the World.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iv.18Drops bloody sweat from his war-wearied limbs,Drops bloody swet from his warre-wearied limbes,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.341Nor let the rain of heaven wet this placeNor let the raine of heauen wet this place,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.184And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,And wet my Cheekes with artificiall Teares,
Julius CaesarJC IV.i.22To groan and sweat under the business,To groane and swet vnder the Businesse,
Julius CaesarJC V.i.48Come, come, the cause. If arguing make us sweat,Come, come, the cause. If arguing make vs swet,
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.23Nor never make fair weather or take truce,Nor neuer make faire wether, or take truce,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.150Curtail and curb your sweetest liberty.Curtall and courb your swetest libertie.
King LearKL IV.vi.100divinity. When the rain came to wet me once and theDiuinity. When the raine came to wet me once, and the
King LearKL IV.vii.71Be your tears wet? Yes, faith! I pray, weep not.Be your teares wet? / Yes faith: I pray weepe not,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.237draweth from my snow-white pen the ebon-coloured inkdraweth from my snow-white penthe ebon coloured Inke,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.96What vane? What weathercock? Did you ever hear better?What veine? What Wethercocke? Did you euer heare better?
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.16He draweth out the thread of his verbosityHe draweth out the thred of his verbositie,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.203For wooing here until I sweat again,For wooing heere vntill I swet againe,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.114I am a tainted wether of the flock,I am a tainted Weather of the flocke,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.100to be detected with a jealous rotten bell-wether;to be detected with a iealious rotten Bell-weather:
PericlesPer II.i.1Enter Pericles, wetEnter Pericles wette.
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.162That all the standers-by had wet their cheeksThat all the standers by had wet their cheekes
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.215And wet his grave with my repentant tears,And wet his Graue with my Repentant Teares)
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.305.1He showeth him a paper
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.29Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.Vpon the swetest flower of all the field.
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.i.61Our fine musician groweth amorous.Our fine Musitian groweth amorous.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.155Even such a woman oweth to her husband.Euen such a woman oweth to her husband:
The TempestTem I.i.50Enter Mariners wetEnter Mariners wet.
The TempestTem II.i.129.1Who hath cause to wet the grief on't.Who hath cause to wet the greefe on't.
The TempestTem IV.i.194Enter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, all wetEnter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, all wet
The TempestTem IV.i.211That's more to me than my wetting. Yet thisThat's more to me then my wetting: / Yet this
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.26sweat to see his honour. My honoured lord!swet to see his Honor. My Honor'd Lord.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.12It is the pasture lards the wether's sides,It is the Pastour Lards, the Brothers sides,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.146His napkin with his true tears all bewetHis Napkin with hertrue teares all bewet,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.i.129As a nose on a man's face, or a weathercock on a steeple!As a nose on a mans face, or a Wethercocke on a steeple:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.121Knows neither wet nor dry. If that you wereKnowes neither wet, nor dry, if that you were
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.31Let me see: every 'leven wether tods, every todLet me see, euery Leauen-weather toddes, euery tod
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.81The ruddiness upon her lip is wet:The ruddinesse vpon her Lippe, is wet:

Poems

 10 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.40 Like usury applying wet to wet, Like vsery applying wet to wet,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.18 My wether's bell rings doleful knell; My weathers bell rings dolefull knell,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.115 No cloudy show of stormy blustering weather No clowdie show of stormie blustring wether,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.396 With pearly sweat resembling dew of night. With pearlie swet resembling dew of night.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1228 Even so the maid with swelling drops 'gan wet Euen so the maid with swelling drops gan wet
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1548 ‘ Look, look, how listening Priam wets his eyes, 1548 Looke looke how listning PRIAM wets his eyes,
SonnetsSonn.9.1 Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye IS it for feare to wet a widdowes eye,
Venus and AdonisVen.83 Which long have rained, making her cheeks all wet; Which lõg haue raind, making her cheeks al wet,
Venus and AdonisVen.966 Sighs dry her cheeks, tears make them wet again. Sighs drie her cheeks, tears make thẽ wet againe.
Venus and AdonisVen.1179 For every little grief to wet his eyes. For euerie little griefe to wet his eies,

Glossary

 12 result(s).
bedewmoisten with drops, wet with tears
bell-wetherleading sheep of a flock [wearing a bell]; cuckold [of a ram, because horned]
beweepdrowned in tears, wet with tears
beweepweep over, wet with tears
bewetwet through
chewetjackdaw, chatterer
droppingdripping-wet, soaked, drenched
rheumymoist, wet, damp
washmake damp, moisten, wet
wetweep for, lament with tears
wet[unclear meaning] bequeath, bestow; suffuse, steep
wethersheep, ram

Thesaurus

 9 result(s).
dripping-wetdropping
tears, wet with bedew
tears, wet with beweep
wetwash
wetrheumy
wet throughbewet
wet with tearsbeweep
wet with tearsbedew
wet with tearsbeweep

Themes and Topics

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An.../ and /j/ as heard at the beginning of wet and yet respectively these are articul...
Archaisms... 1229 the maid with swelling drops 'gan wet / her circled eyne forthy t...
Plants...species of long grassy plant growing in wet places violet ham iv v 185 ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BELLANIMALbell-wether n
BEWETBASICsee WET
CHEWETBASICchewet n
WETBASICwet adj, wet n, wet v, wetting n
WETSTATEbewet adj
WETHERBASICwether n, bell-wether n

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