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Search phrase: bough

Plays

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Henry VH5 III.ii.19As bird doth sing on bough.as Bird doth sing on bough.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.61Go, and the next bough, soldier, that thou seest,Go, & the next bough, souldier, that thou seest,
MacbethMac V.iv.4Let every soldier hew him down a boughLet euery Souldier hew him downe a Bough,
The TempestTem V.i.94Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.Vnder the blossom that hangs on the Bow.
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.133Will wing me to some withered bough, and thereWill wing me to some wither'd bough, and there

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.102.11 But that wild music burthens every bough But that wild musick burthens euery bow,
Venus and AdonisVen.37 The studded bridle on a ragged bough The studded bridle on a ragged bough,

Glossary

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sliver[split piece of] branch, bough, limb

Thesaurus

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boughsliver

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BOUGHBASICbough n

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