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Search phrase: clip

Plays

 9 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.viii.8Enter the city, clip your wives, your friends,Enter the Citty, clip your Wiues, your Friends,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.357No grave upon the earth shall clip in itNo Graue vpon the earth shall clip in it
CoriolanusCor I.vi.29.2O, let me clip yeOh! let me clip ye
CoriolanusCor IV.v.112And scarred the moon with splinters. Here I clipAnd scarr'd the Moone with splinters: heere I cleep
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.6Clip dead men's graves, and from their misty jawsCleape dead-mens graues, and from their misty Iawes,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.256He that doth clip or counterfeit your stampHe that doth clip or counterfeit your stamp,
OthelloOth III.iii.461You elements, that clip us round about,You Elements, that clip vs round about,
PericlesPer V.iii.74Makes me look dismal, will I clip to form,makes mee looke dismall, will I clip to forme,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.iv.20And I'll clip my yellow locks, an inch below mine ee;And ile clip my yellow lockes; an inch below mine eie.

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.11.14 To kiss and clip me till I run away! To kisse and clip me till I run away.
Venus and AdonisVen.600 To clip Elysium and to lack her joy. To clip Elizium, and to lacke her ioy.

Glossary

 9 result(s).
clippare, cut [as of the edges of a coin]
clipembrace, clasp, hug
clipbound, surround, encompass
clipembrace, clasp, hug
clipencompass, enclose, surround
clipcut short, abbreviate, curtail
clip[archaism] call, name, style
clip-wingedwith wings clipped
crackclip [of gold illegally taken from a coin]

Thesaurus

 2 result(s).
clip [of gold illegally taken from a coin]crack
gold, clip ofcrack

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...se than tantalus' is her annoy / to clip elizium and to lack her joy king of s...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... i 256 [countess to edward] he that doth clip or counterfeit your stamp / shall die 1...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CLIPBASICclip v
CLIPACTIONinclip v
CLIPAPPEARANCEclip-winged adj, pole-clipt adj
CLIPPEOPLEclipper n
INCLIPBASICsee CLIP

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