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Search phrase: woollen

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor III.ii.9To call them woollen vassals, things createdTo call them Wollen Vassailes, things created
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.56Why he a woollen bagpipe, but of forceWhy he a woollen bag-pipe: but of force
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.27beard on his face! I had rather lie in the woollen.beard on his face, I had rather lie in the woollen.

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Glossary

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friezetype of rough woollen cloth
kerseycoarsely woven plain woollen cloth
puke-stockingdark-coloured woollen stocking
sergetype of woollen fabric
shearmanone who shears excess material from woollen cloth
statute-capwoollen cap ordered (by an Act of 1571) to be worn on Sundays and holy days by all below a certain social rank
woollenin coarse woollen clothes
woollensleep in rough blankets
worstedmade of woollen fabric [inferior to silk]

Thesaurus

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cloth, woollenkersey
clothes, in coarse woollenwoollen
coarsely woven plain woollen clothkersey
fabric, made of woollenworsted
fabric, woollenserge
stocking, dark-coloured woollenpuke-stocking
woollen cloth, coarsekersey
woollen cloth, one who shears excess material fromshearman
woollen clothes, in coarsewoollen
woollen stocking, dark-colouredpuke-stocking

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Clothing

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