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Search phrase: brim

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iv.45.1And pleasure drown the brim.And pleasure drowne the brim.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.18And he will fill thy wishes to the brimand he will fill thy wishes to the brimme,
Henry VH5 I.ii.150With ample and brim fulness of his force,With ample and brim fulnesse of his force,
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.213Our legions are brimful, our cause is ripe.Our Legions are brim full, our cause is ripe,
King LearKL IV.i.74Bring me but to the very brim of itBring me but to the very brimme of it,
PericlesPer II.iii.50Here with a cup that's stored unto the brim,Heere, with a Cup that's stur'd vnto the brim,
The TempestTem V.i.14Brimful of sorrow and dismay; but chiefly,Brim full of sorrow, and dismay: but chiefly

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.6.10 And stood stark naked on the brook's green brim: And stood starke naked on the brookes greene brim:
Venus and AdonisVen.1088 Under whose brim the gaudy sun would peep; Vnder whose brim the gaudie sunne would peepe,

Glossary

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brimedge, border, margin
brimmedfilled to the brim, brimful
carousetoast, long draught, cup filled to the brim to be downed in one go
full-fraughtfilled to the brim, jam-packed

Thesaurus

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brim, filled to thefull-fraught
filled to the brimbrimmed
filled to the brimfull-fraught

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BRIMBASICbrim adj, brim n, brimful adj, brimmed adj

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