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Search phrase: closing

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Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.133And in the closing of some glorious dayAnd in the closing of some glorious day,
Henry VH5 IV.chorus.13With busy hammers closing rivets up,With busie Hammers closing Riuets vp,
The TempestTem III.iii.65Kill the still-closing waters, as diminishKill the still closing waters, as diminish
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.261The closing up of our most wretched eyes.The closing vp of our most wretched eyes:
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.70This closing with him fits his lunacy.This closing with him, fits his Lunacie,

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closeclosing cadence, end of a musical theme
closingagreeing, acquiescing, concurring
fallsetting, closing [of the day]
laglate-coming, last, closing
springclosing device, locking mechanism
still-closingalways coming together [after being divided]
stopnote [produced by closing a finger-hole in a wind instrument]
stopmeans of closing a finger-hole in a wind instrument
winkclosing of the eyes, shutting, sleep

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cadence, closingclose
closinglag
closing [of the day]fall
closing cadenceclose
closing devicespring
closing of the eyeswink
device, closingspring
eyes, closing of thewink
instrument, means of closing a finger-holestop

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