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Search phrase: clothing

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Henry VI Part 11H6 V.i.54For clothing me in these grave ornaments.For cloathing me in these graue Ornaments.

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Glossary

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apparelclothes, clothing, dress
arrayattire, clothes, clothing, dress
attirementoutfit, clothing, garment
buck-washingprocess of washing very dirty clothing in an alkaline mix [buck]
caparisondress, outfit, clothing
clothclothing, dress, outfit
flauntfinery, ostentatious clothing, trappings
haberdasherdealer in small articles relating to clothing
habitdress, clothing, costume
hempenin clothing made of hemp, rustically attired
homespunwearer of home-made clothing, rustic, yokel
investments(plural) garments, clothes, clothing
liveryuniform, costume, special clothing
new-apparelledin a change of clothing
outwallexternal appearance, outer clothing
raimentclothing, clothes, dress
saffronsaffron-coloured clothing
stomacherpiece of clothing used by women under their bodice to help cover the chest
suitclothing, dress, garb
vesturegarment, clothing, garb, costume
wearingclothing, dress, garments
weedgarment, piece of clothing
whitsterlinen-bleacher, whitener of clothing

Thesaurus

 60 result(s).
cape [clothing]gaberdine
change of clothing, in anew-apparelled
chest, women's clothing covering thestomacher
clothingabiliment
clothingaccoutrements, accoustrements
clothingaddress
clothingapparel
clothingarray
clothingattirement
clothingbravery
clothingbrisk
clothingcamlet, chamblet
clothingcaparison
clothingcase
clothingchamblet
clothingcloak-bag
clothingcloth
clothingdressing
clothingenfoldings
clothingfurniture
clothinggear
clothinghaberdasher
clothinghabiliment
clothinghabit
clothinginvestments
clothingmotley
clothingornament
clothingraiment
clothingsable
clothingsuit
clothingswath
clothingtaffety
clothingtrimmed
clothingtrumpery
clothingvesture
clothingwearing
clothingweed
clothing made of hemp, inhempen
clothing of a fool, in themotley
clothing, in a change ofnew-apparelled
clothing, ostentatiousflaunt
clothing, outeroutwall
clothing, piece ofweed
clothing, saffron-colouredsaffron
clothing, speciallivery
clothing, washing of very dirty buck-washing
clothing, wearer of home-madehomespun
clothing, whitener ofwhitster
dealer in clothinghaberdasher
hemp, in clothing made ofhempen
ostentatious clothingflaunt
outer clothingoutwall
saffron-coloured clothingsaffron
sea clothingsea-gown
shift [clothing]smock
shot [of clothing]changeable
suit [clothing]case
washing of very dirty clothingbuck-washing
wearer of home-made clothinghomespun
whitener of clothingwhitster

Themes and Topics

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Clothing... names of elizabethan items of clothing are frequently found in shakespearean en...
...ng for the legs and loins breeches or clothing for the leg or lower leg ...
Functional shift...s or / the close earth wombs   clothing item location example ...
Swearing...ionable swearing of gallants on items of clothing (slender&rsquo s &lsquo by these gloves&...
...in good faith part of the body or clothing item example gloss [wher...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...ery-footed steeds apparel (n ) clothes clothing dress ham iii ii 45 [hamlet to players...
... glass (n ) 2--4 (v ) habit (n ) dress clothing costume cym v i 30 [posthumus alone] l...
...) livery (n ) uniform costume special clothing 2h4 v v 12 [falstaff to shallow] if i h...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HEADBADCLOTHING

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