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Search phrase: common-kissing

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CymbelineCym III.iv.165Of common-kissing Titan: and forgetOf common-kissing Titan: and forget

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Glossary

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billingkissing, caressing [as doves]
busskiss
busskiss wantonly, smack against
Callicecommon spelling of Calais, port in NW France
common[of land] in common possession, for the whole community
commonof ordinary people, of the masses
commonaverage, usual, general, ordinary
commonbelow the rank of gentleman, without rank
commonpublic property, common land, open pasture
commonstate, people, community
commoncommon people, ordinary citizens
commoncheap, vulgar, promiscuous
commoncommonplace, ordinary, average
commoncommon people, ordinary citizens
commonpublic, open, outdoor
commonindiscriminate, general, affecting everyone
commonvernacular, everyday speech
common housebrothel
commonaltycommon people, community
common-hackneyedmade commonplace by habitual exposure, cheapened
common-kissingtouching everyone
cryrumour, gossip, common report
curtalwith a docked tail; common, household
ear-bussingear-kissing, reaching the ear only as rumours
ear-kissingreaching the ear only as rumours
enjoinedjoined together in a common cause, bound by oath
gendercommon people, general public
generalcommon, of everyone, public
generaljoint, common, communal
journeymancommon workman, hireling
kissfraternize, associate, consort
kissing-comfitperfumed sweetmeat for sweetening the breath
lipkiss
mechaniccommon, vulgar, commonplace
mechanicalcommon, servile, menial
mouthjoin mouths, kiss erotically, snog
mutualcommon, general, omnipresent
plebeianmember of the common people
popularplebeian, of the common people
popularitypopulace, common people, the masses
rascalyoung or inferior deer in a herd; one of the common herd
reasonpower of reason, judgement, common sense [often opposed to ‘passion’]
roadwayhighway, common way
sensecommon sense, natural feeling, reasonableness
sensiblywith common sense, intelligently
simplecommon, ordinary, average, humble
skilljudgement, knowledge, common sense
vulgarcheap, common to all, plebeian
vulgarpublic, general, common
vulgarcommon people, ordinary folk
witfaculties of the mind (common wit, imagination, fantasy, estimation, memory) or body (the five senses)

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commonvulgar
commonmechanical
commonmutual
commonmechanic
commonsimple
commongeneral
commongeneral
commoncurtal
common cause, joined in aenjoined
common landcommon
common peoplecommonalty
common peoplecommon
common peoplevulgar
common peoplepopularity
common peoplegender
common people, member of theplebeian
common people, of thepopular
common possession, in [of land]common
common reportcry
common senseskill
common sensesense
common sensereason
common to allvulgar
common wayroadway
ear-kissingear-bussing
hackneyed, commonhackneyed
joined in a common causeenjoined
kissbuss
kisslip
kiss eroticallymouth
kiss wantonlybuss
kissingbilling
land, commoncommon
member of the common peopleplebeian
people, commoncommonalty
people, commoncommon
people, commonvulgar
people, commonpopularity
people, commongender
people, of the commonpopular
possession, in common [of land]common
report, commoncry
sense, commonskill
sense, with commonsensibly
together, joined in a common causeenjoined
wantonly kissbuss
way, commonroadway
workman, commonjourneyman

Themes and Topics

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Address forms
Clothing
Functional shift
Hence, thence, and whence
Numbers
Past tenses
Plants
Politeness
Roman history
Ships
Swearing
Thou and you
What and what
Classical mythology
World [outside Britain], places and peoples
French

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