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Search phrase: cover

Plays

 27 result(s). alternate result(s)
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As You Like ItAYL II.v.28Well, I'll end the song. – Sirs, cover the while:Wel, Ile end the song. Sirs, couer the while,
As You Like ItAYL V.i.16Good even, gentle friend. Cover thy head,Good eu'n gentle friend. Couer thy head,
As You Like ItAYL V.i.17cover thy head; nay, prithee, be covered. How old arecouer thy head: Nay prethee bee eouer'd. How olde are
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.10Why then, cover, and set them down, and seeWhy then couer, and set them downe: and see
King JohnKJ IV.ii.258Is yet the cover of a fairer mindIs yet the couer of a fayrer minde,
King LearKL V.iii.240Even so. Cover their faces.Euen so: couer their faces.
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.99The damned'st body to invest and coverThe damnest bodie to inuest, and couer
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ix.44How many then should cover that stand bare,How many then should couer that stand bare?
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.v.47That is done too, sir. Only ‘ cover ’ is theThat is done to sir, onely couer is the
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.v.49Will you cover then, sir?Will you couer than sir?
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.v.54to thy fellows, bid them cover the table, serve in theto thy fellowes, bid them couer the table, serue in the
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.134.1He gets into the basket; they cover him with foul
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.134Help to cover your master,Helpe to couer your master
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.356The starry welkin cover thou anonThe starrie Welkin couer thou anon,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.321Must cover thy sweet eyes.Must couer thy sweet eyes.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.ii.7good cover, they show well outward. The Prince andgood couer: they shew well outward, the Prince and
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.34Can cunning sin cover itself withal!Can cunning sinne couer it selfe withall!
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.114Death is the fairest cover for her shameDeath is the fairest couer for her shame
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.172Why seek'st thou then to cover with excuseWhy seek'st thou then to couer with excuse,
PericlesPer I.i.122How courtesy would seem to cover sin,How courtesie would seeme to couer sinne,
Richard IIR2 III.ii.154Which serves as paste and cover to our bones.Which serues as Paste, and Couer to our Bones:
Richard IIR2 III.ii.171Cover your heads, and mock not flesh and bloodCouer your heads, and mock not flesh and blood
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iii.89To beautify him only lacks a cover.To Beautifie him, onely lacks a Couer.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.63The cover, of the wings of grasshoppers;the Couer of the wings of Grashoppers,
Timon of AthensTim V.i.62To their whole being! I am rapt, and cannot coverTo their whole being? I am rapt, and cannot couer
Timon of AthensTim V.i.216The turbulent surge shall cover. Thither come,The turbulent Surge shall couer; thither come,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.350cover of the salt hides the salt, and therefore it is morecouer of the salt, hides the salt, and therefore it is more

Poems

 4 result(s).
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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1252 Though men can cover crimes with bold stern looks, Though mẽ cã couer crimes with bold stern looks,
SonnetsSonn.22.5 For all that beauty that doth cover thee For all that beauty that doth couer thee,
SonnetsSonn.32.2 When that churl Death my bones with dust shall cover, When that churle death my bones with dust shall couer
SonnetsSonn.95.11 Where beauty's veil doth cover every blot, Where beauties vaile doth couer euery blot,

Glossary

 57 result(s).
apparelcover, put a hat on
bark aboutencrust, form a crust [cover as with tree-bark]
bedimmake dim, cover with cloud
bemoilcover with dirt, bemire
bepaintcover over, colour, tinge
bescreenhide from sight, cover up
bestrewcover, lie spread over
breechcover [as if with breeches]
canopycurtain, veil, cover [as if by a canopy]
caseput on a mask, cover up
casecover, protect, enclose
casehide, conceal, cover up
coverlay the table
coverput on one's hat [after it has been removed to show respect]
coveredwith a cover in place [to show it is not in use]
covertureprotective darkness, cover, concealing shade
crust overencrust with sores, cover with scabs
deckcover, adorn, decorate
drawn[unclear meaning] drawn from cover, hunted; disembowelled; dragged along
facecountenance, condone, cover over
facecover over, put a false face on
figurecover with a pattern, embellish, ornament
filmfilm over, cover up
gildcover, coat, smear
gildsmooth over, cover the defect of
hoodwinkcover up, hide from sight
hoodwinkblindfold, cover one's eyes
immaskhide, disguise, cover [as with a mask]
lardstrew, deck, cover
mantlecover, conceal, obscure
mantlecover with a coating, form a scum
measureretrace, travel back, cover the distance
overcovercover up, bury
overgreencover over, gloss over, whitewash
over-redcover over with blood, redden over
overshoesdeep enough to cover the shoes
oversizepaint over, smear [i.e. cover with a substance resembling size]
overstaincover with stains, smear over
pallwrap, cover, drape
patchpatch over, cover up
patchblotch, mark, cover over
putmake rise from cover, raise
rake upbury, cover up
recoverget back; also: cover again
ridcover, accomplish, get through
scarfblindfold, cover up
shadehide, conceal, cover up
sicklycover with a sickly hue, make pallid
skincover up, cover with skin
smotherconceal, hide, cover up
spreadcover, envelop, enfold
start[hunting] raise from cover
stomacherpiece of clothing used by women under their bodice to help cover the chest
stowput away, put under cover
tettercover the skin with scabs
vizardcover with a mask; conceal, hide
winter-ground[of plants] cover so as to protect from winter harshness

Thesaurus

 65 result(s).
blood, cover over withover-red
cloud, cover withbedim
coating, cover with amantle
coverapparel
coverbestrew
covercase
covercoverture
coverdeck
covergild
coverlard
covermantle
coverpall
coverrid
coverspread
cover [as if by a canopy]canopy
cover [as if with breeches]breech
cover [as with a mask]immask
cover againrecover
cover in place, with a covered
cover one's eyeshoodwink
cover overbepaint
cover overface
cover overface
cover overovergreen
cover overpatch
cover over with bloodover-red
cover the defectgild
cover the distancemeasure
cover the skin with scabstetter
cover upbescreen
cover upcase
cover upcase
cover upfilm
cover uphoodwink
cover upovercover
cover uppatch
cover uprake up
cover upscarf
cover upshade
cover upskin
cover upsmother
cover with a coatingmantle
cover with stainsoverstain
cover, make rise from [in hunting]put
cover, put understow
cover, raise from [in hunting]start
deep enough to cover the shoesovershoes
defect, cover the gild
dirt, cover withbemoil
distance, cover themeasure
drawn from coverdrawn
eyes, cover one'shoodwink
hue, cover with a sicklysickly
mask, cover with avizard
pattern, cover with afigure
raise from cover [in hunting]put
raise from cover [in hunting]start
rise from cover, make [in hunting]put
scabs, cover the skin withtetter
scabs, cover withcrust over
shoes, deep enough to coverovershoes
sickly hue, cover with asickly
skin, cover withskin
skin, cover with scabstetter
stains, cover withoverstain

Themes and Topics

 2 result(s).
Clothing...ecorative garment used under a bodice to cover the chest and stomach ...
How and how... howsoever rude exteriorly / is yet the cover of a fairer mind to whatever extent in...

Words Families

 16 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COVERBASICcover n, cover v, covered adj, covering adj, covering n, coverture n
COVEROBJECTcoverlet n
COVERSECRETcovert adj, covert n, covertly adv
COVERSTATEo'ercover v, self-covered adj
COVERNOTuncover v, uncovered adj
OVERCOVERBASICsee COVER
UNCOVERBASICsee COVER

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