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Search phrase: covered

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL III.iii.70Even a toy in hand here, sir. Nay, pray be covered.euen a toy in hand heere Sir: Nay, pray be couer'd.
As You Like ItAYL III.iv.23concave as a covered goblet or a worm-eaten nut.concaue as a couered goblet, or a Worme-eaten nut.
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
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.i.105That's covered o'er with Turkish tapestryThat's couer'd o're with Turkish Tapistrie,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.ii.22So we, well covered with the night's black mantle,So wee, well couer'd with the Nights black Mantle,
Julius CaesarJC V.iii.44And when my face is covered, as 'tis now,And when my face is couer'd, as 'tis now,
King LearKL III.i.20Although as yet the face of it is covered(Although as yet the face of it is couer'd
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.v.57the meat, sir, it shall be covered; for your coming in tothe meat sir, it shall bee couered, for your comming in to
Much Ado About NothingMA III.i.77Therefore let Benedick, like covered fire,Therefore let Benedicke like couered fire,
OthelloOth I.i.112daughter covered with a Barbary horse; you'll have yourDaughter couer'd with a Barbary horse, you'le haue your
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.240What good is covered with the face of heaven,What good is couer'd with the face of heauen,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.56Come hither, covered with an antic face,Come hither couer'd with an antique face,
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.49All covered dishes.All couer'd Dishes.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.73.3Coffin covered with black, then two other sons, LuciusCoffin couered with blacke, then two other Sonnes.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.199Whose mouth is covered with rude-growing briars,Whose mouth is couered with Rude growing Briers,

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.317 The naked and concealed fiend he covered, The naked and concealed feind he couerd,

Glossary

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barbedarmoured with barbs, protectively covered
barkybark-covered
beachypebble-covered, shingly
bloomedcovered with blossom, in bloom
botchyenveloped in sores [botches], tumour-covered
buskybosky, bushy, shrub-covered
coveredwith a cover in place [to show it is not in use]
covertureshelter, canopied bower, covered retreat
embossedcovered as if with ornamental studs
fledgecovered with down, displaying growth
Furiesthree goddesses, spirits of vengeance, depicted as carrying torches and covered with snakes
greengrass-covered land, grassy mound
lead(plural) lead-covered flat roofs
leavyleafy, covered with foliage
mantledcovered, surfaced
muddiedcovered in mud, made filthy
muffledblindfolded, covered up
overdustedcovered over with dust
overgrowncovered with growth [i.e. hair]
penthousecovered way, sloping porch, overhanging roof
scaled, scalingscaly, covered in scales
sedgybordered with rushes, reed-covered
self-coveredself-concealing, with the self covered over
shadecovered place, sheltered spot
shellyshell-like, shell-covered
tentedcovered with tents, full of tents
turfyturf-covered, grassy

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bark-coveredbarky
blossom, covered withbloomed
coveredmantled
covered as if with ornamental studsembossed
covered over, with the self self-covered
covered placeshade
covered retreatcoverture
covered upmuffled
covered waypenthouse
covered with growthovergrown
covered, protectivelybarbed
down, covered withfledge
dust, covered withoverdusted
foliage, covered withleavy
grass-covered landgreen
land, grass-coveredgreen
lead-covered flat roofslead
mud, covered inmuddied
ornamental studs, covered as if withembossed
pebble-coveredbeachy
protectively coveredbarbed
reed-coveredsedgy
retreat, coveredcoverture
roofs, lead-covered flatlead
scales, covered inscaled, scaling
shrub-coveredbusky
studs, covered as if with ornamentalembossed
tents, covered withtented
tumour-coveredbotchy
turf-coveredturfy

Themes and Topics

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Plants... potato etc) distinctive usage here is covered under individual entries in the glossary...
Classical mythology...geance depicted as carrying torches and covered with snakes) gorgon ac ii v ...

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