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Search phrase: cutting

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.i.45I would the cutting of my garments wouldI would the cutting of my garments wold
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.81Hangs on the cutting short that fraudful man.Hangs on the cutting short that fraudfull man.
King JohnKJ V.iv.16By cutting off your heads. Thus hath he sworn,By cutting off your heads: Thus hath he sworne,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.258Cutting a smaller hair than may be seen;Cutting a smaller haire then may be seene,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.306But in the cutting it if thou dost shedBut in the cutting it, if thou dost shed
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.83And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,& then dreames he of cutting Forraine throats,
The TempestTem IV.i.93Cutting the clouds towards Paphos, and her sonCutting the clouds towards Paphos: and her Son
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.17cutting the web. After this, the vengeance on the wholecutting the web: after this, the vengeance on the whole

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Glossary

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abridgementcurtailment, cutting off, shortening
curtle-axecutlass, cutting sword
cuttleknife used by pickpockets for cutting purses; bully, cut-throat
eagersharp, cutting
edgedsharp, sharpened, cutting
keensharp, cutting, severe
long swordheavy two-handed sword with a long cutting blade
Perseusson of Zeus and Danae; advised by Athene to look at the reflection in his shield when cutting off Medusa's head, thereby avoiding being turned to stone; associated with the winged horse released by her death
quarteringfor cutting into quarters, dismembering
scoringcharging to an account; also: cutting, wounding
sectcutting, offshoot, branch
slipseedling, sprig, shoot, cutting
trenchantsharp, cutting, keen-edged
trenchingcutting, wounding, scarring

Thesaurus

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cuttingeager
cuttingedged
cuttingkeen
cuttingscoring
cuttingsect
cuttingslip
cuttingtrenchant
cuttingtrenching
cutting into quartersquartering
cutting offabridgement
cutting swordcurtle-axe
knife used by pickpockets for cutting pursescuttle
pickpockets, knife for cutting purses used bycuttle
quarters, cutting intoquartering
sword with a long cutting bladelong sword

Themes and Topics

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Weapons... short broad sword used for slashing and cutting cutlass dagger ham v ii 143...
...09 heavy two-handed sword with a long cutting blade pilcher tn iii i 33 ...
Classical mythology...ook at the reflection in his shield when cutting off medusa&rsquo s head thereby avoidin...

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