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Search phrase: fig

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.349This is an aspic's trail; and these fig leavesThis is an Aspickes traile, / And these Figge-leaues
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iii.118When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me, likeWhen Pistoll lyes, do this, and figge-me, like
Henry VH5 III.vi.58The fig of Spain!The Figge of Spaine.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.67and a fig for Peter!and a figge for Peter.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vi.9Courage, Artois! A fig for feathered shaftsCourage Artoys, a fig for feathered shafts,
King JohnKJ II.i.162Give it a plum, a cherry, and a fig.Giue yt a plum, a cherry, and a figge,
OthelloOth I.iii.316Virtue? A fig! 'Tis in ourselves that we are thus, orVertue? A figge, 'tis in our selues that we are thus, or

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Glossary

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ficofig
figused in expressions of contempt
figword used along with a rude gesture [of the thumb between the first two fingers of a fist]
figQ1 alternative to 'jig'
sycamorevariety of fig tree [a Mediterranean species]

Thesaurus

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figfico
fig treesycamore

Themes and Topics

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Exclamations... fig for a 2h6 ii iii 67 a fig for peter contempt often expressed ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FICOBASICsee FIG
FIGBASICfig adj, fig n, fig v
FIGINTENSITYfico n, figo n, fig's-end n

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