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Search phrase: half-pint

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CoriolanusCor V.ii.54go, lest I let forth your half-pint of blood. Back – that'sgo: least I let forth your halfe pinte of blood. Backe, that's

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Glossary

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Aeson[pron: 'eeson] father of Jason and half-brother of Pelion; magically restored to youth by Medea
angelgold coin [with the angel Michael depicted], value between a third and half of a pound
beesomeblear-eyed, half-blind
bissonblear-eyed, half-blind
Centaurcreature with the upper half of a man and the rear legs of a horse; reputed for bestial behaviour
codlingunripe apple, half-grown apple
demi-Atlassupporter of half the world
demi-devilhalf-devil
dividedbroken, stifled, half-smothered
doit[small Dutch coin = half an English farthing] trivial sum, worthless amount, trifle
faintfeeble, half-hearted
faintlytimidly, half-heartedly, without conviction
halfgo half-shares with one, share the stake with one
halfother half, wife
half-bloodedof only one noble parent; bastard
half-blownhalf-blossomed
half-caphalf removal of the cap by way of negligent courtesy
half-cheekprofile, side-view
half-cheeked[horse-riding] with broken side-rings [cheeks]; or: halfway up the cheeks
half-faceprofile, side-view
half-facedimperfect, incomplete, defective
half-facedthin-faced, with a pinched look
half-faced[of a coin] showing a monarch's profile; also: clipped, imperfect
half-facedwith only half the face visible
half-kirtleskirt [lower part of a kirtle]
half-malcontentsomewhat discontented, disaffected, dissatisfied
half-parthalf each, fair shares
halfpencesilver coin worth half of one penny
half-sightsomeone half-blind
half-suppedwith supper interrupted, half-satisfied
half-sword, atat the length of a small-sized sword, at close quarters
half-workerco-worker, cooperator, collaborator
half-worldhemisphere, half of the globe
harpymythical rapacious bird, half woman, half vulture [symbolizing divine retribution]
hatchlower part of a door, half-door, gate
hatchedwith the upper half closed
ides[Roman calendar] half-way point in a month
Ides of Marchin the Roman calendar, 15 March, the half-way point through March
idlyindifferently, half-heartedly, unenthusiastically
innocentsilly, half-witted, foolish
Minotaur['minotawr] son of Pasiphae and a bull from the sea, half bull and half human; kept in Minos' labyrinth; killed by Theseus
moietyhalf, equal share
naturalcongenital idiot, half-wit, fool
naturallike a half-wit, idiotically
peeppeer through half-closed eyes
picked-hatchspiked half-door; house of ill-repute, brothel
pinkhalf-shut, blinking, tiny
purblindhalf-blind, dim-sighted
royalkingly; also: to the value of the English coin worth half a pound
royalgold coin, value of half a pound
sand-blindhalf-blind, dim-sighted
scantlyscantily, grudgingly, half-heartedly
Sirensea demon of Greek mythology, half bird, half woman, whose music lured sailors to destruction on the rocky shores of her island
soulhalf-wit, cretin, simpleton
Typhongiant, half man half animal, who fought against the Olympian gods
wittollycuckoldy; also: half-witted

Thesaurus

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apple, unripe/half-growncodling
bird, halfSiren
blind, halfbisson
blind, halfhalf-sight
cap, half removal of ahalf-cap
door, spiked halfpicked-hatch
eyes, peer through half-closedpeep
face visible, with only half the half-faced
globe, half of thehalf-world
halfmoiety
half closed, with the upper [of a door]hatched
half eachhalf-part
half of the globehalf-world
half removal of a caphalf-cap
half the face visible, with only half-faced
half the world, supporter of demi-Atlas
half, otherhalf
half-blindhalf-sight
half-blindbisson
half-blindpurblind
half-blindsand-blind
half-blossomedhalf-blown
half-devildemi-devil
half-doorhatch
half-grown applecodling
half-heartedfaint
half-heartedlyidly
half-heartedlyscantly
half-heartedlyfaintly
half-satisfiedhalf-supped
half-shares, gohalf
half-shutpink
half-smothereddivided
half-way point in a month [Roman calendar]ides
half-witsoul
half-witnatural
half-wit, like anatural
half-wittedwittolly
half-wittedinnocent
month half-way point [Roman calendar]ides
peer through half-closed eyespeep
removal of a cap, halfhalf-cap
spiked half-doorpicked-hatch
supporter of half the worlddemi-Atlas
upper half closed, with the [of a door]hatched
world, supporter of half the demi-Atlas

Themes and Topics

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Clothing
Cousin
Ly
Money
Numbers
Weapons
Classical mythology
Days and dates

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