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Search phrase: refined

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King JohnKJ IV.ii.11To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,To gilde refined Gold, to paint the Lilly;
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.161With a refined traveller of Spain;With a refined trauailer of Spaine,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.130That in a Christian climate souls refinedThat in a Christian Climate, Soules refin'de

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.85.8 In polished form of well-refined pen. In polisht forme of well refined pen.

Glossary

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boltedrefined, carefully sifted, polished
civilcivilized, cultured, refined
daintyfastidious, scrupulous, refined, particular
filedrefined, smooth, polished
finerefined, sophisticated, cultivated
gentlerefined, discriminating, sophisticated
holidayrefined, select, genteel
humanepolite, courteous, refined
ingeniousintellectual, refined, in liberal arts
liberalnoble, tasteful, refined
neatposh, elegant, trim, refined
pickedover-refined, fastidious, particular
purgedpurified, refined, clarified
recollectedstudied, artificial, refined
refinedcivilized, cultivated, sophisticated
ripemature, sophisticated, refined
selectsuperior, refined, cultivated
speakspeak entertainingly; or: talk in a refined way
strainedrefined, purified, distilled
subtlerefined, rarefied, very fine
subtle-potentpowerfully refined
super-subtleextra-refined, specially delicate
thrice-repuredhighly purified, extremely refined
well-spokenrefined, courteous, eloquent

Thesaurus

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extra-refinedsuper-subtle
over-refinedpicked
powerfully refinedsubtle-potent
refinedbolted
refinedcivil
refineddainty
refinedfiled
refinedfine
refinedgentle
refinedholiday
refinedhumane
refinedingenious
refinedliberal
refinedneat
refinedpurged
refinedrecollected
refinedripe
refinedselect
refinedstrained
refinedsubtle
refinedwell-spoken
refined way, talk in a speak
refined, extremelythrice-repured
refined, powerfullysubtle-potent
talk in a refined wayspeak

Themes and Topics

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Politeness...f ‘special pleading’ such as the highly refined formulae used by aristocrats to each oth...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
REFINEDBASICrefined adj
REFINEDINTENSITYwell-refined adj

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