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Search phrase: shroud

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Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.71And put yourself under his shroud,And put your selfe vnder his shrowd,
HamletHam IV.v.36(sings) White his shroud as the mountain snow, – White his Shrow'd as the Mountaine Snow.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.1Under this thick-grown brake we'll shroud ourselves;Vnder this thicke growne brake, wee'l shrowd our selues:
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iii.41Nor how to shroud yourself from enemies?Nor how to shrowd your selfe from Enemies?
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.479Die when you will, a smock shall be your shroud.Die when you will, a smocke shall be your shrowd.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.368In remembrance of a shroud.In remembrance of a shrowd.
OthelloOth IV.iii.23If I do die before thee, prithee shroud meIf I do die before, prythee shrow'd me
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.43Lies festering in his shroud; where, as they say,Lies festring in his shrow'd, where as they say,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.52And pluck the mangled Tybalt from his shroud,And plucke the mangled Tybalt from his shrow'd?
The TempestTem II.ii.40will here shroud till the dregs of the storm be past.will here shrowd till the dregges of the storme be past.
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.54My shroud of white, stuck all with yew,My shrowd of white, stuck all with Ew,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.454Some hangman must put on my shroud and lay meSome Hangman must put on my shrowd, and lay me

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Glossary

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cere upwrap up in a shroud, seal up
cereclothwaxed winding-sheet, shroud
cerementswaxed shroud, grave-clothes, winding sheet
PenelopeUlysses' wife, who waited 20 years for his return from Troy; she told suitors she had to finish weaving a shroud for Ulysses' father before she could remarry, and undid the work each night
sear upwrap up in a shroud, seal up
searecloathwaxed winding-sheet, shroud
shroudprotection, shelter
shroudhide, conceal, shelter
shroudsail-rope
winding-sheetburial cloth, shroud

Thesaurus

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shroudcerecloth
shroudwinding-sheet
shroudsearecloath
shroud, waxedcerements
shroud, wrap up in acere up
shroud, wrap up in asear up
wrap up in a shroudcere up
wrap up in a shroudsear up

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... her suitors she had to finish weaving a shroud for ulysses&rsquo father before she cou...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SHROUDBASICshroud n, shroud v, shrouding adj

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