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Search phrase: waist

Plays

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HamletHam II.ii.231Then you live about her waist, or in the middleThen you liue about her waste, or in the middle
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.323Hal, I was not an eagle's talon in the waist – I could have(Hal) I was not an Eagles Talent in the Waste, I could haue
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.144were greater and my waist slenderer.were greater, and my waste slenderer.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iii.20Who now is girdled with a waist of ironWho now is girdled with a waste of Iron,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.94Shall I not give my girdle from my waist,Shall I not giue my girdle from my wast,
King JohnKJ II.i.217That as a waist doth girdle you about,That as a waste doth girdle you about
King LearKL IV.vi.124Down from the waist they are centaurs,Downe from the waste they are Centaures,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.50An your waist, mistress, were as slender as my wit,And your waste Mistris, were as slender as my wit,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.51One o' these maids' girdles for your waist should be fit.One a these Maides girdles for your waste should be fit.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.183A gait, a state, a brow, a breast, a waist,a gate, a state, a brow, a brest, a waste,
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.38His neck will come to your waist – a cord, sir.His necke will come to your wast, a Cord sir.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.38waist two yards about. But I am now about no waste –waste two yards about: but I am now about no waste:
Much Ado About NothingMA III.ii.33waist downward, all slops, and a Spaniard from the hip
The TempestTem I.ii.197Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabinNow in the Waste, the Decke, in euery Cabyn,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.30And buckle in a waist most fathomlessAnd buckle in a waste most fathomlesse,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.6 And girdle with embracing flames the waist And girdle with embracing flames, the wast

Glossary

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girdlewaist
waistmiddle [of the upper deck], centre
waistbelt, girdle

Thesaurus

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waistgirdle

Themes and Topics

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Ships...set above the lower course of sails waist tem i ii 197 middle of a ship or mid...
Weapons

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
WAISTBASICwaist n

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