3
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From this reading 4 (3).
4
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From this reading 4 (3).
6
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From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _King Lear_, act iv, sc.
amornounUS /ˈæmər/
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
Arctiumnoun
burdock
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
arisesverbUS /ərˈaɪzəz/
third-person singular of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
attachverbUS /əˈtætʃ/
cause to be attached
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
bracts
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From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
Burdocknoun
any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
Burdocks
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From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
Burs
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From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
Cordelia
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From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
Crown'd
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From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
Cuckoo-flowers
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From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
expressiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspresɪv/
characterized by expression
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
folia
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From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
Fumiter
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From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
Furrow-weeds
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From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
HemlocknounUS /ˈhemlɑːk/
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
hookedadjectiveUS /hʊkt/
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
involucrum
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From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
ivnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _King Lear_, act iv, sc.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _King Lear_, act iv, sc.
lappa
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From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
LearnounUS /lɪr/
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading _King Lear_, act iv, sc.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
NettlesnounUS /ˈnetəlz/
plural of “nettle” — any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
philantropium
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From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
scnoun
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading _King Lear_, act iv, sc.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
tipsnounUS /tɪps/
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
unopenedadjectiveUS /əˈnoʊpənd/
not yet opened or unsealed
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This clinging quality arises from the bracts of the involucrum being long and stiff, and with hooked tips which attach themselves to every passing object.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (6) _Cordelia._ Crown'd with rank Fumiter and Furrow-weeds, With Burdocks, Hemlock, Nettles, Cuckoo-flowers.
