Romeo and Juliet

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  1. agate
    an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony
    She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
    In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
    On the fore-finger of an alderman,
    Drawn with a team of little atomies
    Athwart men’s noses as they lie
    Romeo and Juliet.
  2. midwife
    a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
    She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
    In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
    On the fore-finger of an alderman,
    Drawn with a team of little atomies
    Athwart men’s noses as they lie
    Romeo and Juliet.
  3. athwart
    across the course, direction, or center line of a ship
    She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
    In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
    On the fore-finger of an alderman,
    Drawn with a team of little atomies
    Athwart men’s noses as they lie
    Romeo and Juliet.
  4. alderman
    a member of a city or town government
    She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
    In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
    On the fore-finger of an alderman,
    Drawn with a team of little atomies
    Athwart men’s noses as they lie
    Romeo and Juliet.
  5. drawn
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
    use definition: pulled by team of animals
  6. shape
    a perceptual structure
    She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
    In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
    On the fore-finger of an alderman,
    Drawn with a team of little atomies
    Athwart men’s noses as they lie
    Romeo and Juliet.
Created on Mon Jul 19 10:13:04 EDT 2010 (updated Mon Jul 19 10:20:47 EDT 2010)

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