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cover (common Eliz. senses are the foll.)
1. to spread the cloth for a meal; trans. Mer.V. III. v. 65 “ the table” ; intr. AYL. II. v. 31 “Sirs, the while,” 2H4 II. iv. 11.
2. intr. and pass. to put on one's hat Mer.V. II. ix. 44 “How many then should that stand bare,” AYL. III. iii. 83 “pray be covered.”
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    • William Shakespeare, As You Like It, 2.5
    • William Shakespeare, As You Like It, 3.3
    • William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, 2.9
    • William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, 3.5
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