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gear (orig. sense is ‘apparel, dress’ LLL. V. ii. 304
1. stuff, thing, article Mer.V. II. ii. 182 “a good wench for this gear,” Troil. III. ii. 220, Rom. V. i. 60.
2. discourse, talk Mer.V. I. i. 110*.
3. matter, affair, business 2H6 I. iv. 17, III. i. 91, R3 I. iv. 159 “shall we to this ?,” Troil. I. i. 6, Rom. II. iv. 110.
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    • William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henry VI, 1.4
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    • William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, 1.1
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