under-walkn.
/ˈʌndəwɔːk/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌwɔk/, /ˈəndərˌwɑk/ (under- prefix1 3a(b).)
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envoy1616
undermirth1640
counter-turn1651
under-walk1651
deus ex machina1697
happy ending1748
dénouement1752
anagnorisis1783
comic relief1783
by-play1812
tragic irony1833
by-plot1851
dramatic irony1881
plot point1909
cliff-hanging1945
subtext1960
1651 W. Davenant Gondibert Pref. ⁋29 Those compositions of second beauty I observe in the Drama to be the under-walks.
1673 Bp. S. Parker Reproof Rehearsal Transprosed 10 Plots, and Scenes, and Walks, and under~walks.
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n.1651- to close off
- to close one's days
- to close one's ears
- to close one's ears occasionally ear
- to close one's eyes to
- to close one's face
- to close one's mind
- to close one's mouth
- to close out
- to close ranks or files
- to close the book on
- to close the books
- to close the books on
- to close the door upon
- to close the maw
- to close the rearward
- to close the stable door
- to close the stable door after the horse has bolted
- to close the wind
- to close their files
- to close to
- to close up
- to close with
- to clothe on
- to clothe upon