Read full poem →Saw his heroic seed, and smil'd to see him
Mangle the work of Nature." Henry V. act ii. scene 4.
Dictionary Entry
To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging etc.
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Common Phrases
. manglemangle rhizophoramangle mingle
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Poetry examples for “mangle”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Why scold then,--or complain?
More words will only mangle
What you've already slain.