Both Uses of
cull
in
Romeo and Juliet
- No, madam; we have cull'd such necessaries
As are behoveful for our state to-morrow.p. 200.3 *cull'd = selected from among many
- I do remember an apothecary—
And hereabouts he dwells,—which late I noted
In tatter'd weeds, with overwhelming brows,
Culling of simples. ...Scene 5.1culling = selecting from among many
Definition:
to select from among many -- sometimes what is desired; sometimes to eliminate that which is not wanted