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Then vail your stomachs, for it is no boot

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andrewwai | 15:10 Fri 08th Apr 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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In shakespeare's taming of the shrew, Katherine says to the other two wives- then vail your stomachs, for it is no boot? what does that mean?
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"Humble your pride, then, since it�s useless" is one suggestion offered by a site which "translates" Shakespeare into modern English.
17:09 Fri 08th Apr 2005
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I interpret this as a metaphorical form of "retrace your steps and do as he (thy husband) says". If we come to think of it, the body, together with a full round stomach, would shape into a boot: long up to the area where the foot fits in. However, Katherine is ordering the other ladies to vail their stomachs, that is, lower, flatten their stomachs, as they are not meant to be protruding, shaping into a boot. It's a symbol based on a very graphic image.
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