Room, 1) space, any measure of extent affording opportunity of being or moving in it: “if r. enough,” Tp. I, 1, 9.* H4A V, 4, 92. Caes. I, 2, 156. “there's no r. for faith in this bosom,” H4A III, 3, 174. H5 Epil. H4A III, 3, 174 H8 V, 4, 77. Ant. IV, 7, 10. “to give r.” All's I, 2, 67. Rom. I, 5, 28. Caes. IV, 3, 39. “to make r.” Ado II, 1, 88. Merch. IV, 1, 16. John I, 255. Elliptically: “r. for the incensed worthies,” LLL V, 2, 703. Mids. II, 1, 58. Caes. III, 2, 170. Caes. III, 2, 170 V, 4, 16. “lawful let it be that I have r. with Rome to curse awhile,” John III, 1, 180 (== opportunity, liberty).
2) a confined space, apartment, chamber: Wiv. V, 5, 61. Meas. II, 1, 135. Meas. II, 1, 135 Err. IV, 4, 97. Ado I, 3, 61. As III, 3, 15. Tw. III, 4, 148. Wint. II, 2, 47. R2 V, 6, 25. H4A II, 4, 2. H4B II, 4, 14. IV, 5, 4. IV, 5, 4 IV, 5, 4 H6C V, 6, 92. R3 I, 4, 161. Rom. I, 5, 30. Tim. II, 2, 169. Hml. III, 4, 212. V, 2, 16. Oth. V, 2, 330.
3) place occupied or to be occupied: “your praise shall still find r. even in the eyes of all posterity,” Sonn. 55, 10 (== shall find a place, shall dwell). “in their --s come delicate desires,” Ado I, 1, 304. “let Bianca take her sister's r.” Shr. III, 2, 252. “grief fills the r. up of my absent child,” John III, 4, 93. “fill another r. in hell,” R2 V, 5, 108. “to fill up the --s of them,” H4A IV, 2, 35. “let this supply the r.” H6C II, 6, 54. “to take their --s, ere I can place myself,” III, 2, 132.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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