Admittance, permission to enter, reception: “what a.?” LLL II, 80 (what reception did you meet with?). “to give a. to a thought of fear,” H4B IV, 1, 153. “crave a. to your majesty,” H5 II, 4, 66. Tim. I, 2, 122. Tim. I, 2, 122 Hml. II, 2, 51. Cymb. I, 4, 115. II, 3, 73. Peculiar expressions: “any tire of Venetian a.” Wiv. III, 3, 61 (received, in fashion at Venice). “of great a.” II, 2, 235 (admitted to the company and converse of great persons).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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