Contract, subst. 1) contráct, treaty, agreement: “c., succession . . . none,” Tp. II, 1, 151. “how joyful am I made by this c.” H6A III, 1, 143. V, 4, 156. 2) contráct and cóntract, marriage-contract, espousals: Tp. IV, 19. Meas. I, 2, 149. III, 1, 223. V, 209. All's II, 3, 185. Wint. IV, 4, 428. V, 1, 204. H6A V, 1, 46. V, 5, 28. R3 III, 7, 6. Rom. II, 2, 117. Cymb. II, 3, 120. “a c. of true love,” Tp. IV, 84. Tp. IV, 84 Tw. V, 159. “the c. of her marriage,” As III, 2, 332. “his c. with Lady Lucy,” R3 III, 7, 5. Cymb. II, 3, 118.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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