Straight, adv. 1) straight-forward, not by a deviating course: “bear thine eyes s., though thy proud heart go wide,” Sonn. 140, 14. “floating s., obedient to the stream,” Err. I, 1, 87. “lo, he is tilting s.” LLL V, 2, 483 (not breaking his spear across; cf. Across). “he runs s. and even,” H4A III, 1, 114.
2) immediately, without delay: “the steed breaketh his rein, and to her goes he s.” Ven. 264. “and s., in pity of her tender years, they both would strive who first should dry his tears,” Ven. 264 “what fond beggar, but to touch the crown, would with the sceptre s. be strucken down?” Lucr. 217. “as one shifts, another s. ensues,” Lucr. 217 Lucr. 217 Lucr. 217 Sonn. 45, 14. 89, 3. 100, 5. 129, 5. 145, 5. Wiv. I, 1, 118. IV, 2, 85. IV, 2, 85 IV, 4, 75. IV, 6, 32. Meas. I, 2, 166. I, 4, 85. II, 2, 1. Err. III, 2, 190. IV, 1, 102. IV, 2, 63. IV, 4, 59. IV, 4, 59 LLL V, 2, 277. Mids. III, 2, 403. IV, 1, 65. Merch. I, 1, 31. I, 2, 65. I, 3, 175. II, 4, 25. II, 6, 50. II, 9, 1. As II, 1, 68. III, 5, 136. Wint. II, 3, 14. R2 II, 1, 215. V, 3, 139. H6A IV, 1, 73. IV, 4, 40. V, 4, 47. H6B II, 1, 141. III, 2, 15. III, 2, 15 H6C I, 2, 71. R3 I, 3, 355. H8 III, 2, 115. Hml. II, 2, 451. Oth. IV, 1, 58 etc. etc.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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