单词 | to let forth |
释义 | > as lemmasto let forth to let forth 1. To allow to pass forth or out; to give passage to. ΚΠ 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 598 Neuir ane of thame he wald lat furth by. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 26 Schir James and his brother were lattin furth at the request of the chancellar. 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. H1v To let forth my fowle defiled blood. View more context for this quotation 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. ii. 11 The graues, all gaping wide, Euery one lets forth his spright. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §464 Pricking vines, or other trees..and thereby letting forth gum or tears. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 207 Heav'n op'nd wide Her ever during Gates..to let forth The King of Glorie. View more context for this quotation 2. (See quot. 1574.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > let out outleteOE letc1000 to let out1154 void14.. loose1568 to let forth1574 vent1587 to give vent1594 1574 J. Baret Aluearie L 292 To Let forth, or make a leasse of a piece of land, foras locitare agellum. Ter. < as lemmas |
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