| 单词 | to give receptacle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give receptacle b. to give receptacle: to receive; to give admittance; to offer sanctuary. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > letting in or fact of being let in > specifically of a person to a place receipt1479 receptionc1525 receptation1574 to give receptacle1620 recep.1918 1620 J. Webbe tr. Cicero Fam. Epist. xv. 840 They gaue receptacle to all that fled [L. cum et fugitivos reciperent], making open defence, through hope they had, that the Parthian would arriue to their succour. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso (1674) i. lxxxix. 175 Whosoever durst give receptacle to so pernicious a man in his Library. a1661 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. G. Capriata Hist. Wars Italy (1663) v. 154 Lest the Towns of Montferrat might prejudice his affairs by giving receptacle to the Enemies. < as lemmas |
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