ingate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪn.ɡeɪt/
Etymology
From in + gate.
Meanings
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(obsolete) entrance or beginning,
[…] which hath in charge the ingate of the yeare.
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 12:there is no ingate to the conscience
1879, Adam Lind, Sermons:
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The aperture in a mould for pouring in the metal; the gate; tedge.
ingate pin
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ingates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |