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Webster 1913 Edition


Ingress

In′gress

,
Noun.
[L.
ingressus
, fr.
ingredi
. See
Ingredient
.]
1.
The act of entering; entrance;
as, the
ingress
of air into the lungs
.
2.
Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering;
as, all
ingress
was prohibited
.
3.
(Astron.)
The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun’s entrance into a sign, etc.

In′gress

,
Verb.
I.
To go in; to enter.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Ingress

IN'GRESS

,
Noun.
[L. ingerssus, ingredior, supra.]
1.
Entrance; as the ingress of air into the lungs. It is particularly applied to the entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, &c.
2.
Power of entrance; means of entering. All ingress was prohibited.