Entrance — Defs

01 n. The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession,…

1.
The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office.
2.
Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends.
3.
The passage, door, or gate, for entering.
“Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city.” — Judg. i. 24.
4.
The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business.
“St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology.” — Hakewill.
5.
The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
6.
The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.(Naut.)

02 v. t. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.

imp. & p. p. Entranced; p. pr. & vb. n. Entrancing

1.
To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.
“Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from field and to the bed conveyed.” — Dryden.
2.
To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.
“And I so ravished with her heavenly note, I stood entranced, and had no room for thought.” — Dryden.