English Dictionary: enclose | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.] [Written also {enclose}.] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton. 2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note. The inclosed copies of the treaty. --Sir W. Temple. 3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. --Blackstone. 4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.] They went to coach and their horse inclose. --Chapman. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Enclose \En*close"\, v. t. [F. enclos, p. p. of enclore to enclose; pref. en- (L. in) + clore to close. See {Close}, and cf. {Inclose}, {Include}.] To inclose. See {Inclose}. |