enclosure : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: enclosure	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enclosure n a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose the act of enclosing something inside something else Synonym(s): enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure a naturally enclosed space Synonym(s): enclosure, natural enclosure something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter Synonym(s): enclosure, inclosure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inclosure \In*clo"sure\ (?; 135), n. [See {Inclose}, {Enclosure}.] [Written also {enclosure}.] 1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence. 2. That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up. Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses. --Hakluyt. 3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence. Breaking our inclosures every morn. --W. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enclosure \Enclo"sure\ (?; 135), n. Inclosure. See {Inclosure}. Note: The words enclose and enclosure* are written indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or inclosure.