English Dictionary: closet | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for closet | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Closet \Clos"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. & vb. n. {Closeting}.] 1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. [R.] Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge. --Cowper. 2. To make into a closet for a secret interview. He was to call a new legislature, to closet its members. --Bancroft. He had been closeted with De Quadra. --Froude. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Closet \Clos"et\, n. [OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See {Close} an inclosure.] 1. A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy. A chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine. --Goldsmith. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet. --Matt. vi. 6. 2. A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc. --Dryden. {Closet sin}, sin commited in privacy. --Bp. Hall. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Closet as used in the New Testament, signifies properly a storehouse (Luke 12: 24), and hence a place of privacy and retirement (Matt. 6:6; Luke 12:3). |