- Inclose
- Inclose In*close", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.]
[Written also {enclose}.]
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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.
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How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
The inclosed copies of the treaty. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
They went to coach and their horse inclose. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.