Inclose
[ɪn'kləʊz] or [ɪn'kloz]
Definition
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands.
(v. t.) To put into harness; to harness.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [Written also Enclose.] [1]. Encircle, surround, encompass, imbosom, circumscribe, shut in, fence in.[2]. Cover, envelop, wrap.
Typist: Wilhelmina
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONFINE_and_COVER]
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Definition
v.t. to close or shut in: to confine: to surround: to put in a case as a letter in an envelope &c.: to fence esp. used of waste land.—ns. Enclos′er; Enclos′ure the act of enclosing: state of being enclosed: that which is enclosed: a space fenced off: that which encloses: a barrier.
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Examples
- The necessary occupation of a ditcher prepares him to work in the trenches, and to fortify a camp, as well as to inclose a field. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It is only necessary then to open one or the other of these latter to cause the appearance or disappearance or transformation of such objects as have been inclosed within it. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It is to be almost inclosed by massive stone piers, one of which will extend into the sea over three thousand feet in a straight line. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This is inclosed by the tube, which is also in one piece, surrounding the liner throughout its length. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the so-called wind instruments, sound is produced by vibrating columns of air inclosed in tubes or pipes of different lengths. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The present high rent of inclosed land in Scotland seems owing to the scarcity of inclosure, and will probably last no longer than that scarcity. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The piano is the best protected of all the stringed instruments, being inclosed by a heavy framework, even when in use. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The mules were first driven into a stockade, called a corral, inclosing an acre or more of ground. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- After the steam has spent itself in turning the turbine, it condenses into water and makes its escape through openings in an inclosing case. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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