Inclosure
[ɪn'kləʊʒə] or [ɪn'kloʒɚ]
Definition
(n.) The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.
(n.) That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.
(n.) That which incloses; a barrier or fence.
Editor: Marilyn
Examples
- Through the greater part of Europe, a kitchen garden is not at present supposed to deserve a better inclosure than mat recommended by Columella. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The advantage of inclosure is greater for pasture than for corn. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- An inclined tray terminates at its lower end in a furnace inclosure. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Across one end of this inclosure is a tomb built after the manner of the Moslems. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I shewed her the dangers which her children incurred during her absence; and she at length agreed not to go beyond the inclosure of the forest. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- 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 fruit-wall frequently surrounds the kitchen garden, which thus enjoys the benefit of an inclosure which its own produce could seldom pay for. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In 1808 Trevithick built a circular railway at London within an inclosure, and charged a shilling for admission to his steam circus and a ride behind his locomotive. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Typed by Arthur