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Enclosure - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Enclosure : (noun)
1: artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for
some purpose
2: the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn: enclosing,
envelopment, inclosure]
3: a naturally enclosed space [syn: natural enclosure]
4: something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed
in an envelope with a covering letter [syn: inclosure]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Enclosure : \En*clo"sure\ (?; 135), n.
Inclosure. See Inclosure.
Note: The words enclose and enclosure are written
indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or
inclosure.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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ENCLOSURE. An artificial fence put around one's estate. Vide Close.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Enclosure |
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jkobylka: the human Enclosure is not nearly as fun to clean! @nwheat |
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