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/ɛnklˈoʊʒər/ /ɪnklˈoʊʒər/ Listen

noun

Enclosure n. Inclosure. See Inclosure. Note: The words enclose and enclosure are written indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or inclosure.

Inclosure n. (Written also enclosure)

The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.

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."

That which incloses; a barrier or fence. "Breaking our inclosures every morn."

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Etymology of 'Enclosure'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Enclosure" Quotes from Famous Books

... out. Clambering over the gate which led to the enclosure, a more ready way to Dan than opening it, he was brought within view of the pool. There it was, down in the dreary lower part, near the trees. The pool itself was distinct enough, lying to the right, and Dan involuntarily looked towards it. Not to have saved his life, ...

— Verner's Pride • Mrs. Henry Wood

... countenance, yellow hair, and green eyes, hooking up the fish with his feet, while he called to him birds and beasts, and, when they came, then shot and killed them, so that not one escaped. Having got this man, they took him to the king, who secretly charged him, "You must make a square enclosure with high walls. Plant in it all kinds of flowers and fruits; make good ponds in it for bathing; make it grand and imposing in every way, so that men shall look to it with thirsting desire; make its gates strong and sure; ...

— Chinese Literature • Anonymous

... first through a small forest, where systematic felling and cutting are going on under British forestry experts. The work is being done by German prisoners, and we catch a glimpse through the trees of their camp of huts in a barbed-wire enclosure. Their guards sleep under canvas! ... And now we are in the main street of a large picturesque village, approaching a chateau. A motor lorry comes towards us, driven at a smart pace, and filled with grey-green uniforms. Prisoners!—this time fresh ...

— Towards The Goal • Mrs. Humphry Ward

... hesitation he tore open the flap and spread the paper out, then stared at it thoughtfully. The enclosure read: ...

— Juggernaut • Alice Campbell

... glass and gold enclosure, she was at first quite dazzled by the crowd of gorgeously arrayed courtiers who stood in two compact groups on either side of her. Young and old alike, all these men of the sword and cloak seemed vying one with another for precedence in magnificence ...

— The Panchronicon • Harold Steele Mackaye

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