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/ɪnklˈoʊʒər/ Listen

noun

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 'Inclosure'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Inclosure" Quotes from Famous Books

... his ring to open the door of the inclosure contiguous to St. Calixtus, informed him that he of whom he was in search had ...

— Cosmopolis, Complete • Paul Bourget

... two walked for some time. Suddenly they mounted a ridge, and then the man pointed to where the Doctor's house stood, snug in its own inclosure. ...

— Polly - A New-Fashioned Girl • L. T. Meade

... five or six hundred regulars, attacked Teriel's force, numbering at least twice as many. Half of these were soon cut to pieces and put to flight. Six hundred, however, who had seen some service, took refuge in the cemetery of Waterlots. Here, from behind the stone wall of the inclosure, they sustained the attack of the Catholics with some spirit. The repose of the dead in the quiet country church-yard was disturbed by the uproar of a most sanguinary conflict. The temporary fort was soon carried, ...

— The Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1555-1566 • John Lothrop Motley

... who were able set to work throwing up a breastwork of logs, under the direction of Captain Robert Stobo, and at the end of three days had completed an inclosure a hundred feet square, with a rude cabin in the centre to hold our munitions ...

— A Soldier of Virginia • Burton Egbert Stevenson

... go boldly to the monastery, and demand her restoration, an advice which he was not slow to adopt. The new building being at that time in progress, his plan was much facilitated, for the doors were left open for the workmen, and thus he easily managed to enter the otherwise inaccessible inclosure, making his way, now to the choir, now to the refectory, now to the parlour grate, and everywhere announcing his presence by the plaintive cry, "Give me back my mother! Give me back my mother!" She tried to appease his childish grief by little presents given her for the ...

— The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation • "A Religious of the Ursuline Community"

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