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Close

Close (close)
v. t.(?)
Close
[imp. *** p. p. Closed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Closing.] [From OF. & F. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere] akin to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. cl
  1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
  2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
  3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction.

    One frugal supper did our studies close.
    Dryden.

  4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.

    The depth closed me round about.
    Jonah ii. 5.

    But now thou dost thyself immure and close
    In some one corner of a feeble heart.
    Herbert.

    A closed sea, a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation, which controls its navigation.

Close

Close (close)
v. i.
Close
  1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.

    What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?
    Byron.

  2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.
  3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.

    They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.
    Prescott.

    To close on or upon, to come to a mutual agreement; to agree on or join in. "Would induce France and Holland to close upon some measures between them to our disadvantage." Sir W. Temple. -- To close with. (a) To accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close with the terms proposed. (b) To make an agreement with. -- To close with the land (Naut.), to approach the land.

Close

Close (close)
n.(?)
Close
  1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
    [Obs.]

    The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.
    Chapman.

  2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.

    His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.
    Macaulay.

  3. A grapple in wrestling.
    Bacon.
  4. The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
    (b)

Close

Close (close)
n.(? or ?)
Close
[OF. *** F. clos an inclosure, fr. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
  1. An inclosed place] especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.

    Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons.
    Macaulay.

  2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.
    [Eng.] Halliwell
  3. The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.
    Bouvier.

Close

Close (close)
a.(?)
Close
[Compar. Closer (?); superl. Closest.] [Of. *** F. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
  1. Shut fast] closed; tight; as, a close box.

    From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
    Dryden.

  2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.
    "A close prison." Dickens.
  3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.

    If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the other maketh it exceeding unequal.
    Bacon.

  4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
  5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
    "He yet kept himself close because of Saul." 1 Chron. xii. 1

    "Her close intent."
    Spenser.

  6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.
    "For secrecy, no lady closer." Shak.
  7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.

    The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal.
    Locke.

  8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.
    "Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass." Dryden.
  9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.

    Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
    Mortimer.

    The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing -- not a faint hearsay.
    G. Eliot.

  10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
  11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.

    League with you I seek
    And mutual amity, so strait, so close,
    That I with you must dwell, or you with me.
    Milton.

  12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
    "A close contest." Prescott.
  13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.
    Bartlett.
  14. Parsimonious; stingy.
    "A crusty old fellow, as close as a vise." Hawthorne.
  15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
    Locke.
  16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
  17. Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.

    Close borough. See under Borough. -- Close breeding. See under Breeding. -- Close communion, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion. -- Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies. -- Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization. -- Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octaves. -- Close time, a fixed period during which killing game or catching certain fish is prohibited by law. -- Close vowel (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of the cavity of the mouth. -- Close to the wind (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail; closehauled; -- said of a vessel.

Close

Close (close)
adv.(?)
Close
  1. In a close manner.
  2. Secretly; darkly.
    [Obs.]

    A wondrous vision which did close imply
    The course of all her fortune and posterity.
    Spenser.













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