inclosed
English
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]inclosed (comparative more inclosed, superlative most inclosed)
- Surrounded.
- Contained within something.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 130:
- The grass was now long and green upon Guido's grave, and filled with small, pale wild flowers. A heavy cloud rested over the inclosed space, where the black yews waved dismally; while, far away, the sunshine reposed on the distant height.
- 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 5, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:
- Then dots of white and black told him there were cattle of other colors in this inclosed valley.
Verb
[edit]inclosed
- simple past and past participle of inclose