- A closed sea
- Close Close (kl[=o]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Closed}
(kl[=o]zd); 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. clot, cloister, clavicle,
conclude, sluice. Cf. {Clause}, n.]
1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close
the eyes; to close a door.
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2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine. [1913 Webster]
The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5. [1913 Webster]
But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
{A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation, which controls its navigation. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
