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enclosed

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en·close  (n-klz) also in·close (n-)
tr.v. en·closed also in·closed, en·clos·ing also in·clos·ing, en·clos·es also in·clos·es
1. To surround on all sides; close in.
2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture.
3. To contain, especially so as to envelop or shelter: "Every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret" (Charles Dickens).
4. To insert into the same envelope or package: enclose a check with the order.

[Middle English enclosen, from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, from Latin incldere, to enclose; see include.]
Synonyms: enclose, cage, coop, fence, hem1, pen2, wall
These verbs mean to surround and confine within a limited area: cattle enclosed in feedlots; was caged in the office all afternoon; was cooped up in a studio apartment; a garden fenced in by shrubbery; a battalion hemmed in by enemy troops; ships penned up in the harbor; prisoners who were walled in.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling"
unenclosed - not closed in our surrounded or included; "an unenclosed porch"; "unenclosed common land"
Translations
enclosed [ɪnˈkləʊzd] ADJ
1. (with letter) → adjunto
please find enclosedle enviamos adjunto or anexo
the enclosed letterla carta adjunta
2. [garden, land] → cercado, vallado
enclosed [ɪnˈkləʊzd] adj
[garden, courtyard] → clôturé(e)
a fear of enclosed spaces → la peur des espaces clos
(RELIGION) [community, order] → cloîtré(e)
enclosed
adj
(= confined) space, areageschlossen; gardenabgeschlossen, eingefriedet (geh); watersvon Land umschlossen
(in letter, parcel) form, cheque, photo, detailsbeiliegend; enclosed with or in the letterdem Brief beigelegt; a phot was enclosed in the letterdem Brief lag ein Foto bei; please find enclosed a cheque for the sum of £25 (Brit) or a check for the sum of 25 dollars (US) → in der Anlage or beiliegend finden Sie einen Scheck über £ 25/25 dollars
(= separate, sheltered) existencebehütet; communitygeschlossen
enclosed [ɪnˈkləʊzd] adj (garden, field) → recintato/a; (space) → chiuso/a; (in letter) → allegato/a
enclosed [ɪnˈkləʊzd] adj (garden, field) → recintato/a; (space) → chiuso/a; (in letter) → allegato/a


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This they enclosed with palisades; and in respect of energy and activity, it might have been mistaken for one of the great cities of the Union.
At a little distance a small plot of ground enclosed by a stone wall caught his attention.
Then a hall, which led to the study, where books and papers were piled on the shelves of a book-case that enclosed three quarters of the big black desk.
 
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