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Enclosure \en*clo"sure\ (?), n. [Written also
inclosure.]
- The act of enclosing; the state of being enclosed, shut up, or
encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a
fence
- something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in
an envelope with a covering letter
- That which is enclosed or placed within something; a thing
contained; a space inclosed or fenced up
Within the enclosure there was a great store of houses.
--Hakluyt
- That which encloses; a barrier or fence
Breaking our enclosures every morn. --W.
Browne
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