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inclosed

inclosed adjective: surrounded. Also the simple past and past participle of inclose.

Adjective

inclosed (comparative more inclosed, superlative most inclosed)

  1. Surrounded.
  2. Contained within something.
    • 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.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 130
    • Then dots of white and black told him there were cattle of other colors in this inclosed valley.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 5, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC

Also used as

inclosed is also the simple past and past participle of inclose.

Forms of inclosed

comparativemore inclosed
superlativemost inclosed
alternative formenclosed

Words formed from inclosed

Questions about inclosed

What does inclosed mean?
Inclosed means surrounded.
What part of speech is inclosed?
Inclosed is an adjective.

Words near inclosed in the dictionary

  1. incloistered
  2. incloistering
  3. incloisters
  4. inclosable
  5. inclose
  6. inclosed
  7. incloser
  8. inclosers
  9. incloses
  10. incloseth
  11. inclosing

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