Close
(Close) n.
1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. [Obs.]
The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.
Chapman.
2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.
Macaulay.
3. A grapple in wrestling. Bacon.
4. (Mus.) (a) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence. (b) A double bar marking the end.
At every close she made, the attending throng
Replied, and bore the burden of the song.
Dryden.
Syn. — Conclusion; termination; cessation; end; ending; extremity; extreme.
Close
(Close) n. [OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of
any kind; — specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons.
Macaulay.
2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within. [Eng.] Halliwell
3. (Law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed. Bouvier.
Close
(Close) a. [Compar. Closer ; superl. Closest.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v.
t.]
1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
Dryden.
2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. "A close prison." Dickens.
3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; — said of the air, weather, etc.
If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the
other maketh it exceeding unequal.
Bacon.
