inclose

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. surround completely“Darkness enclosed him”“They closed in the porch with a fence”Synonyms: encloseclose inshut in
  2. introduce“Insert your ticket here”Synonyms: insertenclosestick input inintroduce
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inclosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Inclosing.] [See Enclose, and cf. Include.] [Written also enclose.] [1913 Webster]

1.To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. [1913 Webster]

How many evils have inclosed me round!— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note. [1913 Webster]

The inclosed copies of the treaty.— Sir W. Temple.[1913 Webster]

3.To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

4.To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

They went to coach and their horse inclose.— Chapman.[1913 Webster]
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