en|clo|sure

en|clo|sure
en|clo|sure «ehn KLOH zhuhr», noun.
1. an enclosed place: »

Those cages are enclosures for the monkeys. A corral is an enclosure for horses.

2. a thing that encloses. A wall or fence is an enclosure.
3. a thing enclosed: »

The envelope contained a letter and $5 as an enclosure.

4. the act of enclosing: »

The enclosure of his resignation in his letter to the president gave him great satisfaction.

Also, inclosure.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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