Definition of close

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Close (n.) To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.

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Commode :: Commode (n.) A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet..
Lurchline :: Lurchline (n.) The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so as to inclose the birds.
Imporous :: Imporous (a.) Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid.
Gymnospermous :: Gymnospermous (n.) Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other vessel..
Couple-close :: Couple-close (n.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised..
Bottle :: Bottle (v. t.) To put into bottles; to inclose in, or as in, a bottle or bottles; to keep or restrain as in a bottle; as, to bottle wine or porter; to bottle up one's wrath..
Woofy :: Woofy (a.) Having a close texture; dense; as, a woofy cloud..
Collared :: Collared (a.) Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared beef. See To collar beef, under Collar, v. t..
Mesentery :: Mesentery (n.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc..
Langrel :: Langrel (n.) A kind of shot formerly used at sea for tearing sails and rigging. It consisted of bolts, nails, and other pieces of iron fastened together or inclosed in a canister..
Locker :: Locker (n.) A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock..
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle..
Handygripe :: Handygripe (n.) Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting..
Calash :: Calash (n.) A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front, so that it can be used as either an open or a close carriage..
Sericeous :: Sericeous (a.) Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs..
Barkbound :: Barkbound (a.) Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close..
Incloser :: Incloser (n.) One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land from common grounds..
Imbank :: Imbank (v. t.) To inclose or defend with a bank or banks. See Embank.
Aboard :: Aboard (adv.) Alongside; as, close aboard..
Contact :: Contact (n.) A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.
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