- enclosure
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also inclosure
noun
Date: 15th century
1. the act or action of enclosing ; the quality or state of being enclosed
2. something that encloses
3. something enclosed <a letter with two enclosures>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
enclosure
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Enclosure — ou inclosure est un terme anglais qui désigne l action d enclore un champ. Restes d une enclosure ancienne, dans une forêt de résineux plantés (Royaume Uni) Cet anglicisme est passé en français où il désigne la parcelle de terrain enclose de… … Wikipédia en Français
enclosure — ● enclosure nom féminin (anglais enclosure) En Angleterre, clôture des champs, qui s est accompagnée du passage d une forme communautaire à une forme individualiste d économie agraire. ⇒ENCLOSURE, subst. fém. GÉOGR. [En Angleterre] Parcelle de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Enclosure — En*clo sure (?; 135), n. Inclosure. See {Inclosure}. [1913 Webster] Note: The words enclose and enclosure are written indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or inclosure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enclosure — I noun arena, barrier, blockade, border, boundary, bracket, cincture, circle, circumjacence, circumscription, circumvallation, confine, confinement, container, containment, custody, edge, embrace, encasement, encirclement, enclosed space,… … Law dictionary
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Enclosure — [ɪn kləʊʒə; englisch »Einzäunung«, »Gehege«], der Prozess, durch den v. a. in England seit dem ausgehenden Mittelalter das der dörflichen Gemeinschaft zur allgemeinen Nutzung offen stehende Land (Allmende) teilweise in Privatbesitz umgewandelt… … Universal-Lexikon
enclosure — [n1] area bounded by something asylum, aviary, bowl, building, cage, camp, cell, close, coliseum, coop, corral, court, courtyard, den, dungeon, garden, ghetto, hutch, jail, pale, park, patch, pen, place, plot, pound, precinct, prison, quad,… … New thesaurus
enclosure — mid 15c., action of enclosing, from ENCLOSE (Cf. enclose) + URE (Cf. ure). Meaning that which is enclosed is from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
enclosure — (also inclosure) ► NOUN 1) an area that is enclosed by a fence, wall, or other barrier. 2) a document or object placed in an envelope together with a letter … English terms dictionary
enclosure — [en klō′zhər, inklō′zhər] n. [ME & OE: see ENCLOSE & URE] 1. an enclosing or being enclosed 2. something that encloses, as a fence, wall, etc. 3. something enclosed; specif., a) an enclosed place or area b) a docum … English World dictionary
Enclosure — For other uses, see Enclosure (disambiguation). Enclosure or inclosure is the process which ends traditional rights such as mowing meadows for hay, or grazing livestock on common land. Once enclosed, these uses of the land become restricted to… … Wikipedia
