inclosed

English

Alternative forms

• enclosed

Adjective

inclosed (comparative more inclosed, superlative most inclosed)

1. Surrounded.
2. Contained within something.
   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 130:

     The grass was now long and green upon Guido's grave, and filled with small, pale wild flowers. A heavy cloud rested over the inclosed space, where the black yews waved dismally; while, far away, the sunshine reposed on the distant height.

   • 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 5, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:

     Then dots of white and black told him there were cattle of other colors in this inclosed valley.

Verb

inclosed

1. simple past and past participle of inclose

Related terms

• enclose

Anagrams

• closed in, cod lines, codlines