adv. 1. In a close manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Secretly; darkly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A wondrous vision which did close imply
The course of all her fortune and posterity. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Closed p. pr. & vb. n. Closing. ] [ From OF. & F. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere; akin to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle, conclude, sluice. Cf. Clause, n. ] 1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

One frugal supper did our studies close. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine. [ 1913 Webster ]

The depth closed me round about. Jonah ii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

But now thou dost thyself immure and close
In some one corner of a feeble heart. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

A closed sea, a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation, which controls its navigation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated. [ 1913 Webster ]

What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight. [ 1913 Webster ]

They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

To close on or
To close upon, to come to a mutual agreement; to agree on or join in. “Would induce France and Holland to close upon some measures between them to our disadvantage.” Sir W. Temple. --
To close with. (a) To accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close with the terms proposed. (b) To make an agreement with. --
To close with the land (Naut.), to approach the land. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The doors of plank were; their close exquisite. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end. [ 1913 Webster ]

His long and troubled life was drawing to a close. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A grapple in wrestling. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mus.) (a) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence. (b) A double bar marking the end. [ 1913 Webster ]

At every close she made, the attending throng
Replied, and bore the burden of the song. Dryden.

Syn. -- Conclusion; termination; cessation; end; ending; extremity; extreme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t. ] 1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within. [ Eng. ] Halliwell [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Closer superl. Closest. ] [ Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t. ] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [ 1913 Webster ]

From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. “A close prison.” Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the other maketh it exceeding unequal. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. “He yet kept himself close because of Saul.” 1 Chron. xii. 1 [ 1913 Webster ]

“Her close intent.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. “For secrecy, no lady closer.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids. [ 1913 Webster ]

The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. “Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing -- not a faint hearsay. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. Intimate; familiar; confidential. [ 1913 Webster ]

League with you I seek
And mutual amity, so strait, so close,
That I with you must dwell, or you with me. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote. “A close contest.” Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

14. Parsimonious; stingy. “A crusty old fellow, as close as a vise.” Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer. [ 1913 Webster ]

17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open. [ 1913 Webster ]

Close borough. See under Borough. --
Close breeding. See under Breeding. --
Close communion, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion. --
Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies. --
Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization. --
Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octaves. --
Close time, a fixed period during which killing game or catching certain fish is prohibited by law. --
Close vowel (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of the cavity of the mouth. --
Close to the wind (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail; closehauled; -- said of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Closely united. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Firmly barred or closed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having an opening obstructed. [ Narrower terms: blind ] Also See: obstructed, sealed, shut, unopen, closed. Antonym: open. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Math.) of a curve or surface: having no end points or boundary curves; of a set: having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set; of an interval: containing both its endpoints. open [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially of doors. [ Narrower terms: fastened, latched ] Also See: closed. Antonym: open.
Syn. -- shut, unopen. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used of mouth or eyes. Opposite of open. he sat quietly with closed eyes [ Narrower terms: blinking, winking; compressed, tight; squinched, squinting ]
Syn. -- shut. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a closed shop. [ prenominal ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

6. closed with shutters. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas [ WordNet 1.5 ]

10. surrounded by walls. a closed porch
Syn. -- closed in(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed map.
Syn. -- folded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. [ Narrower terms: buttoned (vs. unbuttoned) ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

13. not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or business establishment. the airport is closed because of the weather; the many closed shops and factories made the town look deserted
Syn. -- shut down. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. (Chem.) having atoms linked by bonds which form a ring.
Syn. -- closed-ring. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. not ready to receive new ideas.
Syn. -- close-minded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. termination of operations; a shutdown.
Syn. -- closure, closing, shutdown. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. (Chem.) same as closed-chain.
Syn. -- closed-chain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. (Naut.) Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also close quarters. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covetous; niggardly. Bp. Berkeley. “Closefisted contractors.” Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells.
Syn. -- fine-grained. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted. -- Close"hand`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. (Naut.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible; -- said of a sailing vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a close manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Secretly; privately. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe
Her dainty couch with tears which
closely she did weepe. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. owned by a relatively few shareholders; -- of business organizations; as, a closely-held corporation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. bound together by intimate ties, social, personal, cultural or political; as, closely-knit little villages; a close-knit family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. not ready to receive new ideas.
Syn. -- closed-minded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make close. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being close. [ 1913 Webster ]

Half stifled by the closeness of the room. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus, nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

An affectation of closeness and covetousness. Addison.

Syn. -- Narrowness; oppressiveness; strictness; secrecy; compactness; conciseness; nearness; intimacy; tightness; stinginess; literalness. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. grouped closely together.
Syn. -- dense, tight. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot closer. See under Boot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A finisher; that which finishes or terminates. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Masonry) The last stone in a horizontal course, if of a less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a course. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Naut.) Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. arranged close together; as, close-set eyes; close-set teeth. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See Close an inclosure. ] 1. A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

A chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

When thou prayest, enter into thy closet. Matt. vi. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Closet sin, sin commited in privacy. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p.Closeted p. pr. & vb. n. Closeting. ] 1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make into a closet for a secret interview. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was to call a new legislature, to closet its members. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had been closeted with De Quadra. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Closemouthed; silent. “Close-tongued treason.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a photograph or other recorded image taken at close range, or using a telephoto lens so as to appear to have been taken at close range; -- used especially of images of faces in which the face fills all or most of the photograph. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ CF. F. clocher to limp, halt. ] A disease in the feet of cattle; laminitis. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ CF. D. klossen to play at bowls. ] The game of ninepins. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. final or ending; terminal; as, the closing stages of the election; the closing weeks of the year; the closing scene of the film; closing remarks. Opposite of opening. [ Narrower terms: year-end ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the act of closing something.
Syn. -- shutting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the last section of a communication.
Syn. -- conclusion, close, ending. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. termination of operations.
Syn. -- closure, closedown, shutdown. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. a concluding action.
Syn. -- completion, culmination, windup, mop up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

5. (Commerce) the final action in a commercial transaction, especially the meeting between buyer and seller (and in some cases mortgagee), or their representatives, in a transaction for sale of real estate in which all documents are signed and all procedures carried out to complete the sale; -- called also real estate closing. [ PJC ]

n. clostridia 1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore.
Syn. -- clostridia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. [ capitalized ] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism (Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus (Clostridium tetani). [ PJC ]

n. [ Of. closure, L. clausura, fr. clauedere to shut. See Close, v. t. ] 1. The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Without a seal, wafer, or any closure whatever. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which incloses or confines; an inclosure. [ 1913 Webster ]

O thou bloody prison . . .
Within the guilty closure of thy walls
Richard the Second here was hacked to death. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A conclusion; an end. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Parliamentary Practice) A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word clôture was originally applied to this proceeding. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Math.) the property of being mathematically closed under some operation; -- said of sets. [ PJC ]

7. (Math.) the intersection of all closed sets containing the given set. [ PJC ]

8. (Psychol.) achievement of a sense of completeness and release from tension due to uncertainty; as, the closure afforded by the funeral of a loved one; also, the sense of completion thus achieved. [ PJC ]

n.; pl. Couple-closes (kŭp"'l*klō"s&ebreve_;z). 1. (Her.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam. [ Engl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cyclo- + -scope. ] A machine for measuring at any moment velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ky`klwsis circulation, from kykloy^n. See Cyclone. ] (Bot.) The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a living vegetable cell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere.
Syn. -- genus Cyclosorus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. in more recent classifications superseded by the order Fucales.
Syn. -- class Cyclosporeae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a chemical substance produced by some soil fungi, which suppresses the cellular immune response by inhibiting T cell activation, and has been used in medicine to reduce foreign tissue rejection, especially subsequent to organ transplant surgery. [ PJC ]

‖‖/mhw>, n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + sto`ma, -atos mouth. ] (Zool.) A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells have circular apertures. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Cyclostomata. ] (Zool.) A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth, without jaws, as the lamprey; the Marsipobranchii. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Cyclostomi. [ 1913 Webster ]