enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure
(noun) the act of enclosing something inside something else
enclosure, inclosure
(noun) something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inclosure (countable and uncountable, plural inclosures)
(now, uncommon) Alternative spelling of enclosure
• Cornelius, reclusion, suriclone
Source: Wiktionary
In*clo"sure, n. Etym: [See Inclose, Enclosure.] [Written also enclosure.]
1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.
2. That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up. Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses. Hakluyt.
3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence. Breaking our inclosures every morn. W. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
