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. [ See Disclose, v. t., and cf. Closure. ] 1. The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure. [ 1913 Webster ]

He feels it [ his secret ] beating at his heart, rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure. D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is disclosed or revealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Were the disclosures of 1695 forgotten? Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Inclosure. See Inclosure. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The words enclose and enclosure are written indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or inclosure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of foreclosing; a proceeding which bars or extinguishes a mortgager's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Inclose, Enclosure. ] [ Written also enclosure. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up. [ 1913 Webster ]

Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses. Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Breaking our inclosures every morn. W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]