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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.]
     [Written also {enclose}.]
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     1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to
        include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort


        or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls.
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              How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton.
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     2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a
        thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to
        inclose a letter or a bank note.
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              The inclosed copies of the treaty.    --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose
        lands. --Blackstone.
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     4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.]
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              They went to coach and their horse inclose.
                                                    --Chapman.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inclose
       v 1: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him" [syn: {enclose},
             {shut in}]
       2: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {enclose},
           {stick in}, {put in}, {introduce}]

















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