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Enclosure \en*clo"sure\ (?), n. [Written also inclosure.]

  1. The act of enclosing; the state of being enclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence
  2. something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
  3. That which is enclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up
    Within the enclosure there was a great store of houses. --Hakluyt
  4. That which encloses; a barrier or fence
    Breaking our enclosures every morn. --W. Browne

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