Enclose \En*close"\, v. t. [F. enclos, p. p. of enclore to enclose; pref. en- (L. in) + clore to close. See {Close}, and cf. {Inclose}, {Include}.] To inclose. See {Inclose}.
Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.] [Written also {enclose}.] 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.
How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton.
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.
The inclosed copies of the treaty. --Sir W. Temple.
3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. --Blackstone.
4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.]
They went to coach and their horse inclose. --Chapman.
Lawson Oyekan's huge, hand-built pots evoke memories of African landscapes, the clay wrapping around itself as it might enclose a family group.
The building's 12 stories enclose 106 million cubic feet of air; floor space is more than 3,875,000 square feet.