Close

klōs, adj. shut up: with no opening: confined, unventilated: stifling: narrow: stingy: near, in time or place: intimate: compact, as opposed to discursive : crowded: hidden: reserved: private: secret.— adv. in a close manner: tightly; nearly: densely.— n. an enclosed place: a small enclosed field: a narrow pa age of a street: the precinct of a cathedral.— adjs. Close′-band′ed , closely united; Close′-barred , firmly closed; Close′-bod′ied , fitting close to the body.— n. Close′-corp orā′tion , a corporation which fills up its own vacancies, without outside interference.— adjs. Close′-fist′ed , Close′-hand′ed , penurious, covetous; Close′-grained , with the fibres, ., close together, compact; Close′-hauled , noting the trim of a ship when sailing as near as po ible to the wind.— adv. Close′ly .— ns. Close′ne ; Close′-stool , a chamber utensil enclosed in a box or stool; Close′-sea′son , Close′-time , a time of the year when it is against the law to kill certain animals, esp. game.— adj. Close′-tongued ( Shak. ), cautious in speaking. [Fr. clos , shut—L. claudĕre , clausum , to shut.]