| 单词 |
enclosing |
| 释义 |
▪ I. enˈclosing, vbl. n.
[f. enclose v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of the vb. enclose in various senses.
1538[see enclose v. 1 b]. 1543–4Act 35 Hen. VIII, c. 9 The recoueringe, inclosinge and inninge of..Wappinge marshe. 1719De Foe Crusoe (1840) I. x. 173, I began my enclosing of this piece of ground. 1832in Picton L'pool. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 355 The necessity of the gradual inclosing of the strand.
†b. The state of being enclosed. Obs. rare—1.
c1440Hylton Scala Perf. (W. de W. 1494) i. xvi, Þou sholdest..be mispaid with thy enclosyng.
†2. concr. The setting of a gem. Obs.
1611Bible Ex. xxviii. 20 They shalbe set in gold in their inclosings.
▪ II. enclosing, ppl. a.|ɛnˈkləʊzɪŋ|
[f. enclose v. + -ing2.]
That encloses.
1856Stanley Sinai & Pal. vii. (1858) 282 Within these two enclosing walls. 1873Tristram Moab xvi. 311 Within the enclosing colonnade we could find no traces of building. |
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