2 entries under this word

Closet

Clŏs'et, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. closet, diminutive of clos. See CLOSE, n.] 1. A small room or apartment for retirement; any room for privacy. “A chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine.” Goldsmith. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet. Matt. vi. 6. 2. A small, close apartment, or recess, in the side of a room, for utensils, articles of furniture, curiosities, &c. Dryden.

Clos'et, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CLOSETED, p. pr. & vb. n. CLOSETING.]

Sense 1. To shut up in a closet; to conceal. “Bedlam’s closeted and handcuffed charge.” Cowper.

Sense 2. To take into a closet or private room for consultation.

He was to call a new legislature, to closet its members. Bancroft.