Per-clōse', n.
[O. Fr. perclose, from the prefix per and clausus, p. p. of claudere, to shut, end.]
Sense 1. Conclusion. [Obs.] Raleigh.
Sense 2. An inclosure; a railing. Weale.
Sense 3. A curved bench-back; a screen.
[O. Fr. perclose, from the prefix per and clausus, p. p. of claudere, to shut, end.]
Sense 1. Conclusion. [Obs.] Raleigh.
Sense 2. An inclosure; a railing. Weale.
Sense 3. A curved bench-back; a screen.