CPage 359
- English Word Close-barred Definition Firmly barred or closed.
- English Word Close-bodied Definition Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
- English Word Close-fights Definition Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also close quarters.
- English Word Close-stool Definition A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover.
- English Word Close-tongued Definition Closemouthed; silent.
- English Word Closed Definition of Close
- English Word Closefisted Definition Covetous; niggardly.
- English Word Closehanded Definition Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted.
- English Word Closehauled Definition Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.
- English Word Closely Definition In a close manner.
- English Word Closely Definition Secretly; privately.
- English Word Closemouthed Definition Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.
- English Word Closen Definition To make close.
- English Word Closeness Definition The state of being close.
- English Word Closer Definition One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot closer. See under Boot.
- English Word Closer Definition A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.
- English Word Closer Definition The last stone in a horizontal course, if of a less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a course.
- English Word Closereefed Definition Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail.
- English Word Closet Definition A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.
- English Word Closet Definition A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc.