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PERCLOSE

\pˈɜːklə͡ʊz], \pˈɜːklə‍ʊz], \p_ˈɜː_k_l_əʊ_z]\

Definitions of PERCLOSE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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per-kl[=o]z', n. an enclosed place: (archit.) a railing separating a tomb or chapel from the rest of the church: (her.) the lower half of a garter with the buckle.--Also PAR'ACLOSE, PARCLOSE'. [O. Fr.,--L. prÃ¦, in front, claud[)e]re, clausum, to shut.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

n. [French] A place inclosed; a curved bench-back of carved timberwork; a screen;â€”in heraldry, that part of the garter which is buckled and knotted.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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