Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-CLOSE', v.t. [s as z. Fr. enclos; Sp. It. incluso; L. inclusus, includo; in and claudo, or cludo.]

1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; as, to inclose a field with a fence; to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls.
2. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands.
3. To include; to shut or confine; as, to inclose trinkets in a box.
4. To environ; to encompass.
5. To cover with a wrapper or envelop; to cover under seal; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note.