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4. (Mus.) (a) The
conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
(b) A double bar marking the end.

At every close she made, the attending
throng

Replied, and bore the burden of the song.

Dryden.

Syn. -- Conclusion; termination; cessation; end;
ending; extremity; extreme.

Close (? or ?), n. [OF. & F.
clos an inclosure, fr. clos, p. p. of clore.
See Close, v. t.] 1.
An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of
land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; --
specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.

Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes
of deans and canons.

Macaulay.

2. A narrow passage leading from a street
to a court, and the houses within. [Eng.]
Halliwell

3. (Law) The interest which one
may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not
inclosed. Bouvier.

Close (?), a.
[Compar. Closer (?);
superl. Closest.


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