parclose

noun

par·close | \ˈpärˌklōz\

variants: or less commonly perclose \ ˈpər- \

Definition of parclose

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 obsolete : the end or conclusion of a sentence or discourse

2 : a screen or railing used especially to separate a chapel from the main body of a church

parclose

transitive verb

par·close | \(ˈ)pär¦klōz\

Definition of parclose (Entry 2 of 2)

archaic

: conclude, enclose

History and Etymology for parclose

Noun

Middle English parclose, from Middle French, enclosure, end, from feminine of parclos, past participle of parclore to enclose, end, from par- thoroughly (from Latin per-, from per through) + clore to close

Transitive verb

obsolete French parclos-, stem of parclore

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