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parclose

noun par·close \ ˈpärˌklōz \
variants: or less commonly perclose \ˈpər-\

Definition of parclose

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

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Origin and Etymology of parclose

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

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parclose

transitive verb par·close \ (ˈ)pär¦klōz \

Definition of parclose

archaic
: conclude, enclose

Origin and Etymology of parclose

obsolete French parclos-, stem of parclore

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