Enclosure vs. Inclosure: What's the Difference?
Enclosure refers to something that is enclosed or fenced off, while inclosure is an archaic spelling of enclosure, now rarely used in modern English.
Enclosure and Inclosure Definitions
Enclosure
The act of enclosing.
Inclosure
Alternative spelling of enclosure
Enclosure
The state of being enclosed.
Inclosure
The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.
Enclosure
Something enclosed
A business letter with a supplemental enclosure.
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Inclosure
That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.
Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses.
Enclosure
Something that encloses.
Inclosure
That which incloses; a barrier or fence.
Breaking our inclosures every morn.
Enclosure
(countable) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
There was an enclosure with the letter — a photo.
Inclosure
Something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
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Enclosure
(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
The enclosure of a photo with your letter is appreciated.
Inclosure
The act of enclosing something inside something else
Enclosure
(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
He faced punishment for creating the fenced enclosure in a public park.
The glass enclosure holds the mercury vapor.
The winning horse was first into the unsaddling enclosure.
Enclosure
(uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
The enclosure of public land is against the law.
The experiment requires the enclosure of mercury vapor in a glass tube.
At first, untrained horses resist enclosure.
Enclosure
The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.
Enclosure
The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
Strip-farming disappeared after enclosure.
Enclosure
(religion) The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.
Enclosure
Inclosure. See Inclosure.
Enclosure
Artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose
Enclosure
The act of enclosing something inside something else
Enclosure
A naturally enclosed space
Enclosure
Something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter