parclose

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noun

par·​close

ˈpärˌklōz

variants or less commonly perclose

ˈpər-

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

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transitive verb

par·​close

(ˈ)pär¦klōz

archaic

: conclude, enclose

Word History

Etymology

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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