1enclosure, enclosed area:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
la celle e le enclosteure
(var. (BN: s.xivin) la closteure) de recluse
194.14
(
1313
)
Jugement de ceste avowerie, car il ad avowé dens un closture ou destreinte n’est mie avowable qe la ou closture etc. vous doune cause de assise
Ed II xiv.ii 82
2enclosure, fence, hedge:
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
N’i ad remis closture, Parei ne cuverture
(C) 721
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Lud [...] Londres [...] Fist de mur clore tut entur. Lud fist faire la grant closture Des viez muralz
3749
(
1366
)
H. lerra le closture du dit pasture en si bon estat […] come il la prist
i 276
(
1373
)
surveiour de touz les ovrages des chastelx, manoirs, molyns, clostures des parks
i 121
(
1388
)
pur default de closure
(var. cloisture) divers avers entrerent
12 Rich II 137
♦
sluice-gate:
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
(Becket had fallen off his horse into the mill-stream:) aval esteit flotez. […] Quant il dut en la roe
(=mill-wheel) chair, le chief devant, Li moliniers out mulu: mist la closture a tant
224
♦
barrier, obstacle:
(
MS: s.xii1/4
) claustra: cum cloisturis
i 20
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
Entre les bons e malx ensement Avrat closture el jugement
8382
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2
)
De murs, de portes unt closture
152vb29
(
1321
)
et les huis seient clos et autre manere de cloisture qe jeo ne peus entrer
Ed II xxvi 278
3med.fontanelle (of the skull):
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
(a hot bath) Del cervel oevre la closture
1657
(
1266-1300;
MS: c.1300
)
useras suffumigations d’erbes acordans al tens et a ta complexion, car ce oivre les clostures de la cervelle
80.268
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