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parclore (s.xiiiin)
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parclore (s.xiiiin)

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parcloere,  perclore, 
p.p. parclos,  parcluse,  perclos  
  FEW:  claudere 2/i,178b Gdf:  parclore 5,747a GdfC: ∅ TL: parclore 7,206 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  parclore  TLF: ∅ OED:  parclose v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to enclose, surround completely with walls: 
( c.1275 )  prient grace de murage aver [...] que il pussent la vile parcloere que il unt commencé turels et autres forcellettes  Affairs of Ireland 12
( 1292 )  la vile ne fut pas mut ben perclose; par quey nostre seynur le Roy [...] granta a eus murage e pavage  YBB 20-21 Ed I 95
( 1308 )  il commencea d'encloer nostre comune [...] Fust ceo tut parclos?  YBB Ed II i 20
♦fig.to encompass, surround: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  De lur bunté (=J.C. & B.V.M.) Unt parcluse trestut le munde  Mir N-D 47.4
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Ensi sont tout ly bien perclus Q'en ton (=Avarice) tresor retien enclus  GOWER Mirour 7591
2to conclude, end: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Dunt la fable seit bel parclose; Kar pur les enbelir En tels choses soelent finir  S Clem ANTS 11236
nient parcloss
nientparclos

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See also:

clore  par2  parclose 
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