1enclosure, enclosed area:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
la celle e le enclosteure
(var. la closteure (BN)MS: s.xivin) 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
♦
enclosure, fence, hedge:
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
N’i ad remis closture, Parei ne cuverture
(C) 721
(
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:
(
c.1174;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
(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.1150;
MS: c.1300
)
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
2med.fontanelle (of the skull):
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
(a hot bath) Del cervel oevre la closture
1657
(
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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