Obs. rare. [f. next; in Caxton perh. a. OF. enclos or enclose.] = ENCLOSURE.
1. The space enclosed by a boundary; the precincts.
1484. Caxton, Curial (1888), 16. Wythin thenclose of thy pryue hous.
2. A letter or document enclosed within another.
1648. Evelyn, Mem. (1857), III. 31. Since my last, I received … an enclose from Mr. Warcupp.
