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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class II. Words Relating to Space
Section II. Dimensions
3. Centrical Dimensions
1. General

232. Inclosure.

   NOUN:INCLOSURE or enclosure, envelope; case (receptacle) [See Receptacle]; wrapper; girdle [See Outline].
  pen, fold; sty, penfold, sheepfold; paddock, croft, pasture, wood lot; pound; corral; yard, compound; net, seine net.
  FENCE (defense) [See Defense]; pale, paling, balustrade, rail, railing, quickset hedge, park paling, circumvallation, enceinte [F.]; ring fence; wall; hedge, hedgerow; espalier.
  BARRIER, barricade; gate, gateway; weir; bent, dingle [U. S.]; door, hatch, cordon; prison [See Prison].
  DIKE or dyke, ditch, fosse, trench, drain, dugout, tranchée [F.], coupure [F.], moat.
   VERB:INCLOSE or enclose; circumscribe [See Circumscription].