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▪ I. † cluse Obs. rare. [immed. ad. MFlem. clûse in same sense:—WGer. klûsa, a. late L. clūsa = clausa a shut up place, whence (among other senses) a monastic cell. For other developments of L. clūsa, clausa, cf. OE. clús(e inclosure, narrow passage, close, bond, prison; also close n.1, clow n.1] A (monastic) cell.
1481Caxton Reynard iv. (Arb.) 9 He..hath bylded a cluse, theryn dwelleth he. ▪ II. cluse see clow n.1 dam, sluice; also close v. |