■ noun
1》 chiefly N. Amer. a tall cupboard or wardrobe.
2》 a small room.
↘ archaic a toilet.
3》 ( the ~ ) (especially with reference to homosexuality) a state of secrecy or concealment.
↘[as modifier ] secret; covert: a ~ socialist.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 shut away in private conference or study: he was ~ed with the king.
2》 [as adjective ~ed ] keeping something, especially one's homosexuality, secret.
Origin
ME: from OFr., dimin. of clos (see close 1 ).