[en.close] vt [ME, prob. fr. enclos enclosed, fr. MF, pp. of enclore to enclose, fr. (assumed) VL inclaudere, alter. of L includere--more at include] (14c) 1 a (1): to close in: surround "~ a porch with glass" (2): to fence off (common land) for individual use b: to hold in: confine
2: to include along with something else in a parcel or envelope "a check is enclosed herewith"