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  2. Enclosure - Wikipedia

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    Enclosure or inclosure [a] is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" [b] or "common land" [c], enclosing it, and by doing so depriving commoners of their traditional rights of access and usage.

  3. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    An enclosure or chapel within which the fereter shrine, or tomb (as in Henry VII's chapel), was placed. [44] Fillet 1. A small band, either raised or sunken and usually square, used to separate mouldings. [45] 2. The raised edge between two flutes on a column or pilaster, if that edge is flat. [46] Finial

  4. Compound (enclosure) - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, "compound" is not generally used in the sense of an unfortified enclosure, and not for homes. There, as in North American English, if used for a place, it is most likely to be taken to mean a fortified military compound. The unfortified enclosure usage was developed by the British Empire in Asia and Africa.

  5. Enclosure (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Housing (engineering), enclosures for components, machinery; Enclosure (electrical), a cabinet for electrical or electronic equipment; Computer enclosure or computer case; Loudspeaker enclosure, the box containing a loudspeaker system; Disk enclosure, a specialized chassis designed to hold and power disk drives

  6. Talk:Inclosure acts/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    At the moment Enclosure_Act redirects to here. Should be the other way round imo. -- RND T C 16:15, 20 August 2006 (UTC) Inclosure act is the proper name in all languages --—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.72.50.20 (talk • contribs) I agree that enclosure is the appropriate spelling. Inclosure is archaic.

  7. Henge - Wikipedia

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    Henge enclosure (> 300 m (1,000 ft)). [3] A Neolithic ring earthwork with the ditch inside the bank, with the central flat area having abundant evidence of occupation and usually being more than 300 m (980 ft) in diameter.

  8. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    The German verb ausleihen, the Dutch verb lenen, the Afrikaans verb leen, the Polish verb pożyczyć, the Russian verb одолжить (odolžítʹ), the Finnish verb lainata, and the Esperanto verb prunti can mean either "to lend" or "to borrow", with case, pronouns, and mention of persons making the sense clear.

  9. Unpaired word - Wikipedia

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    An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym, with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.