3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence.

Breaking our inclosures every morn.

W. Browne.

In*cloud" (?), v. t. To envelop as in clouds; to darken; to obscure.

Milton.

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In*clude" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Included; p. pr. & vb. n.

Including.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut.

See Close, and cf. Enclose.]

1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as,

the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.

2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part,

an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this

volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the

invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five.

The whole included race, his purposed prey.

Milton.

The loss of such a lord includes all harm.

Shak.

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