4. (Mus.) (a) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence. (b) A double bar marking the end.
At every close she made, the attending throng
Replied, and bore the burden of the song.
Dryden.
Syn. -- Conclusion; termination; cessation; end; ending; extremity; extreme.
Close (? or ?), n. [OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.] 1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons.
Macaulay.
2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within. [Eng.] Halliwell
3. (Law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed. Bouvier.
Close (?), a. [Compar. Closer (?); superl. Closest.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
Dryden.
2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. "A close prison." Dickens.
3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the other maketh it exceeding unequal.
Bacon.