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{ En*clit"ic (n*klt"k), En*clit"ic*al (-*kal), } a. [L. encliticus, Gr. 'egkli`tikos, fr. 'egkli`nein to incline; 'en in + kli`nein to bend. See In, and Lean, v. i.] (Gram.) Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.
En*clit"ic, n. (Gram.) A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
En*clit"ic*al*ly, adv. In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back. Walker.
En*clit"ics (?), n. (Gram.) The art of declining and conjugating words.
En*clois"ter (?), v. t. [Cf. Incloister.] To shut up in a cloister; to cloister.
En*close" (?), v. t. [F. enclos, p. p. of enclore to enclose; pref. en- (L. in) + clore to close. See Close, and cf. Inclose, Include.] To inclose. See Inclose.
En*clo"sure (?; 135), n. Inclosure. See Inclosure.
The words enclose and enclosure are written indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or inclosure.
En*clothe" (?), v. t. To clothe.
En*cloud" (?), v. t. [Cf. Incloud.] To envelop in clouds; to cloud. [R.] Spenser.
En*coach" (?), v. t. [Cf. Incoach.] To carry in a coach. [R.] Davies (Wit's Pilgr.)