upclose en · VERB
Etymology
From up- + close.
Meanings
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(poetic) To close up.
a. 1843, unknown author (initialled N. P. S.), "Lines to an Alabaster Sarcophagus" Some pious Thebans, when the storm was past, / Upclosed the sepulchre with cunning skill.
My pains are otherwise: upclosing cramps / And stiffened tendons from this country's damps.
1909, Thomas Hardy, Panthera:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upclosing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upclosed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upclosed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upcloses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |