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    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.
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      From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
      Dryden.

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    2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. “A close prison.” 
      Dickens.

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    3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
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      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.

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    4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
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    5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. “He yet kept himself close because of Saul.” 
      1 Chron. xii. 1

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      “Her close intent.”
      Spenser.

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    6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. “For secrecy, no lady closer.”
      Shak.

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    7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.
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      The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal.
      Locke.

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    8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. “Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass.”
      Dryden.

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    9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.
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      Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
      Mortimer.

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      The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing -- not a faint hearsay.
      G. Eliot.

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    10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
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    11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
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      League with you I seek
      And mutual amity, so strait, so close,
      That I with you must dwell, or you with me.
      Milton.

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    12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote. “A close contest.” 
      Prescott.

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    13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.
      Bartlett.

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    14. Parsimonious; stingy. “A crusty old fellow, as close as a vise.”
      Hawthorne.

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    15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
      Locke.

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    16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
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    17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
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      Close borough. See under Borough. -- Close breeding. See under Breeding. -- Close communion, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion. -- Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies. -- Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization. -- Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octaves. -- Close time, a fixed period during which killing game or catching certain fish is prohibited by law. -- Close vowel (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of the cavity of the mouth. -- Close to the wind (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail; closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
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    Communion , n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See Common.]
    1. The act of sharing; community; participation. “This communion of goods.”
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    2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc.; agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of saints.
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      We are naturally induced to seek communion and fellowship with others.
      Hooker.

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      What communion hath light with darkness?
      2 Cor. vi. 14.

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      Bare communion with a good church can never alone make a good man.
      South.

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    3. A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion.
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    4. The sacrament of the Eucharist; the celebration of the Lord's supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as, to go to communion; to partake of the communion; called also Holy Communion.
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      Close communion. See under Close, a. -- Communion elements, the bread and wine used in the celebration of the Lord's supper. -- Communion service, the celebration of the Lord's supper, or the office or service therefor. -- Communion table, the table upon which the elements are placed at the celebration of the Lord's supper. -- Communion in both kinds, participation in both the bread and wine by all communicants. -- Communion in one kind, participation in but one element, as in the Roman Catholic Church, where the laity partake of the bread only.
      Syn. -- Share; participation; fellowship; converse; intercourse; unity; concord; agreement.
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