clos
- noun
- /kloʊ/
- Archaic
:
cerrado
- Clos-Talcy has been in his family for hundreds of years.
- Clos Normand
- Le Clos
- garden at Le Clos
Examples
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The clos near my childhood home was a beautiful garden where I played every summer.
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And that's what I did most of my, my growing up up a close and Clydebank, that was me.
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Once she had returned to Paris, Meredith's thoughts frequently focused on her weekend at Clos-Talcy.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her first sight of Clos-Talcy was of a double image: the house itself and its reflection in the large ornamental lake in front of it.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the village, there is an old clos that once served as a community gathering spot for festivals.
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Visitors are often captivated by the charming clos filled with vibrant flowers and historic trees.
Synonyms
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2.7
An open area surrounded by buildings or walls, often inside a larger building
25
3.5
An area surrounded by a fence, wall, or natural feature
A small round area in the countryside
An open space surrounded by buildings, often in Italian houses
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clos comes from French clos, from Latin clausum meaning 'closed', and is like the English word enclose ('to shut in'). Think of a small field or garden surrounded by walls or hedges where the plants are 'closed in', which is why clos can mean a small enclosed area.