| 释义 |
closen, v. rare.|ˈkləʊs(ə)n|
[f. close a. + -en5, after loosen.]
1. trans. To make close.
1860A. L. Windsor Ethica v. 233 There was sufficient affinity to closen the tie of brotherhood. Ibid. vii. 334.
2. intr. To become closer, close up.
1908Hardy Dynasts iii. iii. iii, The retreating-way, Along which wambling waggons..Have crept in closening file. 1919Edin. Rev. Oct. 241 The sudden closening of intercourse. |