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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

buttoned \buttoned\ adj.
furnished with buttons or something buttonlike. Opposite of
{unbuttoned}. [Narrower terms: {botonee, botonnee};
{button-down}; {closed}]
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Close \Close\ (kl[=o]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Closed}
(kl[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Closing}.] [From OF. & F. clos,
p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere; akin to G.
schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle,
conclude, sluice. Cf. {Clause}, n.]
1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close
the eyes; to close a door.
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2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to
close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
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3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to
finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to
close a course of instruction.
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One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden.
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4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to
confine.
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The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5.
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But now thou dost thyself immure and close
In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert.
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{A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some
particular nation, which controls its navigation.
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closed \closed\ adj.
1. having an opening obstructed. [Narrower terms: {blind}]
Also See: {obstructed}, {sealed}, {shut}, {unopen},
{closed}. Antonym: {open}.
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2. (Math.) of a curve or surface: having no end points or
boundary curves; of a set: having members that can be
produced by a specific operation on other members of the
same set; of an interval: containing both its endpoints.
{open}
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3. Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially
of doors. [Narrower terms: {fastened, latched}] Also See:
{closed}. Antonym: {open}.

Syn: shut, unopen.
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4. having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used
of mouth or eyes. Opposite of {open}. he sat quietly with
closed eyes [Narrower terms: {blinking, winking};
{compressed, tight}; {squinched, squinting}]

Syn: shut.
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5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a
closed shop. [prenominal]
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6. closed with shutters.
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7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot.
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8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting.
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9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. a closed mind
unreceptive to new ideas
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10. surrounded by walls. a closed porch

Syn: closed in(predicate).
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11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed
map.

Syn: folded.
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12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. [Narrower
terms: {buttoned (vs. unbuttoned)}]
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13. not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or
business establishment. the airport is closed because of
the weather; the many closed shops and factories made the
town look deserted

Syn: shut down.
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