Obs. Also 5 closere, 6 closyer, 6–7 closier. [a. Anglo-F. closere = OF. closiere ‘enclosed place’:—late L. clausāria (see Du Cange), f. claus-us closed, shut.]
1. An enclosed space or place; a closet.
a. 1400–50. Alexander, 5250. Candace … changid hire wedis; And cam doun of hire closere.
c. 1410. Love, Bonavent. Mirr., vi. (Gibbs MS.). Joseph … made hem a closer and crachche for here beestes.
1530. Palsgr., 206/1. Closyer, clos.
2. That which encloses, an enclosing wall or barrier; the cover of a book. [App. confused with CLOSURE, OF. closure in this sense.]
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 83. Closere [Pynson, closure] of bokys, or oþer lyke, clausura, coopertorium.
1481–90. Howard Househ. Bks. (1844), 123. The byll … is in the closer of this boke.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, VIII. iv. 173. Hercules … Bet doun the closeris.
1519. Horman, Vulg., in Promp. Parv., 80. with a … closer latis wyse, clathro.
c. 1543. W. Clebe, MS. Addit. 4609. 409. With closer of brike toured aboute your gardein.
1573. Tusser, Husb. (1878), 2. For want of partition, closier and such.
1605. Timme, Quersit., III. 192. The making of diuers closiers of glasses.
