garden close

noun

A closed or walled garden.

“William Morris, The Life and Death of Jason (1867), Book iv: "I know a little garden-close / Set thick with lily and red rose.”

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Meanings

noungarden close (plural garden closes)

plural garden closes

  1. UKarchaicA closed or walled garden.

    William Morris, The Life and Death of Jason (1867), Book iv: "I know a little garden-close / Set thick with lily and red rose.

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APA

garden close. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20close

MLA

“garden close.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20close. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garden close,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20close.

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