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From 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}] [WordNet 1.5] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine. [1913 Webster] The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5. [1913 Webster] But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert. [1913 Webster] {A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation, which controls its navigation. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: closed \closed\ adj. 1. having an opening obstructed. [Narrower terms: {blind}] Also See: {obstructed}, {sealed}, {shut}, {unopen}, {closed}. Antonym: {open}. [WordNet 1.5] 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} [WordNet 1.5] 3. Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially of doors. [Narrower terms: {fastened, latched}] Also See: {closed}. Antonym: {open}. Syn: shut, unopen. [WordNet 1.5] 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. [WordNet 1.5] 5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a closed shop. [prenominal] [WordNet 1.5] 6. closed with shutters. [WordNet 1.5] 7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot. [WordNet 1.5] 8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting. [WordNet 1.5] 9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas [WordNet 1.5] 10. surrounded by walls. a closed porch Syn: closed in(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] 11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed map. Syn: folded. [WordNet 1.5] 12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. [Narrower terms: {buttoned (vs. unbuttoned)}] [WordNet 1.5] 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. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: closed adj 1: not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" [ant: {open}] 2: (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints [ant: {open}] 3: not open; "the door slammed shut" [syn: {shut}, {unopen}, {closed}] [ant: {open}, {unfastened}] 4: used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" [syn: {closed}, {shut}] [ant: {open}, {opened}] 5: requiring union membership; "a closed shop" 6: with shutters closed 7: not open to the general public; "a closed meeting" 8: not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas" [syn: {closed}, {unsympathetic}] 9: blocked against entry; "a closed porch" [syn: {closed}, {closed in(p)}]