▪ I. † cluse Obs. rare.
[immed. ad. MFlem. clûse in same sense:—WGer. klûsa, a. late L. clūsa = clausa a shut up place, whence (among other senses) a monastic cell. For other developments of L. clūsa, clausa, cf. OE. cl{uacu}s(e inclosure, narrow passage, close, bond, prison; also close n.1, clow n.1]
A (monastic) cell.
| 1481 Caxton Reynard iv. (Arb.) 9 He..hath bylded a cluse, theryn dwelleth he. |
▪ II. cluse
see clow n.1 dam, sluice; also close v.