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One who censures. Sha.

A foot covering of any kind.

The act of shutting up or confining; confinement. [R.] Geddes.

The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.

Perfectly safe. [Obs.] We steal as in a castle, cocksure: . . . we walk invisible. Shak.

To be commensurate with; to equal. Tennyson.

A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture.

h is composed; a composition. [Obs.] Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure [in music] and teaching. Evelyn.

Compression.

A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it. Coxe.

One who is surety with another.

ntion is strongly turned; a center of attraction. Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes. Milton.

Low estimation; disesteem; contempt. [Obs.]

The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure. He feels it [his secret] beating at his heart, rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure. D. Webster.

he state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation. No discomposure stirred her features. Akenside.

To render insecure; to put in danger. [Obs.] Fanshawe.

; indignation. O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Ps. vi. 1. Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn From his displeasure. Milton.

act of disposing; power to dispose of; disposal; direction. Give up My estate to his disposure. Massinger.

An embrace. [Obs.] "Our locked embrasures."" Shak.

Inclosure. See Inclosure.