Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garden close

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: gar-den -close
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A closed or walled garden.

British usage; Archaic

Example Sentences

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

Usage

British usage
Archaic

Inflected Forms

garden closes (plural)

Questions

What does garden close mean?: A closed or walled garden.

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