What does upclose mean?
Upclose means (poetic) To close up..
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(poetic) To close up..
a. 1843, unknown author (initialled N. P. S.), "Lines to an Alabaster Sarcophagus" Some pious Thebans, when the storm was past, / Upclosed the sepulchre with cunning skill.
My pains are otherwise: upclosing cramps / And stiffened tendons from this country's damps.
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Upclose means (poetic) To close up..
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a. 1843, unknown author (initialled N. P. S.), "Lines to an Alabaster Sarcophagus" Some pious Thebans, when the storm was past, / Upclosed the sepulchre with cunning skill.
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