[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vowel \vow"el\, n. f. voyelle, or an of. form without y, l.
   vocalis sc. littera, from vocalis sounding, from vox,
   vocis, a voice, sound. see vocal. phon.
   a vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by
   resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each
   case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character
   or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a
   consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without
   vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind
   of obstructive action by the mouth organs. also, a letter or
   character which represents such a sound. see guide to
   pronunciation, sectsect 5, 146-149.
   1913 webster

   note: in the english language, the written vowels are a, e,
         i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. the spoken vowels are
         much more numerous.
         1913 webster

   close vowel. see under close, a.

   vowel point. see under point, n.
      1913 webster
see also:
vocal consonant close vowel close vowel point point 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

close \close\ kl=os, a. compar. closer kl=o"s~er;
   superl. closest. of.  f. clos, p. p. of clore. see
   close, v. t.
   1. shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
      1913 webster

            from a close bower this dainty music flowed.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. "a
      close prison." --dickens.
      1913 webster

   3. oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a
      feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
      1913 webster

            if the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and
            doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the
            other maketh it exceeding unequal.    --bacon.
      1913 webster

   4. strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close
      prisoner.
      1913 webster

   5. out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. "he
      yet kept himself close because of saul." --1 chron. xii. 1
      1913 webster

            "her close intent."                   --spenser.
      1913 webster

   6. disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. "for
      secrecy, no lady closer." --shak.
      1913 webster

   7. having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact;
      as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as
      applied to liquids.
      1913 webster

            the golden globe being put into a press, . . . the
            water made itself way through the pores of that very
            close metal.                          --locke.
      1913 webster

   8. concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. "where the
      original is close no version can reach it in the same
      compass." --dryden.
      1913 webster

   9. adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; --
      often followed by to.
      1913 webster

            plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
                                                  --mortimer.
      1913 webster

            the thought of the man of sorrows seemed a very
            close thing -- not a faint hearsay.   --g. eliot.
      1913 webster

   10. short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
       1913 webster

   11. intimate; familiar; confidential.
       1913 webster

             league with you i seek
             and mutual amity, so strait, so close,
             that i with you must dwell, or you with me.
                                                  --milton.
       1913 webster

   12. nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
       "a close contest." --prescott.
       1913 webster

   13. difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --bartlett.
       1913 webster

   14. parsimonious; stingy. "a crusty old fellow, as close as a
       vise." --hawthorne.
       1913 webster

   15. adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact;
       strict; as, a close translation. --locke.
       1913 webster

   16. accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating;
       strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
       1913 webster

   17. phon. uttered with a relatively contracted opening of
       the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in french,
       italian, and german; -- opposed to open.
       1913 webster

   close borough. see under borough.

   close breeding. see under breeding.

   close communion, communion in the lord's supper, restricted
      to those who have received baptism by immersion.

   close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its
      own vacancies.

   close fertilization. bot. see fertilization.

   close harmony mus., compact harmony, in which the tones
      composing each chord are not widely distributed over
      several octaves.

   close time, a fixed period during which killing game or
      catching certain fish is prohibited by law.

   close vowel pron., a vowel which is pronounced with a
      diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of
      the cavity of the mouth.

   close to the wind naut., directed as nearly to the point
      from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail;
      closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
      1913 webster
see also:
closer closest close close borough borough close breeding 
breeding close communion close corporation close fertilization fertilization 
close harmony close time close vowel close to the wind 

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