Defn: To open; to unclose. [R.] Harvey.
RECLUSE Re*cluse", a. Etym: [L. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See Close.]
Defn: Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public
notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a
recluse life
In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. J. Philips.
RECLUSE
Re*cluse", n. Etym: [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse, a.]
1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells; usually attached to monasteries.
2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] Foxe.
RECLUSE
Re*cluse", v. t.
Defn: To shut; to seclude. [Obs.]
RECLUSELY
Re*cluse"ly, adv.
Defn: In a recluse or solitary manner.