(heraldry) A diminutive of the chevron, always borne in closely placed pairs.

plural of close helmet

plural of close shave

(uncountable, chess) A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5, in which both White and Black move their queen's pawn to the fourth rank with their first move.

plural of close-stool

plural of close call

(phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately two-thirds of the way between an open and a close vowel

Alternative form of shut the door on

Obsolete form of close-stool.

Alternative form of close-stool