# cluse

> English word · Noun · IPA /kluz/

## Definitions
1. A defile or narrow gorge, especially one that cuts transversely through the rock of an otherwise continuous ridge.

## Etymology
In many cases, italicized as a borrowing of French cluse. In Early Modern texts, possibly a continuation of Middle English cluse, Old English clūse (“narrow pass”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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