See Also: closet(1)(dictionary)
closet(2)(dictionary)
closet 1, noun(dictionary)
closet 2, adjective(dictionary)
closet 3, verb(dictionary)
water closet(dictionary)

closet(2) (iou)



closet verb trans. L16.
[from the noun.]
Shut up (or up) in a closet; detain for a private consultation etc. Freq. in pass., be in private consultation (with).
Ld Macaulay Some of the Churchmen whom he had closeted had offered to make large concessions. C. S. Forester He was closeted alone with Hudson for a long time.