KJV Dictionary Definition: closet

closet

CLOSET, n. s as z.

1. A small room or apartment for retirement; any room for privacy.

When thou prayest, inter into thy closet. Mat. 6.

2. An apartment for curiosities or valuable things.

3. A small close apartment or recess in the side of a room for repositing utensils and furniture.

CLOSET, v.t. s as z. To shut up in a closet; to conceal; to take into a private apartment for consultation.

closeted

CLOSETED, pp. s as z. Shut up in a closet; concealed.

closeting

CLOSETING, ppr. s as z. Shutting up in a private room; concealing.