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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Circle \Cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Circling}.] [OE. cerclen, F. cercler, fr. L. circulare to
make round. See {Circle}, n., and cf. {Circulate}.]
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1. To move around; to revolve around.
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Other planets circle other suns. --Pope.
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2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to
encircle. --Prior. Pope.
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Their heads are circled with a short turban.
--Dampier.
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So he lies, circled with evil. --Coleridge.
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{To circle in}, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as,
to circle bodies in. --Sir K. Digby.
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