ROUNDING

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

2.
n.

Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service.

3.
n.

Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 11.


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