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To sail completely round. Having circumnavigated the whole earth. T. Fuller.

The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round. Arbuthnot.

One who sails round. W. Guthrie.

About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.

The act of placing in a circle, or round about, or the state of being so placed. Evelyn.

turning, rolling, or whirling round.

The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of being whirled round. J. Gregory.

Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.

to write or engare around. [R.] Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. Ashmole.

An inscription written around anything. [R.] Ashmole.

Looking around everi way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger. "Circumspective eyes." Pope.

Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings. When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. Addison. Not a circumstance, of no account. [Colloq.] -- Under the circumstances, taking all things into consideration.

Standing or placed around; surrounding. [R.] "Circumstant bodies." Sir K. Digby.

Being or dwelling around the earth. "Circumterraneous demouns." H. Hallywell.

To flow round, as waves. [R.]

To surround with a rampart or wall. Johnson.

The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart.

The act of carrying anything around, or the state of being so carried.

To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around. I circumvented whom I could not gain. Dryden.

To cover round, as woth a garment; to invest. [Obs.] Circumvested with much prejudice. Sir H. Wotton.