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

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

Capable of being circumscribed.

Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds.

The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit. The circumscriptions of terrestrial nature. Johnson. I would not my unhoused, free condition Put into circumscription and confine. Shak.

Capable of being circumstantiated. [Obs.] Jer Taylor.

The state, characteristic, or quality of being circumstantial; particularity or minuteness of detail. "I will endeavor to describe with sufficient circumstantiality." De Quincey.

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

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

The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.

Capable of being cited.

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

Capable of being civilized.

The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement. Our manners, our civilization, and all the good things connected with manners, and with civilization, have, in this European world of ours, depended for ages upon two principles -- . . . the spirit of a gentleman, and spirit of religi…

Capable of being claimed.

State of being clammy or viscous.

Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a cold perspiration.

A state of being united togheter as in a clan; an association under a chieftain.

Capable of being classed.

The quality of being classical.