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Surrounding the teeth.

Surrounding, or pertaining to the region surrounding, the internal ear; as, the periotic capsule. -- n.

Surrounding, or situated about, the petals.

The region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms.

The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aëroplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occur.

The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate animal.

re, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade.

An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification. Henslow.

Surrounding the tracheæ.

Surrounding the uterus.

Surrounding the vertebræ.

ics or domestic affairs. [Colloq.] -- Petticoat pipe (Locomotives), a short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smoke box, to equalize the draft.

The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began.

The investing portion, or spherical envelope, surrounding the eccentric germinal spot of the germinal vesicle.

That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation. Solar protuberances (Astron.), certain rose-colored masses on the limb of the sun which are seen to extend beyond the edge of the moon at the time of a so…

Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye. -- Pro*tu"ber*ant*ly, adv.

The act of swelling beyond the surrounding surface. Cooke (1615).

Falsely or imperfectly dipteral, as a temple with the inner range of columns surrounding the cella omitted, so that the space between the cella wall and the columns is very great, being equal to two intercolumns and one column. -- n.

An inclosure surrounding a well to prevent persons from falling into it; a well curb. Weale.

The green, or plot of smooth turf, surrounding a hole. "The term putting green shall mean the ground within twenty yards of the hole, excepting hazards." Golf Rules.