Hypertext Webster Gateway: "encircling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Encircle \En*cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF.
encercler.]
To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring;
to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army
encircled the city.
Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.
Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
encircling
adj : being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling
arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn:
{encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.