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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Circle \Cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circled}; p. pr & vb n. {Circling}.] [OE. cerclen F. cercler, fr L. circulare to make round. See {Circle}, n., and cf {Circulate}.] 1. To move around to revolve around Other planets circle other suns. --Pope. 2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle. --Prior. Pope. Their heads are circled with a short turban. --Dampier. So he lies, circled with evil. --Coleridge. {To circle in}, to confine; to hem in to keep together; as to circle bodies in --Sir K. Digby From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: circling adj : moving in a circle
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