† circumligationn.
1. ‘The act of binding round’ (Johnson).
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1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.)
1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Circumligation, a binding, or tying about. [Hence in Bailey, Johnson.]
2. ‘The bond with which anything is encompassed’ (Johnson).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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