circledadj.
/ˈsəːkld/, U.S. /ˈsərk(ə)ld/ 1. Surrounded as with, a circle; = encircled adj.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [adjective] > surrounded
purseynta1400
umberunc1440
circumdate1460
cinct?a1475
succinct?a1475
circledc1540
circumferat1575
circumscript1610
environed1610
encircled1632
precinct1641
circumcinct1656
cinctured1757
begirt1791
begirdled1813
compassed1860
surrounded1891
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3408 A sadill serklyt with golde.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. ix. 21 Modest Dyan, circled with her Nymphs. View more context for this quotation
1652 W. Dennie Glance at Theophila in E. Benlowes Theophila Her circled Head..Was glorify'd with burnisht Crown of Gold.
1793 R. Southey Race Banquo in Lyric Poems Boldly tread the circled space.
1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 393 Beneath this circled figure.
2.
a. Marked with a circle or circles.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > marks > [adjective] > marked with bands
circled1607
filleted1611
the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > forming a circle or ring > marked with (a) circle(s) or ring(s)
circled1607
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 76 Their horns waxe more circled as they grow in yeares, although I dare not affirme that euery circle betokeneth a yeares groweth.
1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) i. 3 Of airy Elves..the circled Green.
1845 T. N. Talfourd Vacation Rambles I. 236 The circled turf is such as fairies would choose for their revels.
b. spec. Girdled.
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1848 J. F. Cooper Bee-hunter II. viii. 223 That aspect of a rough beginning, including stubs, stumps, and circled trees.
3. Rounded; circular.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > circular
trendledc1220
circle-likea1420
circular1430
compass?1523
compassed1551
circled1578
circuled1582
orbal1603
circulary1610
wheely1708
spherical1730
encircular1806
sphered1820
wheeled1820
moony1836
wheel-shaped1895
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man iv. f. 48 In circled sort it [sc. muscle] springeth from the Jugall bone.
1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. i. 152 The Moone..That monthlie changeth in her circled orbe. View more context for this quotation
1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi i. §1. 1 The circled orbs should spin out a thread as long as is eternitie.
1865 A. C. Swinburne Felise in Poems & Ballads 92 Like a cat's splendid circled eyes.
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