† orbicularnessn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The quality of being orbicular; orbicularity.
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roundnessa1387
rotunditya1513
roundure1600
globiness1611
orbicularness1611
rotundness1727
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Circularité, circularitie, roundnesse, orbicularnesse.
1737 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Orbicularness.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Orbicularness, the state of being orbicular.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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