That surrounds or encloses something. Cf. precinct, adj.
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| 释义 | the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [adjective] > surrounded (22) purseynta1400 That surrounds or encloses something. Cf. precinct, adj. umberunc1440 to surround. circumdate1460 Surrounded, encompassed. cinct?a1475 Girt, encircled, surrounded. (Construed as a participle; cf. compact, adj.1 I.) succinct?a1475 Girt, engirdled. circledc1540 Surrounded as with, a circle; = encircled, adj. circumferat1575 Surrounded, encompassed. circumscript1610 Encompassed. Obsolete. environed1610 Surrounded, encircled, encompassed. encircled1632 In senses of the verb. precinct1641 Encircled, encompassed. circumcinct1656 Girt about, begirt, encompassed. cinctured1757 girdled. begirt1791 begirdled1813 compassed1860 Surrounded, encircled, etc.; see the verb. surrounded1891 Encompassed, encircled: chiefly in combinations. Subcategories:— not (3) — by a ring or band (1) — with or as with a necklace (1) |
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