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Pericardial :: Pericardial (a.) Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart.

Encapsulation :: Encapsulation (n.) The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.

Double :: Double (a.) To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion..

Vorticella :: Vorticella (n.) Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to Vorticella and many other genera of the family Vorticellidae. They have a more or less bell-shaped body with a circle of vibrating cilia around the oral disk. Most of the species have slender, contractile stems, either simple or branched..

Belt :: Belt (n.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other..

Equant :: Equant (n.) A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator.

Goal :: Goal (n.) The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end..

Urchin :: Urchin (n.) One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders, arranged around a carding drum; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog..

Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure..

Macaw :: Macaw (n.) Any parrot of the genus Sittace, or Macrocercus. About eighteen species are known, all of them American. They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly contrasted..

Brownie :: Brownie (n.) An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping..

Lawn :: Lawn (n.) Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.

Flower :: Flower (n.) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc..

Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.

Circumterraneous :: Circumterraneous (a.) Being or dwelling around the earth.

Handcuff :: Handcuff (n.) A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural..

About :: About (adv.) On all sides; around.

Furl :: Furl (v. t.) To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten..

Weatherbit :: Weatherbit (v. t.) To take another turn with, as a cable around a windlass..

Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about..

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