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Circum- :: Circum- () A Latin preposition, used as a prefix in many English words, and signifying around or about..

Winding :: Winding (n.) A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator..

Encrinoidea :: Encrinoidea (n. pl.) That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; -- also called Brachiata and Articulata. See Illusts. under Comatula and Crinoidea..

Former :: Former (n.) A shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed..

Cavo-rilievo :: Cavo-rilievo (n.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around..

Hilling :: Hilling (n.) The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.

About :: About (adv.) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across..

Collared :: Collared (a.) Wearing a collar; -- said of a man or beast used as a bearing when a collar is represented as worn around the neck or loins.

Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.

Around :: Around (adv.) In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.

Owl :: Owl (n.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits..

Ferret-eye :: Ferret-eye (n.) The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the red circle around the eyes.

Halo :: Halo (n.) A colored circle around a nipple; an areola.

Welt :: Welt (n.) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends..

Pillar :: Pillar (n.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns..

Neck :: Neck (n.) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft..

Pygobranchia :: Pygobranchia (n. pl.) A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks having the branchiae in a wreath or group around the anal opening, as in the genus Doris..

Circumscissile :: Circumscissile (a.) Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.

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..

Well :: Well (v. i.) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection..

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