English English Dictionary

A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.

An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus.

A district, or part of a province. See Sircar.

Of or pertaining to Circassia, in Asia.

A native or inhabitant of Circassia.

Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts; pleasing, but noxious; as, a Circean draught.

Alt. of Circensian

Of or pertaining to, or held in, the Circus, In Rome.

Circinate.

Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.

To make a circle around; to encompass.

An orbicular motion.

A circle; a concentric layer.

A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.

The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.

An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.

A round body; a sphere; an orb.

Compass; circuit; inclosure.

A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set.

A circular group of persons; a ring.