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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Encircle \En*cir"cle\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF. encercler.] To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city.
Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.
Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
encircling \encircling\ adjective surrounding. [prenominal]
Syn: circumferential, skirting(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
encircling
adjective: being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn: {encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "encircling": ambient, assimilating, circling, circumambient, circumferential, circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumjacent, comprising, containing, counting, covering, embracing, enclosing, encompassing, enfolding, enveloping, environing, envisaging, including, inclusive, incorporating, neighboring, numbering, peripheral, roundabout, suburban, surrounding, wrapping
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