a. With gaunt or slender legs. (?) “An armgaunt steed.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. circumgestare to carry around; circum + gestare to carry. ] The act or process of carrying about. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. [ Pref. circum- + gyrate. ] To roll or turn round; to cause to perform a rotary or circular motion. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round. [ 1913 Webster ]
A certain turbulent and irregular circumgyration. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Moving in a circle; turning round. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To circumgyrate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. (Zoöl.) [ Native name. ] The South African wart hog. See Wart hog. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The impure residue, consisting of cocoons, propolis, etc., remaining after the wax is extracted from honeycombs. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. A glass vessel, usually cylindrical, filled with a solution which is sensitive to atmospheric changes, indicating by a clouded appearance, rain, snow, etc., and by clearness, fair weather. [ 1913 Webster ]
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