CIRCLE (2)

circle (2). Circle, v.t. to move round, inclose, confine

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Cir″cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Circling (?).] [[OE. cerclen, F. cercler, fr. L. circulare to make round. See Circle, n., and cf. Circulate.]] 1. 1. To move around; to revolve around.
Other planets circle other suns. Pope. 2. 2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle. Prior. Pope.
Their heads are circled with a short turban. Dampier. So he lies, circled with evil. Coleridge. To circle in, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as, to circle bodies in. Sir K. Digby.