“circumvolute”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

circumvolute

释义

circumvolute, v.|səˈkʌmvəʊl(j)uːt|
[f. L. circumvolūt-, ppl. stem of circumvolvĕre to roll round, or ? ad. L. frequentative circumvolūtāre.]
1. trans. To roll or curl round. Also fig.
1599A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 115/2 Vineleaves..and those little circumvolutede sprigges which growe on the branches.1790Burns Let. Cuningham 13 Feb., I can antithesize..sentiment, and circumvolute periods, as well as any coiner of phrase.
2. To enclose or enwrap by twisting or winding something round.
1599A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 61/1 Take past, and circumvolute the glasse therin.1828J. Wilson in Blackw. Mag. XXIV. 288 With the aid of circumvoluting twine.1830ibid. XXVIII. 519 A wearied wasp, lying like a silkworm, circumvoluted in the inextricable toils.

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