circle-wiseadv.
In the manner or form of a circle.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adverb] > in form or manner of circle or ring
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circularly1543
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1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 506.
1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. i. i. f. 6v/1 Smalle threedes of veynes, and Arteryes produced circlewyse.
1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 83 Before the Moone should circlewise close both hir hornes in one.
1850 D. G. Rossetti Blessed Damozel in Germ Feb. 82 Circle-wise sit they, with bound locks And bosoms covered.
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