circuityn.
/səˈkjuːɪti/ = circuit n., in various senses.† 1. Ambit, enclosure, compass, area. Obsolete.
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the world > space > [noun] > surrounded space or extent
compassc1386
circuit1483
circuity1542
boundage1598
modelc1605
the world > action or operation > [noun] > sphere or scope of operation
circuity1542
circuit1597
orb1598
range1622
sphere1661
circle1664
random1667
purview1688
domain1764
purvey1813
preserve1829
scope1830
demesne1851
coverage1930
space1976
1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes (1877) 220 A dominion of muche more large and ample circuitee then the same whiche he was Lorde of before.
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. lxx. 749 In the circutie or shadowe of the same.
2.
a. Circuitous quality; roundabout process.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > indirect action or process > [noun]
circumquaque1546
circumduction1602
circumambulation1606
circuitya1626
indirectness1628
side wind1648
circumbendibus1681
ambagiosity1819
circumambulating1837
ambagiousness1867
circuitousness1869
a1626 L. Andrewes Serm. (1856) I. 157 Without all circuity, noting, naming, and in a manner pointing to it.
1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 43 It prevents the circuity and delay of justice.
1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) III. 473 The correspondence must involve circuities.
1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. ii. 126 His vehemence loses its effect by the circuity of his pleonastic language.
1845 Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors I. Introd. 8 To avoid the circuity of applying to Parliament.
b. Law. (See quot. 1641 and cf. circuit n. 8c.)
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a lawsuit > a protracted suit
circuit of actiona1626
circuity1641
ganging plea1816
1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 39 When an action is rightfully brought for a duty but yet about the bush, as it were..it is called Circuity of action.
3. Circular motion.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [noun] > movement in circle
umganga1300
umganginga1340
circlingc1440
compassing1530
circuition1533
circulation1535
round1539
circumgyration1606
rounding1612
circuling1647
circuiting1659
circumagitation1660
circuity1770
ringing1868
milling1874
circumfluence1881
ring-a-ring1922
mill1961
1770 T. Whately Observ. Mod. Gardening 67 The characteristic property of running water is progress, of stagnant is circuity.
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