rotundity &c 249.
circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet†, annulus, annulet†,
bracelet, armlet; ringlet; eye, loop, wheel; cycle, orb, orbit, rundle,
zone, belt, cordon, band; contrate wheel†, crown wheel; hub; nave; sash,
girdle, cestus†, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland;
crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar; noose, lasso,
lassoo†.
ellipse, oval, ovule; ellipsoid, cycloid; epicycloid [Geom.],
epicycle; semicircle; quadrant, sextant, sector.
sphere &c 249.
V. make round &c adj.; round.
go round; encircle &c 227; describe a circle &c 311.
Adj. round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular; oval, ovate;
elliptic, elliptical; egg-shaped; pear-shaped &c 245; cycloidal &c n.†;
spherical &c 249.
Phr. I watched the little circles die [Tennyson].