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.
| 1599 A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 115/2 Vineleaves..and those little circumvolutede sprigges which growe on the branches. 1790 Burns 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.
| 1599 A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 61/1 Take past, and circumvolute the glasse therin. 1828 J. Wilson in Blackw. Mag. XXIV. 288 With the aid of circumvoluting twine. 1830 ibid. XXVIII. 519 A wearied wasp, lying like a silkworm, circumvoluted in the inextricable toils. |