encirclet en · NOUN
Etymology
From encircle + -let.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A small circle; a ringlet.
So that therein appears some blood, Like wine and milk that mingled stood, In whose encirclets if ye gaze, Your eyes may tread a lover's maze
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| encirclets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |