Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ROUND
ROUND, adv.
- On all sides. Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round. Luke xix.
- Circularly; in a circular form; as, a wheel turns round.
- From one side or party to another; as, to come or turn round. Hence these expressions signify to change sides or opinions.
- Not in a direct line; by a course longer than the direct course. The shortest course is not the best; let us go round. All round, in common speech, denotes over the whole place, or in every direction. Round about is tautological.
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