Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ROUND'A-BOUT
ROUND'A-BOUT, a. [round and about.]
- Indirect; going round; loose. Paraphrase is a roundabout way of translating. Felton.
- Ample; extensive; as, roundabaut sense. Locke.
- Encircling; encompassing. Tatler. [In any sense, this word is inelegant.]
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