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Gentlemen of the round . (a) Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds. See 10 (a),
above. (b) Disbanded soldiers who lived by begging. [Obs.]
Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let your provost
and his half dozen of halberdiers do what they can. B. Jonson. — Round of beef, the part of the thigh below the aitchbone, or between the rump and the leg. See
Illust. of beef. — Round steak, a beefsteak cut from the round. — Sculpture in the round, sculpture
giving the full form, as of man; statuary, distinguished from relief.
Round
(Round), adv.
1. On all sides; around.
Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. 2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one's position; as, to turn one's head
round; a wheel turns round.
3. In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches round.
4. From one side or party to another; as to come or turn round, — that is, to change sides or opinions.
5. By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct course; back to the starting point.
6. Through a circle, as of friends or houses.
The invitations were sent round accordingly. Sir W. Scott. 7. Roundly; fully; vigorously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
All round, over the whole place; in every direction. — All-round, of general capacity; as, an all-round
man. [Colloq.] — To bring one round. (a) To cause one to change his opinions or line of conduct.
(b) To restore one to health. [Colloq.]
Round
(Round) prep. On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people
atood round him; to go round the city; to wind a cable round a windlass.
The serpent Error twines round human hearts. Cowper. Round about, an emphatic form for round or about. "Moses . . . set them [The elders] round about
the tabernacle." Num. xi. 24. — To come round, to gain the consent of, or circumvent, (a person) by
flattery or deception. [Colloq.]
Round
(Round), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Rounding.]
1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver
coin; to round the edges of anything.
Worms with many feet, which round themselves into balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber. Bacon.
The figures on our modern medals are raised and rounded to a very great perfection. Addison. 2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
The inclusive verge
Of golden metal that must round my brow. Shak.
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