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Compassed :: Compassed (imp. & p. p.) of Compas.

Tiara :: Tiara (n.) The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity..

Pitiful :: Pitiful (a.) Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.

Scribe :: Scribe (v. t.) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts..

Quaquaversal :: Quaquaversal (a.) Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater..

Constipation :: Constipation (n.) Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation..

Vane :: Vane (n.) One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc..

Circumambient :: Circumambient (a.) Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing.

Card :: Card (n.) A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass.

Scribe :: Scribe (v. t.) To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.

Describe :: Describe (v. t.) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle..

Compass :: Compass (n.) Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within..

Incompassion :: Incompassion (n.) Want of compassion or pity.

Amid :: Amid (prep.) In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

Forgiving :: Forgiving (a.) Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper..

Contract :: Contract (v. i.) To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet..

Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.

Circle :: Circle (n.) Compass; circuit; inclosure.

Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) Kindness of feeling toward one who suffers; pity; commiseration; compassion.

Clement :: Clement (a.) Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.

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