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Rook :: Rook (n.) A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species..

Anthelion :: Anthelion (n.) A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank..

Brownie :: Brownie (n.) An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping..

Jovicentric :: Jovicentric (a.) Revolving around the planet Jupiter; appearing as viewed from Jupiter.

Mill :: Mill (n.) To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin..

Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him..

Perivascular :: Perivascular (a.) Around the blood vessels; as, perivascular lymphatics..

Keckling :: Keckling (n.) Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See Keckle, v. t..

Velum :: Velum (n.) A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.

Gyration :: Gyration (n.) The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution..

Spheromere :: Spheromere (n.) Any one of the several symmetrical segments arranged around the central axis and composing the body of a radiate anmal.

Lap :: Lap (n.) To wrap or wind around something.

Circle :: Circle (n.) To move around; to revolve around.

Be- :: Be- () To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around)..

Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.

Cove :: Cove (n.) A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight..

Top-boots :: Top-boots (n. pl.) High boots, having generally a band of some kind of light-colored leather around the upper part of the leg; riding boots..

Pace :: Pace (n.) A broad step or platform; any part of a floor slightly raised above the rest, as around an altar, or at the upper end of a hall..

Orbit :: Orbit (n.) The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon..

Collar :: Collar (n.) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft..

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