Round"a*bout` (?), a.
1.
Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.
We have taken a terrible roundabout road.
Burke.
2.
Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
"Large, sound,
roundabout sense."
Locke.
© Webster 1913.
Round"a*bout`, n.
1.
A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round.
Smart.
2.
A dance performed in a circle.
Goldsmith.
3.
A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
4.
A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude.
Cowper.
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