AROUND', preposition [a and round. See Round.] 1. About; on all sides; encircling; encompassing; as, a lambent flame around his brows. 2. In a looser sense, from place to place; at random. AROUND', adverb 1. In a circle; on every side. 2. In a looser sense, at random; without any fixed direction; as, to travel around from town to town. [See Round.]
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