ROUND'ABOUT, adjective [round and about.] 1. Indirect; going round; loose. Paraphrase is a roundabout way of translating. 2. Ample; extensive; as roundabout sense. 3. Encircling; encompassing. [In any sense, this word is inelegant.] ROUND'ABOUT, noun A large strait coat.
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