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encirclets

encirclets is the plural of encirclet.

Meaning of encirclet

Noun

encirclet (plural encirclets)

  1. (obsolete) A small circle; a ringlet.
    • So that therein appears some blood,
      Like wine and milk that mingled stood,
      In whose encirclets if ye gaze,
      Your eyes may tread a lover's mazea. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Questions about encirclets

What is encirclets the plural of?
Encirclets is the plural of encirclet.

Words near encirclets in the dictionary

  1. encircler
  2. encirclers
  3. encircles
  4. encirclet
  5. encircleth
  6. encirclets
  7. encircling
  8. encirclingly
  9. encirclings
  10. encise
  11. Enciso

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