circumscript
Americanadjective
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Rare. limited or confined.
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Obsolete. enclosed or encompassed.
Etymology
Origin of circumscript
1640–50; < Latin circumscrīptus, past participle of circumscrībere to circumscribe; see circum-, script
Example Sentences
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This letter, sealed with the three wicket-gates and the circumscript, Entra per me, he sent forward at once by a party of six riders, one of whom carried a flag of truce.
From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
Of the circumscript it is likewise true, if the circumscript be understood to be a circle.
From The Way To Geometry by Bedwell, William
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