circumscription
Roget-categorie 229
2. Words relating to space› 2.2. Dimensions
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Circumscription
zelfstandig naamwoord
circumscription,
limitation,
inclosure —
confinement
etc.
(restraint)
751 —
circumvallation† —
encincture —
envelope
etc.
232.
container
(receptacle)
191.
werkwoord
circumscribe,
limit,
bound,
confine,
inclose —
surround
etc.
227 —
compass about —
imprison
etc.
(restrain)
751 —
hedge in,
wall in,
rail in —
fence round,
fence in,
hedge round —
picket —
corral.
enfold,
bury,
encase,
incase†,
pack up,
enshrine,
inclasp† —
wrap up
etc.
(invest)
225 —
embay†,
embosom†.
containment
(inclusion)
76.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
circumscribed
etc.
v. —
begirt†,
lapt† —
buried in,
immersed in —
embosomed†,
in the bosom of,
imbedded,
encysted,
mewed up —
imprisoned
etc.
751 —
landlocked,
in a ring fence.
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