Cir″cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Circling (?).] [OE. cerclen, F. cercler, fr. L. circulare to make round. See Circle, n., and cf. Circulate.]
1. To move around; to revolve around.
Other planets circle other suns.
Pope.
2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle. Prior. Pope.
Their heads are circled with a short turban.
Dampier.
So he lies, circled with evil.
Coleridge.
To circle in, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as, to circle bodies in. Sir K. Digby.