Circumvest

Circumvest
Circumvest Cir`cum*vest", v. t. [L. circumvestire; circum + vestire to clothe.] To cover round, as with a garment; to invest. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Circumvested with much prejudice. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]


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