environed — en·vi·ron || ɪn vaɪərÉ™n v. form a circle; encircle, surround … English contemporary dictionary
environed — enˈvironed, ppl. a. Her. [f. environ v. + ed1.] Of a charge: Set round with other objects, as a head with a wreath, a lion with bezants, etc. Perh. never in actual Eng. use. In Chambers only as transl. Fr. environné as a term of French heraldry.… … Useful english dictionary
Environ — En*vi ron, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Environed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Environing}.] [F. environner, fr. environ about, thereabout; pref. en (L. in) + OF. viron circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down, topsy turvy. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Environing — Environ En*vi ron, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Environed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Environing}.] [F. environner, fr. environ about, thereabout; pref. en (L. in) + OF. viron circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down, topsy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Duke of Leinster — The 1st Duke of Leinster. Duke of Lei … Wikipedia
environ — /en vuy reuhn, vuy euhrn/, v.t. to form a circle or ring round; surround; envelop: a house environed by pleasant grounds; to be environed by bad influences. [1300 50; ME envirounen < OF environner, deriv. of environ around (en EN 1 + viron a… … Universalium
surround — surround, *environ, encircle, circle, encompass, compass, hem, gird, girdle, ring can mean to close in or as if in a ring about something. Surround is a general term without specific connotations; it implies enclosure as if by a circle or a ring… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Begone — Be*gone , p. p. [OE. begon, AS. big[=a]n; pref. be + g[=a]n to go.] Surrounded; furnished; beset; environed (as in woe begone). [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Environment — En*vi ron*ment, n. [Cf. F. environnement.] 1. Act of environing; state of being environed. [1913 Webster] 2. That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yell — (y[e^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yelling}.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS. giellan, gillan, gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel. gjalla, Sw. g[ a]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., & OHG. galan to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
