What is to curve; to bend into a circular form. [Obs. except in carpentry and shipbuilding.] Shak called?
compass — To curve; to bend into a circular form. [Obs. except in carpentry and shipbuilding.] Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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