(a) Spherical in shape; of any of the four elements: constituting a sphere; ~ as an appel (a bal, ani bal); ~ bodies, the celestial spheres; (b) more or less spherical in shape; also, of a shape approximating a section of a sphere: rounded, bulging, protuberant; ~ as an appel; (c) of a plant: having a rounded root; also, of a root: rounded; ~ aristologie (astrologie), aristologie (the) ~, astrologie ~ [see also aristologie n., astrologie n.]; (d) of a hill: ?dome-shaped; of flowers: ?bell-shaped.

(a) Circular in outline, ring-shaped; forming a circle or part of a circle; of cauterization: performed in a circle; ~ foted; ~ gres, a spiral or circular staircase; (b) curved, bow-shaped, crescent-shaped; also, concave; ~ shaped; (c) ~ se, the encompassing sea.

(a) Of the shape of a disk or part of a disk; flat and circular or rounded in outline; of a table: circular; (b) ~ cauterie (clavale, instrument), a cauterizing instrument with a circular head; ~ nail, ?a round-headed nail.

Rod-shaped, tube-shaped; of some length, and more or less circular or oval in cross section, cylindrical; ~ as a thimel; ~ las, a lacework made with round rather than flat threads.

(a) Of a person, an animal: well fed, in good shape; of the arms: well developed, thick; (b) of a woman's body, neck, etc.: pleasingly rounded; of the face, lips: not meager, well fleshed; (c) corpulent, fat; of the mouth: gross, protruding; (d) of garments: cut full, voluminous; of sleeves: wide.

(a) Perfect in a certain way; good of its kind; of reason: sound; of words: clear; of wine: strong; of weather: favorable; of money: good, current [?cp. 3.(a), good because round, not worn or clipped]; of a bell or horn: clear-sounding [in quot.: c1400 with punning ref. to 2.(a)]; (b) of blows: hard, heavy; (c) of years: complete, full.

(a) In surnames; (b) in place names; (c) seinte marie (the) ~, Santa Maria Rotunda, a church in Rome, originally the Pantheon.