01 a. Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
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Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
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3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Rounding
· Round·ing
· IPA /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/
02 n. Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service.
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Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service.(Naut.) Also: service
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Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 11.(Phonetics)