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v. i. To circumgyrate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gyrus, Gr. gy^ros, cf. gyro`s round. ] A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Still expanding and ascending gyres. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate. ] To turn round; to gyrate. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Abounding in gyres. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]