a. Round; terete. [ Obs. ] Fotherby. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. teres, -etis, rounded off, properly, rubbed off, fr. terere to rub. ] Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Terete. ] (Anat.) Rounded;
a. Terete. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]