The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Circle \Cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Circling.] [OE. cerclen, F. cercler, fr. L. circulare to
   make round. See Circle, n., and cf. Circulate.]
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   1. To move around; to revolve around.
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            Other planets circle other suns.      --Pope.
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   2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to
      encircle. --Prior. Pope.
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            Their heads are circled with a short turban.
                                                  --Dampier.
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            So he lies, circled with evil.        --Coleridge.
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   To circle in, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as,
      to circle bodies in. --Sir K. Digby.
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