gyratus

gyratus
gyro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [gyrus].
I.
Act., to turn round in a circle, wheel round (post-Aug. and very rare).—
A.
Lit.:

animal difficile se gyrabit,

Veg. Vet. 3, 5. —
B.
To go around a thing:

omnes greges,

Vulg. Gen. 30, 32; id. Judith, 13, 12.—
II.
Neutr., to turn around:

post tergum eorum,

Vulg. 2 Reg. 5, 23:

per viam,

id. Eccl. 1, 6:

per meridiem,

id. 1 Macc. 13, 20: Ambros. in Psa. 118; Serm. 12, § 20.—
III.
Transf.: gyrātus, made in a circular form, rounded:

chlamys orbe gyrato laciniosa,

Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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