\Round\, v. i. & t. [From {Roun}.]
To whisper. [obs.] --Shak. Holland.
      The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, ``Ye are not
      a wise man,'' . . . he rounded likewise to the bishop,
      and said, ``Wherefore brought ye me here?''
                                               --Calderwood.

\Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L.
rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund},
{roundel}, {Rundlet}.]
1. Having every portion of the surface or of the
   circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;
   circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a
   circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball.
   ``The big, round tears.'' --Shak.
         Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world.
                                               --Milton.
2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel
   of a musket is round.
3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the
   arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface
   of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or
   pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. ``Their round
   haunches gored.'' --Shak.
4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately
   in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of
   numbers.
         Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than
         the fraction.                         --Arbuthnot.
5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a
   round price.
         Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
                                               --Shak.
         Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon.
                                               --Tennyson.
6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a
   round note.
7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the
   lip opening, making the opening more or less round in
   shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to
   Pronunciation, [sect] 11.
8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not
   mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. ``The round
   assertion.'' --M. Arnold.
         Sir Toby, I must be round with you.   --Shak.
9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt;
   finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with
   reference to their style. [Obs.]
         In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant.
                                               --Peacham.
10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to
    conduct.
          Round dealing is the honor of man's nature.
                                               --Bacon.
{At a round rate}, rapidly. --Dryden.
{In round numbers}, approximately in even units, tens,
   hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be
   said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels.
{Round bodies} (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right
   cylinder.
{Round clam} (Zo["o]l.), the quahog.
{Round dance} one which is danced by couples with a whirling
   or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc.
{Round game}, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his
   own account.
{Round hand}, a style of penmanship in which the letters are
   formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately
   distinct; -- distinguished from running hand.
{Round robin}. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.]
    (a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest,
        etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so
        as not to indicate who signed first. ``No round
        robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy
        or the Porch.'' --De Quincey.
    (b) (Zo["o]l.) The cigar fish.
{Round shot}, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance.
{Round Table}, the table about which sat King Arthur and his
   knights. See {Knights of the Round Table}, under {Knight}.
{Round tower}, one of certain lofty circular stone towers,
   tapering from the base upward, and usually having a
   conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found
   chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary
   in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet.
{Round trot}, one in which the horse throws out his feet
   roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison.
{Round turn} (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a
   belaying pin, etc.
{To bring up with a round turn}, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]
Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular;
     orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.

\Round\, n.
1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. ``The golden
   round'' [the crown]. --Shak.
         In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. --Milton.
2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a
   series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a
   periodical revolution; as, the round of the seasons; a
   round of pleasures.
3. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of
   persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a
   circle.
         Women to cards may be compared: we play A round or
         two; which used, we throw away.       --Granville.
         The feast was served; the bowl was crowned; To the
         king's pleasure went the mirthful round. --Prior.
4. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in
   turn, and then repeated.
         the trivial round, the common task.   --Keble.
5. A circular dance.
         Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light
         fantastic round.                      --Milton.
6. That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a
   round of applause.
7. Rotation, as in office; succession. --Holyday.
8. The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece
   which joins and braces the legs of a chair.
         All the rounds like Jacob's ladder rise. --Dryden.
9. A course ending where it began; a circuit; a beat;
   especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also,
   the act of traversing a circuit; as, a watchman's round;
   the rounds of the postman.
10. (Mil.)
    (a) A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the
        rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see
        that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe;
        also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who
        performs this duty; -- usually in the plural.
    (b) A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops
        in which each soldier fires once.
    (c) Ammunition for discharging a piece or pieces once;
        as, twenty rounds of ammunition were given out.
11. (Mus.) A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which
    three or four voices follow each other round in a species
    of canon in the unison.
12. The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in
    actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by
    their rules; a bout.
13. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded,
    the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
14. A vessel filled, as for drinking. [R.]
15. An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of
    politicians. --Addison.
16. (Naut.) See {Roundtop}.
17. Same as {Round of beef}, below.
{Gentlemen of the round}.
    (a) Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds.
        See 10
    (a), above.
    (b) Disbanded soldiers who lived by begging. [Obs.]
              Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have
              vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let
              your provost and his half dozen of halberdiers
              do what they can.                --B. Jonson.
{Round of beef}, the part of the thigh below the aitchbone,
   or between the rump and the leg. See Illust. of {beef}.
{Round steak}, a beefsteak cut from the round.
{Sculpture in the round}, sculpture giving the full form, as
   of man; statuary, distinguished from relief.

\Round\, adv.
1. On all sides; around.
         Round he throws his baleful eyes.     --Milton.
2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or
   reversing one's position; as, to turn one's head round; a
   wheel turns round.
3. In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches round.
4. From one side or party to another; as to come or turn
   round, -- that is, to change sides or opinions.
5. By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct
   course; back to the starting point.
6. Through a circle, as of friends or houses.
         The invitations were sent round accordingly. --Sir
                                               W. Scott.
7. Roundly; fully; vigorously. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{All round}, over the whole place; in every direction.
{All-round}, of general capacity; as, an all-round man.
   [Colloq.]
{To bring one round}.
   (a) To cause one to change his opinions or line of
       conduct.
   (b) To restore one to health. [Colloq.]

\Round\, prep.
On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around;
about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city;
to wind a cable round a windlass.
      The serpent Error twines round human hearts. --Cowper.
{Round about}, an emphatic form for round or about. ``Moses .
   . . set them [The elders] round about the tabernacle.''
   --Num. xi. 24.
{To come round}, to gain the consent of, or circumvent, (a
   person) by flattery or deception. [Colloq.]

\Round\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rounding}.]
1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a
   round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to
   round the edges of anything.
         Worms with many feet, which round themselves into
         balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.
                                               --Bacon.
         The figures on our modern medals are raised and
         rounded to a very great perfection.   --Addison.
2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
         The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round
         my brow.                              --Shak.
3. To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence,
   to bring to a fit conclusion.
         We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our
         little life Is rounded with a sleep.  --Shak.
4. To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or
   point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn.
5. To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in
   writing. --Swift.
{To round in} (Naut.) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack
   of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a
   tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. --Totten.
   (b) To collect together (cattle) by riding around them, as
       on cattle ranches

\Round\, v. i.
1. To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness,
   completeness, or perfection.
         The queen your mother rounds apace.   --Shak.
         So rounds he to a separate mind, From whence clear
         memory may begin.                     --Tennyson.
2. To go round, as a guard. [Poetic]
   They . . . nightly rounding walk.           --Milton.
3. To go or turn round; to wheel about. --Tennyson.
{To round to} (Naut.), to turn the head of a ship toward the
   wind.