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gyre
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gyre \Gyre\ (j[imac]r), 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.
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Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. --Dryden.
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Still expanding and ascending gyres. --Mrs.
Browning.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gyre \Gyre\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.] To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
