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.
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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.