n. [ See Circumvolve. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A thing rolled round another. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had neither time nor temper for sentimental circumvolutions. Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]