Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
ENCIRCLE
gird, encircle
(verb) bind with something round or circular
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
encircle (third-person singular simple present encircles, present participle encircling, simple past and past participle encircled)
(transitive) To surround, form a circle around.
To move or go around completely.
Anagrams
• licencer
Source: Wiktionary
En*cir"cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encircled; p. pr. & vb. n. Encircling.] Etym: [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF. encercler.]
Definition: To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city. Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. Parnell.
Syn.
– To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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